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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.

Thrift Shopping & Selling on Refash — Plus, More Secondhand Stores to Check Out!
Shopping
Thrift Shopping & Selling on Refash — Plus, More Secondhand Stores to Check Out!
If you have ventured out of the online shopping world recently and actually went shopping #IRL, you probably would've heard of Refash. On the surface,...
18 October 2019
AXS Singapore Guide — Traffic Fines and Bill Payments, GrabPay & More
Credit Cards
AXS Singapore Guide — Traffic Fines and Bill Payments, GrabPay & More
The only people I knew who used AXS payment machines were those who were trying to 'siam' the $10 credit card charge by Scoot (it was $6 at the AXS ki...
17 October 2019
IUI in Singapore: Treatment Costs of Intrauterine Insemination & Success Rates
Family
IUI in Singapore: Treatment Costs of Intrauterine Insemination & Success Rates
You’re tired and frustrated of enduring two-week wait periods and endless questioning from your mother-in-law. You and your spouse want children more...
17 October 2019
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