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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.

4 Questions to Ask Before You Apply for That Credit Card

4 Questions to Ask Before You Apply for That Credit Card

Got a wallet with enough slots to fit a 25-year-old kidult’s Pokemon card collection? Then you’ve already signed up for quite a few credit cards of yo...

Planning to Work For as Long as You Can? Here are 3 Tips

Planning to Work For as Long as You Can? Here are 3 Tips

When former MP Lim Boon Heng urged Singaporeans to “work for as long as you can,” his comment was met with sneers. Singaporeans already know that in a...

4 Things Employers Do That Make Their Employees Less Productive

4 Things Employers Do That Make Their Employees Less Productive

Productivity is a dirty word in Singapore. Employees here already work the longest hours in the world, yet businesses keep getting told they need to b...

4 Money Goals to Achieve Before You Graduate

4 Money Goals to Achieve Before You Graduate

Thought the class of 2016 had it bad? Well, the class of 2017 will be graduating at a time when redundancies are as high as they’ve been in 7 years....

5 Things That Would Really Help Retrenched PMETs

5 Things That Would Really Help Retrenched PMETs

It’s a good thing that the unemployment rate has been so low for so many years. (Even right now, when redundancies are at a 7 year high, the unemploym...

6 Awesome and Affordable Destinations in China You Can Take a Budget Flight To

6 Awesome and Affordable Destinations in China You Can Take a Budget Flight To

China is one of the countries that Singaporeans like to pretend they know. Not only is the majority of our population of Chinese descent, but we live...

3 Uncomfortable Money Moments Filial Singaporeans Might Face

3 Uncomfortable Money Moments Filial Singaporeans Might Face

Filial piety is highly valued by mainstream society in Singapore. Without a proper pension system, it falls upon adult children to support their paren...

4 Networking Mistakes Singaporeans Tend to Make

4 Networking Mistakes Singaporeans Tend to Make

Networking events are just as awkward and unappealing as Chinese New Year visits to disliked relatives. You might be able to lose yourself in your sm...

Super Kiasu About Saving Money on Flights? Skyscanner Shows You When the Best Time to Book Your Flight Is

Super Kiasu About Saving Money on Flights? Skyscanner Shows You When the Best Time to Book Your Flight Is

Part of being kiasu is doing everything in advance, whether it’s beginning to prepare your kid for Harvard once he turns three, queuing up the night b...

Should You Book Hotels Through Third Party Sites Like Booking and Agoda?

Should You Book Hotels Through Third Party Sites Like Booking and Agoda?

The days when travel agents would sell flight-and-hotel packages are deader than the dinosaurs. These days, just about everyone and their grandma boo...