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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 You Can Celebrate Valentine's Day Without Blowing a Ton of Cash
Entertainment
How You Can Celebrate Valentine's Day Without Blowing a Ton of Cash
You might not be Catholic or even have any idea who this Saint Valentine is, but he must have been a very important man, since everyone is spending hu...
10 February 2022
Valentine’s Day Lunch & Dinner – 8 Restaurants Under $100++ Per Pax
Dining
Valentine’s Day Lunch & Dinner – 8 Restaurants Under $100++ Per Pax
Love is a many-splendoured thing, but it does come with expectations. What if your other half isn’t the type to accept zichar on Valentine’s Day, and...
4 February 2022
Employee Stock Options: All You Need To Know About Owning Stocks in The Company You Work At
Career
Employee Stock Options: All You Need To Know About Owning Stocks in The Company You Work At
So, you’ve just gone for an interview for a position at a startup, SME or tech company, and they’re offering you the chance to receive employee stock...
3 February 2022
Endowus Singapore Review - Should you Use This Robo Advisor to Invest your CPF?
Invest
Endowus Singapore Review - Should you Use This Robo Advisor to Invest your CPF?
For most Singapore citizens and PRs, CPF savings are untouchable until you buy a home or when you reach retirement age. But have you considered how yo...
3 February 2022
How Singapore's Lifestyle Inflation Keeps You Poor Even As Your Income Rises
Budgeting
How Singapore's Lifestyle Inflation Keeps You Poor Even As Your Income Rises
In a perfectly logical world, getting a $1,000 raise would mean having $1,000 more to save. Unfortunately, it’s clear this world exists only in the la...
28 January 2022
3 Big Warning Signs Singaporeans are Suffering from Lifestyle Inflation
Budgeting
3 Big Warning Signs Singaporeans are Suffering from Lifestyle Inflation
That guy who won $1 million in the lottery and immediately bought a Ferrari might be a victim of lifestyle inflation, the phenomenon that makes one’s...
27 January 2022
4 Most Common Ways Singaporeans Indulge in Lifestyle Inflation
Budgeting
4 Most Common Ways Singaporeans Indulge in Lifestyle Inflation
Once upon a time, I went out with my friends to Pizza Hut after the PSLE. The four of us pooled our money to share one pizza with our pocket money, an...
27 January 2022
How Singaporeans are Being Hurt by Inflation (and Don't Realise It)
Opinion
How Singaporeans are Being Hurt by Inflation (and Don't Realise It)
If you've been keeping up with the news of Singapore's inflation rates in 2022, you might be in a state of panic. In December 2021, the headline infla...
26 January 2022
10 Singapore Tours to Discover a Different Side of Singapore
Entertainment
10 Singapore Tours to Discover a Different Side of Singapore
Remember the time when short getaways were so easily available and travelling overseas was a breeze? Those were happy times before Covid-19 reared its...
26 January 2022
7 Best Cordless Vacuum Cleaners in Singapore: Cheaper Alternatives to Dyson
Budgeting
7 Best Cordless Vacuum Cleaners in Singapore: Cheaper Alternatives to Dyson
I really have to hand it to Dyson for designing a vacuum cleaner that’s so out there, even men want to buy it. Lest you think of James Dyson as some...
25 January 2022