Budgeting
Covid-19: What’s Singapore’s Refreshed Economic Strategy & How Does It Benefit Us?
We’re fast approaching the end of 2020, yet it appears that Covid-19 may stay with us for some time longer. It’s been one tough year — although our daily cases...
3 November 2020
Fitness & Beauty
HPB x Fitbit’s Live Healthy SG: Is It Worth Signing Up for a “Free” Fitbit?
COVID-19 is truly the bane of our lives — our favourite National Steps Challenge Season 6 is cancelled. Since the National Steps Challenge won’t make a comeback this year, the...
29 October 2020
Life Insurance
Don’t Know What Investment-Linked Insurance Policies Are? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know
This post was written in collaboration with Great Eastern. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same...
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Budgeting
3 Ways to Maximise Your Singtel Dash Rewards
Source: Singtel Dash In tough times such as this ongoing Covid-19 situation, maximising our dollar is key. For example, I have stopped buying items at full price (unless I urgently...
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Life Insurance
5 Things You May Not Know About Personal Insurance in 2020
Insurance has become more important than ever these days, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, global economic doom and gloom, and all the bad things that have happened in 2020,...
29 September 2020
Life Insurance
When & Why Do People Think About Buying Term Life Insurance Anyway?
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably thinking about buying term life insurance, or even wondering what in the world it is (no, really, what is it?). Term life insurance...
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Family
Baby Budget — Cost Considerations That Come with Having A Baby in Singapore
Let’s face it, parenthood is expensive. No matter how well you plan, it’s impossible to really predict all the costs that come with raising a child, such as medical costs,...
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Personal Loans
Home Renovations in Singapore — How You Can Budget For It
Renovating a home is a big project to undertake, and the process can be complicated — even if you’ve done it before. In addition, home renovation can be expensive. The...
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Personal Loans
Personal Loans in Singapore — What Does It Mean To Borrow Responsibly?
You need some spare cash and have decided to take up a personal loan. As always, it’s important to be prudent with any financial choice, so read on to make...
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Life Insurance
Critical Illness Definitions Will Change from 26 August 2020 — What Does This Mean to Me?
*Note that insurers may adopt the new definitions at an earlier date — before 26 August 2020. On 29 August 2019, the Life Insurance Association (LIA) Singapore announced changes to...
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Budgeting
5 Ways DBS NAV Planner Can Help You Improve Your Financial Health in 2020
This post was written in collaboration with DBS. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
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Savings Accounts
Compilation of Updated Savings Account Interest Rates Amid Covid-19 Recession (July 2020)
In case you haven’t got the memo, the world is in recession. Last month, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed their rates to almost zero in a desperate bid to shore up...
2 July 2020
Shopping
Shopee Promo Codes & Credit Card Discounts in Singapore (2020)
Be it Shopee or anywhere else, as long as it’s an online shopping platform, you had better first Google for promo codes. If you can’t find any, then boycott them...
2 July 2020
Invest
Syfe’s New Equity100 Portfolio — Why It’s A Smart Way to Invest in Global ETFs
This post was written in collaboration with Syfe. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective lens....
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Budgeting
Dengue Fever in Singapore — Symptoms, Insurance & Treatment Costs
Everyone is worrying about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but there’s another virus that’s spreading on the down low — dengue fever. As of June 2020, there are already more than 12,000...
23 June 2020
Invest
Want to Open A Mobile Brokerage Account? 5 Things to Consider Before Choosing This Investment Route
This post was written in collaboration with Tiger Brokers Singapore. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same...
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Life Insurance
Why Standalone Critical Illness (CI) Plans Are Cheaper In Your 20s
This post was written in collaboration with Singlife. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective lens....
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Home Loans
U.S. Fed Rates Slashed, SIBOR Plunges: What Does That Mean For 2020 Mortgage Rates in Singapore?
2019 was the year of SIBOR’s recovery, but the recent emergency fed rate cut has officially tipped the scales. The Federal Reserve interest rate were cut by half a percentage...
2 June 2020
Shopping
Gaming Console Prices in Singapore — PS4 vs Xbox One vs Nintendo Switch
Hate to break it to you, but if you thought you were the only genius who thought of buying a gaming console to tide you through the circuit breaker lockdown,...
11 May 2020
Budgeting
Circles Life Review 2020: Plans, Promo Codes & Data Roaming Options
Circles Life was the radical new player that changed the entire telco scene in Singapore in 2016. As a mobile virtual network operators (MVNO), it taps on M1’s network and...
8 May 2020
Invest
The “Great Lockdown Recession”: Is This a Good Time to Start Investing?
Covid-19 has been devastating for many workers and industries, but investors are divided as to whether this is a hellhole from which the economy will never crawl out of or...
29 April 2020
Budgeting
Covid-19 Circuit Breaker: An Updated List of CCB Measures and Fines
Maybe one day I’ll be mature enough to not giggle at it, but as of now, I’m really tickled by how everyone is embracing the term “CCB”, which now stands...
21 April 2020
Budgeting
[UPDATED] Solidarity Budget 2020 — $600 Solidarity Payment, 75% Co-Funding for Wages & More
By now, you should be pretty dang shaken by the social and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. If not, then you and your circle are very privileged. Many Singaporeans are...
21 April 2020
Budgeting
Giving.sg Charity Portal: 13 Charities for Covid-19 Donations in Singapore
The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has shined light on the most vulnerable people in society, such as the ill, elderly, disabled, etc. If you are young, healthy and your only complaint...
17 April 2020
Budgeting
Did You Know That 2 Diamonds With the Same GIA Cert (and Price) Can Look Very Different? Here’s Why
This post was written in collaboration with JannPaul. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
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