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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.

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...

As a Freelancer, Here are 3 Headaches the People In Your Life Give You

As a Freelancer, Here are 3 Headaches the People In Your Life Give You

The number of freelancers in Singapore is steadily rising, and guess what, they’re not all Grab/Uber drivers. But freelancing isn’t a permanent vacat...

4 Reasons to Pick a New HDB Flat Over an Older One

4 Reasons to Pick a New HDB Flat Over an Older One

When looking for an HDB flat to buy, you’ll probably have noticed one thing: if you want a flat in a desirable, central area, you’re stuck choosing be...

4 Effective Ways to Stop Falling Prey to Impulse Shopping

4 Effective Ways to Stop Falling Prey to Impulse Shopping

You did not plan to have an empty bank account any more than you planned to not win this year’s Toto Hongbao Draw. Despite our best intentions, we are...

4 Roadblocks Singaporean Women Face at Work

4 Roadblocks Singaporean Women Face at Work

Women’s rights are a sensitive issue in Singapore. Any argument that women face sexism, whether at work or in their personal lives, tends to get overs...

4 Expensive Entertainment Fads Singaporeans are Flocking to On Weekends

4 Expensive Entertainment Fads Singaporeans are Flocking to On Weekends

Anyone who complains there’s nothing to do in Singapore is wrong. There’s loads to do here—so long as you don’t mind spending tons of money to hop on...

4 Lifestyle Choices That Will Raise Your Cost of Living in the Long-Term

4 Lifestyle Choices That Will Raise Your Cost of Living in the Long-Term

Remember that one time you decided to buy that diamond-encrusted watch/life-size blow-up doll/virtual reality home entertainment system that cost you...