Having a child, especially your first, is like dealing with an alien invasion—albeit an invasion by a cute, googly-eyed alien. The home can feel like a battlefield, there’s carnage everywhere...

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...

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...

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...

The average Singapore employee labours away for an SME towkay whom he sees as being exploitative, evil and one rung below Satan.

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...

Singaporeans like to buy, buy, buy. But how much do they actually get out of the stuff they fork out good money for?

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...

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...

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...

Nigerian princes and WeChat hookers aren’t the only online scam artists Singaporeans should beware of.

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...

No Singaporean can be accused of never going on overseas holidays since driving across the Causeway to JB is, technically, going abroad.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hands up every Singaporean whose parents warned them they’d end up becoming road sweepers if they didn’t study hard.

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...

“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...

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...

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...