Budgeting
4 Ways Singaporeans Can Make a Bit of Spare Cash Over the Christmas and New Year Holidays
Is Christmas really a time for giving? Well, not if you’re a retail or F&B business—for these folks, the holiday season is a time to profit, as people...
22 December 2016
Budgeting
4 Money Hacks All Fresh Grads in Singapore Need to Use
The other day, I randomly ended up deep in conversation with these two university students in their early 20s. They were talking about opening bottles...
22 December 2016
Education
The MOE System Has Churned Out PISA Top Scorers, But Is It Really Heading in the Right Direction?
Looks like all those tuition hours paid off when Singaporean topped the PISA test in all three categories—reading, mathematics and science. While some...
22 December 2016
Property
Before Dropping All Your Cash on Your First Home, Make Sure You’re Not Making These 3 Mistakes
When Singaporeans complain about the rising cost of living, what they’re really thinking about is the high cost of accommodation. (Okay, cars are expe...
21 December 2016
Budgeting
5 Money Mistakes Fresh Grads Can't Afford to Make
Getting your first job should mean you're no longer broke. But the bad habits of many local graduates have made them worse off than when they were job...
20 December 2016
Opinion
3 Money Moves 30-something Singaporeans Should Make Before it’s Too Late
So you’ve finally bade your twenties a tearful farewell. What’s the first thing you must do? If you said start using anti-ageing facial products, we c...
20 December 2016
Opinion
Will Amazon Go Eventually Destroy Millions of Jobs Worldwide?
Even if you don’t shop on Amazon, here’s why you might want to shop at Amazon Go (no relation to Pokémon Go).
Amazon Go is a brick-and-mortar shop wi...
20 December 2016
Entertainment
8 Stylish Bars in Singapore’s CBD With Happy Hour Deals
After a long day at your office in the CBD, it’s time to go for your nightly dose of alcohol—preferably a cheap one. But whenever anyone mentions chea...
19 December 2016
Travel
4 Tips to Make Your Next Trip to Bangkok Even Cheaper
There’s nothing like a weekend getaway to Bangkok. Hit up Chatuchak Market, Platinum Mall or the Erawan Shrine and you’re sure to hear that familiar S...
19 December 2016
Career
Why are Young Singaporeans Giving Up on Looking for Jobs, and is that Necessarily a Bad Thing?
It’s not the best time to be a fresh grad in Singapore. Amidst depressing news that fresh grads are entering a difficult market comes this dramaticall...
19 December 2016