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Want to Score a Job at Grab? Here Are 3 Tips to Get Hired
Career
Want to Score a Job at Grab? Here Are 3 Tips to Get Hired
From the GrabCar decals and GrabFood riders on the road to the GrabPay wobblers at the cashier, Singapore is seeing bright green at every turn — and w...
17 October 2019
Best Debit Cards, Credit Cards and Savings Accounts for Full-Time National Servicemen (NSFs)
Credit Cards
Best Debit Cards, Credit Cards and Savings Accounts for Full-Time National Servicemen (NSFs)
For many Singaporean men, their National Service (NS) salary (well, allowance) is the first "real" paycheque they'll ever receive. If you're a current...
14 October 2019
Getting a HDB Flat vs Executive Condo (EC) vs Private Condo in Singapore (2019)
Property
Getting a HDB Flat vs Executive Condo (EC) vs Private Condo in Singapore (2019)
If you are house-shopping now and can only afford to get a new HDB BTO, then you obviously don't have much of a choice. But if you still have time to...
2 October 2019
Camera Rental Singapore: Price List of DSLR, GoPro and Lens Rental
Budgeting
Camera Rental Singapore: Price List of DSLR, GoPro and Lens Rental
Cameras are really costly. If you need a quality camera only for special occasions like a scuba-diving trip, shooting your best friend’s pre-wedding p...
26 September 2019
BOC Family Card - MoneySmart Review 2020
Credit Cards
BOC Family Card - MoneySmart Review 2020
We all know that Bank of China (BOC) isn't exactly the sexiest bank out there — their cards don't have fancy designs and you hardly see their ads arou...
26 September 2019
10 "Interesting" Buys From The Golden Mile Complex Thai Supermarket
Shopping
10 "Interesting" Buys From The Golden Mile Complex Thai Supermarket
It's true that people "don't miss (their) water till the well runs dry". In the Singapore context, we don't miss our malls until they en bloc — first...
25 September 2019
CIMB Platinum Mastercard — MoneySmart Review 2020
Credit Cards
CIMB Platinum Mastercard — MoneySmart Review 2020
The CIMB Platinum Mastercard and Visa Signature credit cards caused quite a bit of buzz last year-end (Nov 2018), when they offered a whopping 10% cas...
20 September 2019
iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max Prices in Singapore (2019)
Shopping
iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max Prices in Singapore (2019)
I'm so tired of the whole iPhone hype — have people not switched out from Apple yet?! News of the newest iPhone models just dropped, and as with every...
19 September 2019
Singtel, Starhub and M1 iPhone 11 Prices (2019) — Which Telco Is The Cheapest?
Budgeting
Singtel, Starhub and M1 iPhone 11 Prices (2019) — Which Telco Is The Cheapest?
The news has been confirmed — the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro & iPhone 11 Pro Max will officially be released in Singapore on 20 Sep 2019. Preorders are...
19 September 2019
9 Best Restaurants To Get Fresh & Cheap Oysters Under $2++ a Pop
Dining
9 Best Restaurants To Get Fresh & Cheap Oysters Under $2++ a Pop
With the staggering number of seafood restaurants in Singapore, fresh oysters that are affordable at the same time are not as elusive as you think. If...
17 September 2019