Life Insurance
The 3 Types of Insurance Policies Singaporeans Should Consider
If your insurance agent had his way, you’d be insured for everything from the flu to missed MRT trains. On top of that you’d be paying every leftover cent into...
23 May 2016
Budgeting
3 Ways to Deal When Your Friends are the Ones Making You Spend Money
Despite the high cost of living, the only Singaporeans you’re likely to hear openly encouraging each other to save money are aunties at FairPrice. Amongst almost everyone else, there’s this...
23 May 2016
Career
Instead of Unemployment Insurance, Here’s What is Being Done Instead to Help Singaporeans Keep Their Jobs
Taylor Swift insures her legs, but unfortunately for Singaporeans, you’re not going to be able to do the same for your jobs. If you lose your job, you’re on your...
20 May 2016
Career
3 Reasons Why Singaporeans Should Be More Supportive of the Government’s Budget 2016 Measures to Help SMEs
The average Singapore employee labours away for an SME towkay whom he sees as being exploitative, evil and one rung below Satan.
19 May 2016
Career
6 Things That Should Set Off Alarm Bells When You Go For a Job Interview
It’s a lot easier to be pickier about a job before you accept, rather than change jobs just because you can, only to realise you’ve switched to a job that’s...
19 May 2016
Budgeting
3 Good Habits That Stop You From Wasting Money on the Things You Buy
Singaporeans like to buy, buy, buy. But how much do they actually get out of the stuff they fork out good money for?
18 May 2016
Budgeting
5 Key Steps Singaporeans in Their 20s Can Take in Order to Move Towards Financial Independence
Singaporeans might have a pretty decent median salary compared to other countries in the region, but we don’t fare so well when it comes to financial freedom—at least if the...
18 May 2016
Education
5 Degrees Singaporeans Can Get in Australia That are Now Recognised Here
Australia used to be thought of as that country you sent your kids to if they didn’t make it into NUS. But these days, more and more Singaporeans are heading...
17 May 2016
Career
The 4 Biggest Challenges Faced by Singaporeans Running a One-Man Show
If the thought of having to deal with inconsiderate colleagues or listen to office gossip makes you want to sharpen your parang, being a self-employed person or working from home...
17 May 2016
Budgeting
3 Things Singaporeans Should Do to Prevent Being Scammed by a Fake Government Website
Nigerian princes and WeChat hookers aren’t the only online scam artists Singaporeans should beware of.
16 May 2016
Family
Expecting a Baby? Here’s 5 Ways You Should be Planning Your Finances
So, you’re pregnant or, if that’s biologically impossible for you, your spouse is. Congratulations! You’ve got quite a do-list ahead of you. And no, planning the baby shower should not...
13 May 2016
Travel
5 Cheaper Alternatives to Holiday Destinations Popular with Singaporeans
No Singaporean can be accused of never going on overseas holidays since driving across the Causeway to JB is, technically, going abroad.
13 May 2016
Property
If You Bought a BTO 5-7 Years Ago, Now is the Perfect Time to Upgrade
No matter what people say about the Five Cs going out of style, the Singaporean dream is still alive and well for some. Well, guess what, one of the Cs,...
12 May 2016
Invest
Singaporeans Must Do These 3 Things Before Jumping into Investing
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of investing here at MoneySmart. It’s not something that’s “nice to do” if you “have the money”. For most of us who don’t...
12 May 2016
Opinion
3 Disturbing Observations About Singaporeans’ Attitude Towards Planning for Retirement
I don’t think I’m THAT old, but retirement is something I’ve been thinking about for a couple of years already. I think about it most intensely when I’m slogging away...
11 May 2016
Career
A Recruiter Tells Us 3 Things Job Seekers Should Know if They Have Gaps in Their Resumés
So you thought it was a great idea to embark on a 9 month voyage of self-discovery around the world. But now that you’re back and desperately job hunting, here’s the...
11 May 2016
Budgeting
4 Ways Singaporeans Can Change Their Behaviour So They Spend Less
For some people, forcing themselves to steer clear of designer sales or slum it by eating at a hawker centre instead of a restaurant makes them feel like they are...
10 May 2016
Career
4 Steps Retrenched PMETs Must Take if They Want to Get Back on the Career Ladder
I have a few friends who hate their jobs so much they’re dying to get retrenched so they can take their severance packages and travel the world for a couple...
10 May 2016
Shopping
Here’s 3 Reasons Why Singaporeans Doing More Shopping Online Than in Malls is a Good Thing
Orchard Road is a bit of a joke these days. Once the crowning glory of Singapore, the Orchard stretch is now thought of as an overcrowded hellhole, and even fashionistas...
9 May 2016
Career
3 of the Most Popular Jobs Amongst Singaporeans Who Want to Be Their Own Boss
Hands up every Singaporean whose parents warned them they’d end up becoming road sweepers if they didn’t study hard.
9 May 2016
Career
6 Tips for University Students Going to Their First Career Fair
Listen up, young padawans. You’ve spent the last 13 to 15 years of your life being educated, and now it’s time to attend career fairs organised by hundreds of companies...
6 May 2016
Opinion
How Can the Government Make Cars More Affordable for Singaporean Families?
“Car-lite” is such a buzzword these days, it’s starting to sound like the name of some new fad diet. Let’s forget for a second that the MRT network is woefully overtaxed...
5 May 2016
Budgeting
6 Irritating Ways Being Forgetful Causes Singaporeans to Waste Tons of Money
For most Singaporeans, their first brush with the dangers of forgetting stuff came in primary school, when they had to grit their teeth and tell their teachers, “I forgot to...
4 May 2016
Life Insurance
5 Types of Insurance Plans in Singapore You Didn’t Know Existed
Concert pianists get their hands insured, supermodels and pro sportspeople buy insurance for their bodies, and it’s easy to see why. You might not think you have any body parts...
4 May 2016
Opinion
3 Ways the Singapore Government Can Truly Encourage Car-Liteness
It’s pretty ironic that the Baby Bonus isn’t making Singaporeans want to have more kids, while in spite of the COE so many Singaporeans still feel that cars make their...
3 May 2016