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Articles by Joanne Poh

In my previous life, I was a property lawyer who spent most of my time struggling to get out of bed or stuck in peak hour traffic. These days, as a freelance commercial writer, I work in bed, on the beach, in parks and at cafes, all while being really frugal. I like helping other people save money so they can stop living lives they don't like.

How to Be a Full Time Tuition Teacher in Singapore
Career
How to Be a Full Time Tuition Teacher in Singapore
Forget about investment banking or going to law school. Of all my secondary school classmates, the first one to be able to afford her own car was a fu...
5 November 2014
3 Well-paid Jobs You Can Get Even With a Useless Degree
Career
3 Well-paid Jobs You Can Get Even With a Useless Degree
Just do what you love, they said. That’s why you went and got a degree in Tahitian Studies or Ancient History of Agriculture. And now employers are st...
5 November 2014
4 Retirement Jobs That Can Help You Retire Much More Comfortably Than Just Relying on CPF
Career
4 Retirement Jobs That Can Help You Retire Much More Comfortably Than Just Relying on CPF
When most people think of retirement, they imagine old folks wearing Hawaiian shirts and slippers with socks sipping cocktails on some island in the t...
4 November 2014
How to Go on a Week-Long Holiday to Rome, Italy for Less Than $1,600
Travel
How to Go on a Week-Long Holiday to Rome, Italy for Less Than $1,600
So the university holidays have started, or perhaps you’re thinking of finally taking that block leave before you lose it. But you’re sick and tired o...
3 November 2014
5 Affordable Places to Rent a Halloween Costume in Singapore
Shopping
5 Affordable Places to Rent a Halloween Costume in Singapore
You might be the sort who can’t even be bothered to change out of your pyjamas on Chinese New Year. But Halloween is serious business. Get a lousy cos...
30 October 2014
Singaporeans Need to Stop Making These 5 Stupid Mistakes in the Name of Saving Money
Opinion
Singaporeans Need to Stop Making These 5 Stupid Mistakes in the Name of Saving Money
No Singaporean can be accused of not thinking about money—or at least fantasising about what money can buy. Even something as simple as a walk in the...
28 October 2014
4 Things Single People Cannot Afford To Ignore When Planning Their Finances
Budgeting
4 Things Single People Cannot Afford To Ignore When Planning Their Finances
When you were a kid, you probably vaguely imagined yourself at your current age, married and with a brood of five kids. Because that’s what adults do,...
28 October 2014
Singapore Retirees Share Their 3 Biggest Retirement Regrets
Opinion
Singapore Retirees Share Their 3 Biggest Retirement Regrets
Most Singaporeans wearily envision their lives as a never ending period of working, working, working from the cradle to the grave. Yippee. But people...
27 October 2014
6 Craft Beer Joints in Singapore Where You Can Drink For Less Than $10
Dining
6 Craft Beer Joints in Singapore Where You Can Drink For Less Than $10
Take one look at the menu at a typical bar in Singapore and you know you’re going to be ordering the Tiger Draught. Not because you love local beer bu...
24 October 2014
Received Another Wedding Invite? Here's How to Deal Without Going Broke
Wedding
Received Another Wedding Invite? Here's How to Deal Without Going Broke
Singapore has all the romance of a CBD office building. Marriage proposals happen like clockwork sometime after successfully balloting for a flat and...
24 October 2014