Escaping overseas on holiday is one of Singaporeans’ favourite past-times. We’re some of the world’s most avid travellers, and no wonder—a strong Singapore dollar and being smack in the midst...

Cracking open the can of cold beer at the end of a challenging day at work could cost… more than an hour’s worth of your salary. Alcohol is one of...

For the longest time, Daiso was my favourite retailer in Singapore. I mean, you can’t argue with $2 everything.

Junior comes home from school one day with a less-than-satisfactory grade on his primary 1 math paper, and like any Singaporean parent, you freak out and curse yourself for not...

One day, when you strike Toto, you’ll donate a ton of cash to charity and become a philanthropist. Since you’ll no longer have to work in your dead end job,...

Frugal people get a bad name in Singapore. Apparently, not buying designer handbags or spending a day’s wages on a restaurant meal means you’re not living life to the fullest....

Every Singaporean parent’s dream is to have a kid who grows up to become a “scholar”. Not only are they guaranteed a cushy, well paying job in the civil service...

Coworking spaces, which didn’t exist in Singapore a few years ago, are now sprouting up like mushrooms. And they’re not just for hipster startup founders either. A slew of atas coworking...

Most Singaporeans’ first trip to the United States has them visiting either New York, LA or both. Unfortunately, New York City is not only one of the most expensive destinations...

You would think that after a childhood spent, nose to the grindstone, in tuition classes and after school activities, followed by long hours at work, Singaporeans would be the most...

Remember the days when ah bengs used to wear bell bottomed jeans and carry JPG wallets? Well, Singapore has come a long way from its dodgy fashion past.

The authorities might claim there are no homeless people in Singapore. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a whole lot of people who are under extreme financial stress.

Recently, a friend of mine confided that his wife, whom he married last year, is insisting they go on a grand tour of Europe before she will agree to have...

Singaporeans spend a lot of money on overseas holidays. Well, there’s no other way to escape the annual haze and now, the Zika virus.

Despite the rigorous education system Singaporeans are put through, it’s fairly rare for people here to obtain master’s degrees. Delaying entry into the workforce for another year or two while continuing...

For as long as I can remember, Singaporeans have always been complaining about being stressed out.

Whoever came up with that $2.7 million dining package that recently made the news, involving a helicopter ride and diamond-encrusted chopsticks, had better pray there are some very stupid people...

What do most Singaporeans think when Athens is mentioned? In the past, it used to be Hercules and, um, a bunch of ruins. But now, mention Athens and some guy...

When fads take hold in Singapore, they have the tendency to spiral out of control. The island is so densely populated that just 0.01% of the population can cause insane...

You can never have enough money in Singapore, and besides, there’s no telling when you’ll get retrenched or get so fed up end up firing your own boss. Having another...

It’s practically a fact of life in Singapore that staying alive just gets more and more expensive each year. We’re paying way more for restaurant meals and private healthcare, amongst...

The typical Singaporean office looks nothing like what you see on Suits. Actually, being at work can sometimes feel like being on the set of Phua Chu Kang, just that...

Many of us in Singapore have stick-like physiques, but that doesn’t mean we’re healthy. It’s official—Singapore has the world’s second highest proportion of diabetics, second only to the United States....

Eating out in Singapore seems exorbitant when you’ve been surviving on $1 plates of pad thai, but it’s actually relatively affordable compared to most other developed countries. Of course, that...

When I was a kid, I once tried to make some extra pocket money by sticking up toilet signs on the bathrooms in my home and charging my parents 10...