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...

Last week, Clara made a seemingly harmless, random comment about how expensive the Lido McDonald’s is. I was shocked because AREN’T ALL MCDONALD’S PRICED THE SAME????! Oh boy, did she...

Google “Giant supermarket” and you’ll find several 2018 reports on ummm, funky foodstuff: In Feb, there were worms found in egg trays. In Sep, there were bits of plastic in...

One of Singapore’s most atas neighbourhoods, Holland Village was Dempsey Hill before Dempsey Hill was anything. But gone are the days where you’d get called out on radio for wearing shorts and...

Thanks to an ill-advised bob that took forever to grow out, I somehow managed to avoid expensive hair salons for the past year or two. But now that my hair...

Cafe-hopping in Singapore is wallet-draining business. Paying $20 for a tiny cup of “artisanal” coffee and a plate of nutritionally unsound confectionery is part of the classic Singapore cafe experience. So...

If the crowds of people gaping at every shopping mall’s Chinese New Year “12 animal signs” zodiac display is anything to go by, no Singaporean can resist reading about their own...

I absolutely hate working out and that exorbitantly priced barre class that I want to go for is not making things easier. I mean, come on – how can it...

I know firsthand how chor it is for newly weds to pay for both the dream wedding and home at the same time. Even if you hold a modest banquet and only make...

A stroller is one of the many big-ticket items that Singaporean parents get. It transports your baby from one place to another, and can also double up as a shopping...

Auto-playing Instagram videos and convenient push notifications are all fun and games until your happy, worry-free life is disrupted by an unexpected 3-digit phone bill. Yup, we all know what...