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...

Being a mother in Singapore isn’t easy, no matter what the many beaming Mothers’ Day photos on Facebook might have you believe.

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...

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...

Singapore might be a paradise for shopping and eating, but if there’s one city in the world that beats us hands down, it’s Hong Kong. This city is even more...

Remember the first day of your first internship? Getting off the bus or MRT, gazing wide-eyed at the office buildings towering overhead, and feeling like an imposter in the office...

Previously on MoneySmart, we talked about some of the skills Singaporeans who actually care about their employability should probably look into building in 2016.

Losing your job when you’re young sucks, but not as much as it does when you’re middle aged, have a mortgage to pay off, a family to support or kids...

A lot has been said about how expensive property is in Singapore, blah blah blah, but the fact is that most Singaporeans will never ever have to worry about how...

So the government has been offering companies money to implement flexible work arrangements with the Work-Life Grant, but for once, SMEs aren’t rushing to snap up the freebies.

The latest saga to go viral on Singaporean social media is the story of this couple’s wedding photo disaster. While not a fan of Stomp-style flaming and shaming, I have...

Despite the fact that Singaporeans fret so much about money issues, so many people do absolutely nothing about their finances other than show up at work each day.

So you’ve collected the keys to your HDB flat, and you have a deadline looming over your head—to register your marriage. Congratulations!

Singapore’s employment rate may continue to be low, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will continue to be easy to find a stable job. Remember, being paid $1,000 a month...

Everyone “wishes” they could save more money. But if you’re not willing to give anything up to reach your savings goals, that’s yet another goal that’s going to join your...

Singapore is such a small island it really isn’t that hard, or that expensive, to get out of it. You can take a bus out of the country from almost...