Budgeting
3 Things Singaporean Freelancers Should Consider When Planning for Retirement
Many Singaporeans turn to freelancing to avoid the pitfalls of getting a “normal” job. Not working for one single boss means retrenchment isn’t an iss...
19 January 2017
Opinion
3 Silly Ways Many Singaporeans Try to Save Money
I’ve done some dumb things to save money, from walking 4km home from the nearest MRT station after missing the last bus to wearing cheap school unifor...
18 January 2017
Career
Here's How Singaporeans Make Themselves Look Bad at a Job Interview
You don’t need need to be Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie to impress somebody at a job interview. On a Tinder date, maybe, but not a job interview, unless...
17 January 2017
Budgeting
3 Things to Know About the Higher Re-Employment Age That Kicks In This Year
Beginning in the second half of 2017, the re-employment age in Singapore will be raised from 65 to 67.
Before you mutter something about working till...
16 January 2017
Budgeting
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Actually Stick To Your Resolution to Save More Money
There are some things you just never, ever feel like doing. Visiting relatives you suspect secretly hate you over Chinese New Year is one of them. Wak...
16 January 2017
Education
3 Tips for Freelance Tutors Who Don’t Want to Get Ripped Off by Agencies and Clients
We’ve all heard of those superstar tutors who earn over a million bucks a month. But not all tutors are rolling in cash. Many Singaporeans moonlight a...
13 January 2017
Opinion
3 Reasons Why Singapore Might Finally Stand a Chance of Becoming Car-Lite
For a moment there, all the government’s exhortations to turn Singapore into a car-lite city seemed to be falling on deaf ears.
So long as the MRT sy...
12 January 2017
Dining
Instead of Hogging Seats at Fastfood and Coffee Joints, Students Can Study at These 5 Free or Cheap Places
Think Starbucks and images of people reading books while sipping on frappucinos spring to mind. Think McDonald’s and greasy burgers getting wolfed dow...
12 January 2017
Opinion
3 Tips Singaporeans Should Heed to Live Comfortably Without a Huge Salary
Many people will tell you that Singapore’s great for the rich, but not so great if you’re not making tons of money.
While the rich get to frolic in a...
11 January 2017
Family
3 Ways You Can Make Good Use of Your Child’s Ang Bao Money
Each year, you dress your kid up like a Chinadoll and send him or her, armed with two Mandarin oranges, out into Chinese New Year gatherings with the...
10 January 2017