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MoneySmart Group is a personal finance platform helping millions across Southeast Asia make smarter moves with their money. Between fine print, endless options, and financial jargon, managing money can feel like a full-time job. MoneySmart cuts through the noise and make complex decisions—from picking the perfect credit card to finding the right insurance—simple, clear, and (dare we say it) even a little enjoyable. Across the region, our trusted platforms, MoneySmart.sg in Singapore and MoneySmart.hk in Hong Kong guide every earning, spending, saving, and investing decision.

Counselling in Singapore — Free & Affordable Help for Mental Healthcare
Healthcare
Counselling in Singapore — Free & Affordable Help for Mental Healthcare
If you're overwhelmed by mental stress, take the first step to ask for help in managing your head space better. Here's where you can seek affordable help.
14 September 2022
UOB Preferred Platinum Visa Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
Credit Cards
UOB Preferred Platinum Visa Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
The UOB Preferred Platinum Visa Card is such an unglam credit card that it looks like a debit card. But underneath that boring-ass navy blue exterior...
14 September 2022
August BTO 2022 Review: Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East, Tampines, Woodlands
Property
August BTO 2022 Review: Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East, Tampines, Woodlands
Editor's Note: August 2022 opened for applications from 30 August 2022 - 5 September 2022 If this is your first time applying for BTO, you'll have a h...
6 September 2022
UOB KrisFlyer Credit Card - MoneySmart Review 2022
Credit Cards
UOB KrisFlyer Credit Card - MoneySmart Review 2022
When the UOB KrisFlyer Card was launched, people got all excited (at least, the kind of people who hang out on forums like Flyertalk and Milelion). I...
1 September 2022
Mooncake Festival 2022:  Raffles Hotel, Goodwood Park, Peony Jade Mooncake Prices
Dining
Mooncake Festival 2022: Raffles Hotel, Goodwood Park, Peony Jade Mooncake Prices
Every Mid-Autumn Festival is always an interesting event, especially for folks with a sweet tooth or adventurous taste buds. Mooncakes are as tasty as...
26 August 2022
DBS Live Fresh Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
Credit Cards
DBS Live Fresh Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
Singapore’s go-to bank DBS must really want to change up their mundane, workaday image — just look at the snazzy DBS Live Fresh Card. The cashback cre...
22 August 2022
LTA Fine List – Guide to LTA, URA, HDB, TP, ERP Traffic Fines
Transportation
LTA Fine List – Guide to LTA, URA, HDB, TP, ERP Traffic Fines
Whether you own a car, use car sharing, or ride a motorcycle, traffic wardens are your worst enemy and roadblocks send shivers down your spine - after...
15 August 2022
Free Parking Singapore: Jewel, Wisma, Orchard, Sentosa, MBS (2022)
Transportation
Free Parking Singapore: Jewel, Wisma, Orchard, Sentosa, MBS (2022)
If I had to nominate one cliché that rings all-too-true in Singapore, it would be “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. Every year, more and more o...
11 August 2022
StashAway Review — StashAway vs Syfe vs Endowus, Fees, Portfolios
Invest
StashAway Review — StashAway vs Syfe vs Endowus, Fees, Portfolios
You might have heard of a little robo advisor called StashAway. OK, it's not so little — this startup has been around since 2016 and has dominated the...
10 August 2022
Teeth Whitening Singapore Price Guide - Home Kits vs Salons vs Dentists
Fitness & Beauty
Teeth Whitening Singapore Price Guide - Home Kits vs Salons vs Dentists
Plastic surgery and beauty-enhancing procedures have always been taboo in Singapore, but there is a strange exception: somehow, it's socially acceptab...
8 August 2022