If you’re in urgent need of money, but are too paiseh to borrow from your family and friends, your best bet is probably a personal loan. With a personal loan, you...

If there’s one thing Singaporeans universally love, it’s free vouchers. And with another year comes another round of CDC vouchers for every Singaporean household. $500 was disbursed in May, and...

When it comes to credit cards, it’s all about getting the upper hand—getting more money out of the bank than they’ll ever get from you.  The secret? Pay all your...

Note: As of 5 December 2022, the Standard Chartered Unlimited Cashback Credit Card was renamed to the Simply Cash Credit Card along with a card redesign.  Looking for a straightforward...

Just got the keys to your new car? Before you hit the road, there’s one crucial thing to lock in—your parking spot. If you’re living in an HDB flat, that...

Ah, the air miles credit card. Clearly the most glamorous of all credit cards. Every time you use one, you’re reinforcing your image as a globetrotting, wanderlusting, jet-setter. But more importantly,...

Note: Aviva Singapore has merged with Singlife. NTUC Income has rebranded as Income Insurance. All information is accurate as of 14 May 2025. Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly, and the...

You know that moment when you’re booking a flight, and right before you checkout, the airline nudges you to add travel insurance? Most of us just shrug it off, assuming...

Wedding dinners in Singapore can sometimes be a mercenary affair. Don’t be fooled into thinking that wedding ang baos (red packets) are purely a gift from the heart. In Singapore,...

Investors who looked at their investment portfolios after Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs were in for an unpleasant surprise—a glaring sea of red. Global stocks tanked just a day after Trump enacted blanket 10% or...

It’s that time of the year again when we have to pay our dues to the government. Hang on, how does that work again?  If the thought of navigating the...

When it comes to natural disasters, Singapore is a sheltered island. How sheltered? Very—We apparently have the 4th lowest disaster risk in the world. So on this island refuge, it...

Need cash, pronto? We’ve compared the 9 best personal loans in Singapore, and it turns out that at the time of writing, Standard Chartered’s CashOne Personal Loan has some of the...

There are a few things certain in life: death, taxes, and MRT delays. Oh, and making CPF contributions, of course. But have you ever wondered what happens to all the...

Just when you think you’ve compared insurance products thoroughly and found the absolute best one for your needs, you scroll down and realise that there are these things called “riders”...

This year, HDB is set to launch 19,600 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats. That includes 3,800 units—almost 20% of them—with waiting times of under 3 years! It’s going to be an exciting year...

For some families, the person who really runs the household is a domestic helper. Without her, dishes would go unwashed, toilets would start to stink and kids would run amok with...

Just about every Singaporean knows about the importance of health screenings. After all, catching a serious ailment too late could mean huge medical bills or, worse, death. But how much...

The Chinese New Year (CNY) madness is upon us once again. ‘Tis the time of the year when Singaporeans—aunties and millennials alike—jostle with crowds and queue long hours for “branded”...

There are many ways to fake it if you want to look rich in Singapore. You could buy a nice car and then moonlight as a Grab driver to pay...

The big gym chains in Singapore have a reputation for being rather…how do we put this nicely… predatory. Not only will you be hounded to no end to sign up...

So you’ve wrapped your Secret Santa gifts, decorated the Christmas tree, and soaked in the Yuletide atmosphere around the island. Now, what’s next? Yep, it’s time to put your exercise and...

Not a lot of people like to think about dying, let alone plan for your death. But that’s exactly what estate planning is. It might seem morbid to make preparations...

We all know that stashing your savings away in a run-of-the-mill POSB savings account is a waste due to dismal interest rates. High-interest savings accounts (like the UOB One, DBS Multiplier...

You’ve achieved your squad goals and couple goals, but what about your financial goals? They might be less exciting, but they’re just as important to have—especially in Singapore. Things like...