Have you ever had one of those mornings where you woke up, grabbed your wallet only to realise it was empty, and then realised you had completely forgotten what happened...

Remember Captain Green, the Clean and Green frog, who’s since joined Singa the Courtesy Lion in the graveyard of forgotten mascots? If you said yes to that trick question, you’re...

Each time I scroll through my Facebook timeline, I no longer get accosted by party photos or pictures of people’s kids.

The last time someone gave me financial advice, we were standing in the queue at Singapore Pools and he was trying to educate me on the finer points of how...

Doing well in your career isn’t exactly the same as doing good work. While you will get nowhere if your work just flat-out sucks (unless you are really good at...

Just before starting at my first full-time job, and having heard horror stories of friends who were subjected to 16-hour work days, I naïvely told myself that so long as I...

Love comes with a price tag. Unless you’re a sugar baby, spending time with a new love interest most definitely costs more than sitting in your room honing your DOTA...

Ask a Singaporean what his or her favourite hobby is, and you’re likely to get the answer, “travelling”, or, worse, “wanderlusting”.

Remember all the advice your parents gave you when you were a kid? Do your homework, don’t get into a relationship, and score those As. Not always easy to follow,...

Stress and work go hand in hand. The only job in the world with zero stress is that of a tai tai, and even then, there must be some hand-wringing...

If you haven’t already heard the advice of Australian millionaire Tim Gurner to cash-strapped millennials, it’s this: the reason you can’t afford a home is because you’re spending all your...

There’s no question that Singaporeans enjoy a high standard of living. When it comes to cleanliness, safety and sanitation, we’re #1.

Most people who spend lots of time on the Internet know about Etsy. It’s an online marketplace that enables people to sell crafts and handmade stuff.

Going to the doctor for the sole purpose of getting an MC is something every Singaporean has done at some point in time. When the time comes to buy your...

Every day, you show up at work, keep quiet and do your job, and then leave. Each month, like clockwork, your salary gets credited to your account. This is how...

When you reach the age where most of your friends aren’t broke anymore, the simple text message “Let’s meet up” can be a loaded one.

So, you’ve decided that it’s time to fill up the spare rooms in that five-room flat you and your spouse bought and expand the family.

So you’ve fallen in love. Maybe you’ve even done the unspeakable and balloted for an HDB flat. Well, before you fork out that downpayment for your first home and show...

The first part-time job I ever had paid $5 an hour. I was waiting tables at a small restaurant in a neighbourhood mall, and each shift was 4-hours long, earning...

Have you ever had the sneaking suspicion that your colleague stays back so in the office till late at night every day just so he’ll look better than all you...

Singapore’s most iconic landmarks were created to attract tourists. The Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and Gardens by the Bay were built with the goal of drawing tourists to the...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about how older HDB flats are an unwise purchasing decision.

“Orchard Road is ‘kind of boring’”, ran a recent Straits Times headline. And for once, they hit the nail on the head sans sugar coating.

The number of freelancers in Singapore is steadily rising, and guess what, they’re not all Grab/Uber drivers.

When looking for an HDB flat to buy, you’ll probably have noticed one thing: if you want a flat in a desirable, central area, you’re stuck choosing between old, expensive...