Budgeting
Budget 2019 Summary – 10 Key Takeaways For The Average Singaporean
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...
19 February 2019
Shopping
17 Cheap Blogshops in Singapore for Women’s Clothing (2019)
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...
18 February 2019
Travel
Cherry Blossom Forecast (2019) – Sakura Bloom Dates, Last-Minute Flight Prices & More
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...
13 February 2019
Budgeting
The Cost of Smoking in Singapore – In Terms Of Starbucks Coffees & iPhones
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...
13 February 2019
Car Loans
Car Loan in Singapore – Guide to Financing Your Car in Singapore (2019)
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...
12 February 2019
Wedding
Wedding Photography & Wedding Videography Rates in Singapore (2019)
Your wedding is probably the most significant (and expensive) milestone in your life, so it’s no surprise that hiring a wedding photography and/or wedding videography studio is SOP in Singapore. No pic...
8 February 2019
Family
Maternity Wear Singapore: Where To Get Affordable Maternity & Nursing Tops and Dresses
Pregnancy is too tiring and too long a time to spend in ugly, shapeless clothes. Add to that the breastfeeding years where you’ll still carry some post-pregnancy weight, you’ll see...
4 February 2019
Dining
Acai Bowl Singapore Price Guide (2019) – Project Acai, Haakon & More
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...
4 February 2019
Credit Cards
7 Best Credit Cards in Singapore for Airport Lounge Access (2020)
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,...
30 January 2019
Entertainment
Bowling in Singapore – 7 Bowling Alley Chains Ranked from Cheapest to Most Expensive
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...
30 January 2019
Fitness & Beauty
Sephora Singapore vs Sephora Malaysia – Is Makeup Cheaper in JB?
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...
29 January 2019
Budgeting
Cheap Printing Services Singapore – Where Do T-Shirt Printing, Photo Printing & More
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...
28 January 2019
Budgeting
Hardware Stores Singapore – 10 Best Hardware Shops for DIY Home Improvement
No one likes to think about it, but the truth about moving into a new home is that something or other will break down at some point. So, heading down to the hardware...
28 January 2019
Dining
Did You Know That McDonald’s Charges You Different Prices At Different Outlets?
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...
24 January 2019
Entertainment
Cat Cafe Singapore Price List 2019 – Plus Bonus Dog Cafe!
Cat cafes… Good or bad, you decide. Personally, I don’t like the idea of businesses profiting off (perhaps involuntary) cat hugs. But as a fanatical cat lady who would never pass up a...
23 January 2019
Budgeting
Giant Supermarket Price Guide (2019) – Super Cheap Furniture & Household Items
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...
23 January 2019
Dining
Holland Village Food Guide (2019) – 12 Affordable Restaurants in This Atas Neighbourhood
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...
23 January 2019
Wedding
5 Tips to Buy An Engagement Ring Under $1,000 in Singapore
Venus is split in two camps: First, there are those who won’t settle for anything less than a flawless, 1-carat diamond engagement ring. These chichi ladies usually like designer wedding...
21 January 2019
Budgeting
How Much Do Haircuts at Singapore’s Most Popular Hair Salons Cost?
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...
16 January 2019
Dining
Healthy Meal Subscription & Tingkat Services in Singapore (2019)
As it turns out, having the healthy, balanced meals as recommended by the Health Promotion Board is not as simple as it seems. For me, it’s simply because affordable food options...
15 January 2019
Dining
Holland Village Cafe Price Guide 2019 – 10 Places for Coffee, Cakes & Ice-cream
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...
14 January 2019
Credit Cards
3 Best Credit Cards for Petrol in Singapore
This article isn’t about where to pump the cheapest petrol in Singapore. No matter if you go to Esso, Shell, SPC or Caltex, prices are usually about the same. They hardly differ...
13 January 2019
Entertainment
Year of the Pig 2019 – Money Predictions for Your Zodiac
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...
10 January 2019
Fitness & Beauty
GuavaPass vs KFit vs Classpass – Which Fitness Pass is the Most Worth It?
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...
8 January 2019
Renovation Loans
DBS vs OCBC vs CIMB vs Maybank Renovation Loans in Singapore (2019)
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...
1 January 2019