Few things worry a parent as much as when a child falls ill. The younger the child, the greater the worry, especially since they can’t talk yet and won’t be...

Getting locked out of your home, office or car is no fun. It’s much worse when you’re locked in. You need a locksmith pronto. But who can you trust to...

If you opt for luxurious fabrics and high-end brands, buying a baju kurung in Singapore can easily cost you $300 to $400, at least. And with just about a month to...

The Bank of China launched the BOC Elite Miles Card in mid-2018 – and I must say, it’s pretty impressive. In fact, it may even be one of the best credit...

Most Singaporeans go on a holiday once a year, even if that means Johor Bahru, Bangkok or Batam. There’s just nothing like a getaway to restore sanity and recharge our...

So, you’ve scrimped and saved, avoided splurging wherever possible and made the best financial decisions over the past couple of years. Congratulations, and now you’re going to invest all that...

With all the buzz around the newly launched Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, it looks The Economist was right – 2019 is really kicking off to look like “the year...

On behalf of all the women… bras are oppressive! These wired contraptions are super uncomfortable, expensive and in the case of most petite Asians, totally unnecessary. The modern woman’s solution?...

Video gaming is an expensive hobby – and I say this as a girl who only boots up her PS4 once in while when there are big releases, like the...

K-pop, K-beauty, K-BBQ… As long as it’s Korean, it’s worth checking out, right? If you want to live and breathe the K-lifestyle, you’ll need to stock up your kitchen with...

Have you ever wondered who decides how much a property cost? Why can’t we buy a property, spruce it up real nice and sell them off at high profit? The...

Singaporeans get traditional when it comes to property. We want the land we pay for, and 99 years won’t cut it. We want our descendants holding on to it. But...

With semi-permanent makeup, “I woke up like this” isn’t so hard to believe anymore. The most popular procedure is eyebrow embroidery, which is kind of like getting it tattooed, except...

Just writing this article might make me the black sheep of the team: After all, spending $7 on a Starbucks iced coffee isn’t a very “MoneySmart thing” to do, especially...

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat made the Singapore Budget 2019 announcement on Monday (18 Feb 2019), and it is all anyone can talk about this week. But what exactly are...

Thanks to rumours of Budget 2019 being a pre-election announcement, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat had every Singaporean’s full attention for 2 hours yesterday afternoon. The Budget 2019 measures focus...

The blogshop scene in Singapore has come a long way from its “SgFleaMarket” & “SgSellTrade” days on Blogspot and LiveJournal. “Blogshop clothes” are no longer only for teeny boppers and...

Everyone loves Japan – and even more so during cherry blossom season. From soonest to latest, here is the 2019 sakura bloom date forecast.   Japan cherry blossom forecast 2019...

As a non-smoker with super sensitive sinuses, I’m glad that the legal age for smoking cigarettes in Singapore was recently raised to 19 (effective Jan 2019). I’m even happier that...

No matter how expensive cars get in Singapore, price is not going to stop some of us from wanting to buy them. Yet how many of us have a hundred...

I had my first acai bowl two weeks ago – shut up, I know I am a complete loser and late to the party – but boy, was it life-changing. I went...

Imagine this: you’re about to take a 17 hour flight across the world, and you’re too cheap to splurge on anything more than an economy class seat. Not to fret,...

If your workplace has employees that just don’t do stuff like laser tag or dragon boating, there’s always bowling, the boring but still acceptable team bonding activity. And of course, if...

As far as a beauty junkie like me is concerned, heaven actually exists (hint: the pearly gates have black-and-white stripes). And not just in Singapore, but across the causeway in...

In spite of the government’s best attempts to turn us into a Smart Nation, printing services in Singapore are still going strong. Whether it’s words, photos, logos or designs, these days you...