Every three seconds, a new condo development sprouts up in Singapore. Or at least it feels like it, if the rapidly disappearing tracts of green space are anything to go...

Returning overseas Singaporeans often find to their dismay that working in Singapore is a different kettle of fish altogether. While being efficient at work and speaking up when something is...

Singaporeans are a lucky bunch when it comes to where they get to go on holiday. Southeast Asian destinations like Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia offer some of the world’s...

If the only money you’re earning from your job is your salary, then you’re not taking full advantage of the money-making opportunities that being an employee gives you. You go...

The constant struggle between headstrong millennial employees who value work-life balance and flexibility and their old-school baby boomer bosses who like lots of face time and unquestioning loyalty plays out...

It might be cheaper to die than get sick in Singapore, but that doesn’t mean we want to actually die. And no matter how broke you are, when you’re haemorrhaging...

Everyone books flights online these days, but not everyone gets the best deals. Human travel agents may have gone the way of pagers, PDAs and the dinosaurs, but not everyone...

The Great Singapore Sale used to be a big deal, second only to Christmas. People would save up their hard-earned cash all year round just so they could blow it...

Step into a big commercial gym in Singapore and you might be forgiven for thinking you’ve stepped into a pool of sharks. Salespeople masquerading as customer service officers eye you...

The woman who was recently fined for running a curry puff syndicate out of an HDB flat is not the only closet entrepreneur amongst us. From private tutors running huge...

Many Singaporeans are pretty bad at separating wants from needs. Sure, property is expensive, but what many young Singaporeans are really complaining about is the fact that a cocktail at...

Safe, conservative, perhaps even boring—this is how others tend to view Singaporeans, and indeed how many Singaporeans view themselves. But when it comes to investing, many Singaporeans are becoming more...

Every day at lunch, you stare forlornly into your wallet, realising you can only afford to spend a maximum of $15. With no other alternatives in sight, you trudge to...

The break up of a marriage is one of the suckiest things that can happen to you. Even if you’re secretly glad to finally be rid of that lowlife once...

Every fresh grad’s dream is to clinch a job offer that puts them on the fast-track to the high life. As you send out your resume, you fantasise about receiving...

It’s not easy maintaining vices in Singapore, as the government seems intent on making Singaporeans pay for their poisons. Drinking after 10:30pm is now restricted to bars, shutting out the...

Beauty comes at a price, so says everyone who’s gone for botox injections or redone their face with the help of plastic surgery. Looks matter at the workplace if you...

It seems like just yesterday when people were leaving their soul-destroying corporate jobs to set up cafes or social enterprises. These days, lots of disillusioned young professionals are hanging up...

My friend’s parents used to run their own travel agency. Once, as teenagers, in the days before budget airlines, we went on a trip to Bangkok. Flights and accommodation for...

Ask any Singaporean why they turned down that job offer in London or New York, and there’s a high chance he’ll say he needed to take care of his parents...

Those of us without trust funds often think of money as something you have to make sacrifices to get more of. But with people dying of overwork and work-life balance...

Just as I thought I was already being very thrifty, I met a guy who claimed he could get away with spending only $150 a month. I immediately turned green...

A friend hailing from overseas once commented that she was amazed to see so many genuine Chanel handbags being toted around on the MRT in Singapore. In fact, most of...

Beneath Singapore’s glittery facade, many citizens secretly struggle with debt. Household debt levels are rising to the point where the authorities are sitting up and taking notice. MAS has rolled...

Getting a university education in Singapore is no longer as cheap as it used to be, with Singaporean undergraduates matriculating in 2015 expecting to pay at least $25,000 for a...