Last year’s Budget was all about supporting Singaporeans through the challenges of the pandemic, the recession and an economy that was already tepid before the virus outbreak. But all that...

When it comes to buying an HDB flat, Singaporeans are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea. A delicate balance has to be struck between 2 extremes: Work...

Once upon a time, real estate giant CapitaLand was regarded as one of the most foolproof companies to invest in in Singapore. But then, Covid-19 happened. Hands up how many of...

Longevity is a big deal in many Asian cultures. In China, everything from bamboo to overly-long noodles can be a symbol of longevity. But in Singapore, one of longest-lived countries in...

Money means different things to different people. For some, it’s a new handbag, a bespoke cocktails and ski holidays in Hokkaido. Call us lazy, but to many of us here at...

One of the crypto buzzwords of 2021 is “DeFi”. Sounds like an underground resistance movement, but it’s actually short for decentralized finance, i.e. an alternative version of the traditional financial system....

Unless you’re willing to live with your parents forever or have had a look at rental prices and not had a heart attack, you’re going to have to fork out...

So, you made it through the Singapore education system and now have a job that pays you an okay salary. You’re even saving and investing for financial goals like retirement....

“Cheap” is a relative term. To people from anywhere else in the world, nothing in Singapore is really cheap except the bus, MRT and hawker food. But if you’ve been...

Your home is your castle, your refuge, your love nest, your (wo)man cave, and also what you have spent or will spend a large chunk of your life paying for....

We have no idea what will happen to your soul when you die, but we can guarantee that your money will go to neither heaven nor hell. Your life insurance will pay...

If you’ve already tried investing in Singapore, you might have come across something called a CKA (Customer Knowledge Assessment) or CAR (Customer Review Account) test. CKA and CAR are two...

The days when Bitcoin was a goldmine have dissipated together with our mask-free pasts, but you might still be thinking of trying your hand at this whole cryptocurrency thing. After all,...

Emptying your CPF Ordinary Account (OA) to pay for property and service your mortgage is one way you can get some utility out of your CPF savings before you hit...

On the face of it, MOE teachers seem to have it good. Decent pay AND long holidays? Sign us up! Yet everyone has that ex-teacher friend who quit to give...

Kiasu parents all over Singapore put their kids through years of private tuition sessions and enrichment classes in hopes that they will grow up to become a superstar heart surgeon...

The first thing most people do when they need to make an insurance claim is to send a panicked WhatsApp message to their insurance agent. But your agent is only...

Overseas holidays are still off the cards, and bosses think employees have “nothing better to do” than to be on call 24/7, leading to people working even longer hours than...

You might think that SMRT is the source of all your problems, but that doesn’t mean you should refuse to sign up for the Citibank SMRT Card out of spite....

One of the biggest decisions you have to make when buying a home is… no, not what colour you want the walls to be, but what home loan to go...

Critical illness insurance is generally considered good to have in Singapore… if you can afford it. It is generally not considered as essential as hospitalisation insurance, which every adult should...

Futu Moomoo might sound like the brandname of a new type of flavoured milk, but it’s actually an online investment brokerage. Even the lactose-intolerant can partake! Moomoo is a stock...

Are you always late for appointments because you “couldn’t help” but step into every shop along the way? Are your friends and family thoroughly sick of waiting outside changing rooms?...

For most ordinary Singaporeans who aren’t CEOs, ministers, investment bankers or heart surgeons, there are two main ways to get rich quick — win the lottery, or buy Singapore property...

You go to work every day and earn an acceptable income. Yet, at the end of every month you start to get panic attacks when standing in line at the ATM...