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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.

5 Reasons Singapore Companies Should Adopt an Honour Sick Leave System

5 Reasons Singapore Companies Should Adopt an Honour Sick Leave System

Going to the doctor for the sole purpose of getting an MC is something every Singaporean has done at some point in time. When the time comes to buy yo...

4 Hard Truths About Your Career You Must Accept if You Want to Get Ahead

4 Hard Truths About Your Career You Must Accept if You Want to Get Ahead

Every day, you show up at work, keep quiet and do your job, and then leave. Each month, like clockwork, your salary gets credited to your account. Thi...

4 Rules That Make It Less Expensive When You Go Out

4 Rules That Make It Less Expensive When You Go Out

When you reach the age where most of your friends aren’t broke anymore, the simple text message “Let’s meet up” can be a loaded one. Go to a chichi re...

5 Money Issues to Discuss Before You’re Ready to Have Kids

5 Money Issues to Discuss Before You’re Ready to Have Kids

So, you’ve decided that it’s time to fill up the spare rooms in that five-room flat you and your spouse bought and expand the family. Well, you’ve got...

Checklist of Financial Discussions All Couples Must Have Before Getting Married

Checklist of Financial Discussions All Couples Must Have Before Getting Married

So you’ve fallen in love. Maybe you’ve even done the unspeakable and balloted for an HDB flat. Well, before you fork out that downpayment for your fir...

3 Important Lessons You Can Learn From Crappy Part-Time Student Jobs

3 Important Lessons You Can Learn From Crappy Part-Time Student Jobs

The first part-time job I ever had paid $5 an hour. I was waiting tables at a small restaurant in a neighbourhood mall, and each shift was 4-hours lon...

Refuse to Spend Long Hours at the Office? Here are 3 Tricks That Will Stop You From Being Penalised by Your Boss

Refuse to Spend Long Hours at the Office? Here are 3 Tricks That Will Stop You From Being Penalised by Your Boss

Have you ever had the sneaking suspicion that your colleague stays back so in the office till late at night every day just so he’ll look better than a...

Can Anything Be Done to Make Tourists Spend More Money in Singapore?

Can Anything Be Done to Make Tourists Spend More Money in Singapore?

Singapore’s most iconic landmarks were created to attract tourists. The Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and Gardens by the Bay were built with the...

4 Ways to Make Sure Your Old HDB Flat is a Decent Retirement Asset

4 Ways to Make Sure Your Old HDB Flat is a Decent Retirement Asset

There’s been a lot of talk lately about how older HDB flats are an unwise purchasing decision. Sure, the possibility of outliving your HDB flat is a...

3 Things That Might Actually Lure Singaporeans Back to Orchard Road

3 Things That Might Actually Lure Singaporeans Back to Orchard Road

“Orchard Road is ‘kind of boring’”, ran a recent Straits Times headline. And for once, they hit the nail on the head sans sugar coating. The main rea...