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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.

2 Ways the Government Can Really Help Singaporeans Find Partners Instead of Giving Them Money to Attend SDN Events
Opinion
2 Ways the Government Can Really Help Singaporeans Find Partners Instead of Giving Them Money to Attend SDN Events
Whenever talk of Singapore’s dismal birth rate pops up, you can always count on the government to give people something to snigger at. Let’s not even...
28 February 2017
3 Uncomfortable Truths All Freelancers Must Face
Career
3 Uncomfortable Truths All Freelancers Must Face
Recently, one of my friends was complaining about how he’d been stuck at the office till 11pm. “You, on the other hand, don’t even have to work,” he s...
27 February 2017
3 Reasons Online Love Scams Spiked So Much in 2016
Opinion
3 Reasons Online Love Scams Spiked So Much in 2016
Just in time for Valentines’ Day, the Straits Times published a report about how online love scams are on the rise, despite other types of online chea...
24 February 2017
3 Assumptions About Money Many Singaporeans Make and Later Regret
Opinion
3 Assumptions About Money Many Singaporeans Make and Later Regret
You have to be careful when you walk into one of those bars where there’s no menu and they create a cocktail based on your personality. Because there’...
24 February 2017
3 Ways the Singapore Education System Needs to Change to Prepare Kids for the Future Economy
Education
3 Ways the Singapore Education System Needs to Change to Prepare Kids for the Future Economy
Our local students might have come out tops in the Pisa tests, but that’s actually bad news. It confirms that the Singapore workforce is seriously und...
21 February 2017
3 Ways the Government Can Regulate Short-Term Home Rentals in Singapore
Property
3 Ways the Government Can Regulate Short-Term Home Rentals in Singapore
Renting out your condo on Airbnb is a little bit like having gay sex—it’s technically illegal, but the government hasn’t taken any action yet. Offici...
20 February 2017
3 Ways to Really Future-Proof Your Job
Career
3 Ways to Really Future-Proof Your Job
The future—it’s something that Singaporeans are constantly worrying about. When parents enrol their kids in 28 different tuition classes, it’s for the...
20 February 2017
4 Ways Money Can Ruin Your Personal Life
Opinion
4 Ways Money Can Ruin Your Personal Life
For every alpha male who steps out of his Ferrari, waves his wallet and sees a thousand girls fall at his feet, there’s someone else whose wife has di...
17 February 2017
4 Beautiful Regions in France That are Much Cheaper to Visit than Paris
Travel
4 Beautiful Regions in France That are Much Cheaper to Visit than Paris
Your dream trip to France involves the following scenarios: enjoying a picnic and wine from the top of the Eiffel Tower as you’re serenaded on the vio...
17 February 2017
Is Nissan's New Hybrid Car Really Going To Get More Singaporeans to Start Driving Electric Cars?
Opinion
Is Nissan's New Hybrid Car Really Going To Get More Singaporeans to Start Driving Electric Cars?
Electric cars have failed to change the world, so far at least. When the first mass-market 100% electric car, the Nissan Leaf, came out in 2010, some...
16 February 2017