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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.

3 Ways Singaporean Parents Can Teach Their Teenage Children How to Manage Money

3 Ways Singaporean Parents Can Teach Their Teenage Children How to Manage Money

Got a teenager in the house? Unbeknownst to you, he’s probably spending a ton of time stalking other kids his age on Instagram, marvelling at the fabu...

3 Huge Retirement Mistakes Singaporeans Need to Avoid Making

3 Huge Retirement Mistakes Singaporeans Need to Avoid Making

Forget about buying that big house or fancy car. In Singapore, you’ve reached the pinnacle of financial success when you have enough to retire on with...

3 Budgeting Tips for Singaporeans Who Aren't Earning a Steady Paycheck

3 Budgeting Tips for Singaporeans Who Aren't Earning a Steady Paycheck

The life of a freelancer is distinctly different from those of his office-going, salary-earning peers. While the freelancer might enjoy the perks o...

8 Hipster Cafes in Singapore Where You Can Enjoy a Main Course For No More Than $15

8 Hipster Cafes in Singapore Where You Can Enjoy a Main Course For No More Than $15

Everyone loves a good, sit-down restaurant meal every now and then, but let’s be honest here—cafes are definitely the stars of Singapore’s F&B scene r...

30 December 2016

3 Things You Might be Doing That are Sabotaging Your Child’s Ability to Manage His Finances in the Future

3 Things You Might be Doing That are Sabotaging Your Child’s Ability to Manage His Finances in the Future

Any parent will tell you they want the best for their kid. What differs is what each one considers the “best”. Some parents will wield the cane to ens...

30 December 2016

Here’s How You Can Stay at Some of the World’s Most Luxurious Hotels Without Paying a Ton of Money

Here’s How You Can Stay at Some of the World’s Most Luxurious Hotels Without Paying a Ton of Money

Singaporean foodies all over the island have been using The Entertainer to enjoy one-for-one meals at restaurants. The app has become a must-have for...

29 December 2016

3 Ways Perfectly Competent Singaporean Employees Sabotage Their Careers

3 Ways Perfectly Competent Singaporean Employees Sabotage Their Careers

That colleague of yours who’s so spectacularly incompetent that even the interns make him look stupid? Either his days of being employed are numbered,...

29 December 2016

Want to Spend Your Sabbatical in Thailand? Here’s How to Do It

Want to Spend Your Sabbatical in Thailand? Here’s How to Do It

It would be pretty awesome to be able to eat $2 pad thai every day of the week, in between $8 massages and shopping sprees at hip malls where everythi...

27 December 2016

5 Biggest Reasons Hiring Managers Have Rejected Your Resume

5 Biggest Reasons Hiring Managers Have Rejected Your Resume

’Member those days when you could hop to a new job every 6 months and people would still scramble to hire you? Those days are over thanks to the slowi...

27 December 2016

The New Cheers 1-for-1 App Is Going to Change the Way You Buy Drinks in Singapore

The New Cheers 1-for-1 App Is Going to Change the Way You Buy Drinks in Singapore

If James Bond had been Singaporean, he’d have been stuck ordering Tiger Beer rather than martinis just to cut costs. That’s why Cheers is something we...

23 December 2016