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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.

URA Master Plan - How to Understand & Use It for Property Investment

URA Master Plan - How to Understand & Use It for Property Investment

Before buying a new home, some people’s idea of property research simply consists of trawling through their property agent friend’s Facebook page for...

Gamers, Here’s Why You Need To Invest In A Router And Dedicated Bandwidth To Avoid Losing Connection At The Critical Moments

Gamers, Here’s Why You Need To Invest In A Router And Dedicated Bandwidth To Avoid Losing Connection At The Critical Moments

This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial int...

Avid Online Shopper? Here's How To Get 12 Complimentary Months of Amazon Prime On Singtel

Avid Online Shopper? Here's How To Get 12 Complimentary Months of Amazon Prime On Singtel

This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial int...

Budget 2019 - Challenges Facing Singapore’s Economy And How SMEs And Workers Can Prepare For Them

Budget 2019 - Challenges Facing Singapore’s Economy And How SMEs And Workers Can Prepare For Them

The world is changing, and three big shifts, in particular, will make their effects felt more clearly in the coming years. Many people may look at glo...

Fibre Broadband Plans - Things To Consider On Top Of Price

Fibre Broadband Plans - Things To Consider On Top Of Price

This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial int...

8 Measures To Help Singaporeans Age Gracefully, Happily and Healthily

8 Measures To Help Singaporeans Age Gracefully, Happily and Healthily

Everybody already knows this, but it bears repeating: Singapore’s population is ageing fast. People are living longer than ever, and the birth rate re...

Planning To Buy Smart Devices And Entertainment Content To Keep The Little Ones Entertained? Here’s A Good Deal For You

Planning To Buy Smart Devices And Entertainment Content To Keep The Little Ones Entertained? Here’s A Good Deal For You

This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial int...

How to Go on a 7D6N Holiday to Seoul, South Korea for $1,200 (All Expenses Included!)

How to Go on a 7D6N Holiday to Seoul, South Korea for $1,200 (All Expenses Included!)

Thanks to BTS and all those latest idol K-dramas, Korea is probably the hottest holiday destination amongst young Singaporeans these days. Virtually e...

Still Don’t Understand Income Tax Filing? Here’s A Complete Guide For The Clueless

Still Don’t Understand Income Tax Filing? Here’s A Complete Guide For The Clueless

This post was written in collaboration with IRAS. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integr...

Singapore Expats - Which is the Best Local Bank for You? (2019)

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Singapore Expats - Which is the Best Local Bank for You? (2019)

As a new expat in Singapore, you’ve got probably got a long to-do list which might or might not include figuring out how to gain access to Marina Bay...