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counselling singapore depression
Healthcare
Counselling in Singapore — Free & Affordable Help for Mental Healthcare
We’re always joking about slaving our lives away, but that’s only because it’s true — very often, living, studying and working in Singapore can feel like being in a pressure...
14 September 2022
UOB Preferred Platinum Card
Credit Cards
UOB Preferred Platinum Visa Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
The UOB Preferred Platinum Visa Card is such an unglam credit card that it looks like a debit card. But underneath that boring-ass navy blue exterior is a pretty good...
14 September 2022
August BTO 2022 Review: Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East, Tampines, Woodlands (Image/ Pexels by Pixabay)
Property
August BTO 2022 Review: Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East, Tampines, Woodlands
Editor’s Note: August 2022 opened for applications from 30 August 2022 – 5 September 2022 If this is your first time applying for BTO, you’ll have a higher chance with...
6 September 2022
uob krisflyer credit card
Credit Cards
UOB KrisFlyer Credit Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
When the UOB KrisFlyer Card was launched, people got all excited (at least, the kind of people who hang out on forums like Flyertalk and Milelion). It was the first...
1 September 2022
mooncake festival singapore 2018
Dining
Mooncake Festival 2022: Raffles Hotel, Goodwood Park, Peony Jade Mooncake Prices
Every Mid-Autumn Festival is always an interesting event, especially for folks with a sweet tooth or adventurous taste buds. Mooncakes are as tasty as they are sinful, but they’re also...
26 August 2022
dbs live fresh card
Credit Cards
DBS Live Fresh Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
Singapore’s go-to bank DBS must really want to change up their mundane, workaday image — just look at the snazzy DBS Live Fresh Card. The cashback credit card has a graphic,...
22 August 2022
traffic fines in singapore
Transportation
LTA Fine List – Guide to LTA, URA, HDB, TP, ERP Traffic Fines
Whether you own a car, use car sharing, or ride a motorcycle, traffic wardens are your worst enemy and roadblocks send shivers down your spine – after all, there’s nothing worse...
15 August 2022
free parking singapore
Transportation
Free Parking Singapore: Jewel, Wisma, Orchard, Sentosa, MBS (2022)
If I had to nominate one cliché that rings all-too-true in Singapore, it would be “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. Every year, more and more of our favourite...
11 August 2022
stashaway review
Invest
StashAway Review — StashAway vs Syfe vs Endowus, Fees, Portfolios
You might have heard of a little robo advisor called StashAway. OK, it’s not so little — this startup has been around since 2016 and has dominated the robo advisor...
10 August 2022
teeth whitening singapore
Fitness & Beauty
Teeth Whitening Singapore Price Guide – Home Kits vs Salons vs Dentists
Plastic surgery and beauty-enhancing procedures have always been taboo in Singapore, but there is a strange exception: somehow, it’s socially acceptable to spend tons of money fixing your teeth to...
8 August 2022
dbs multiplier account review
Savings Accounts
DBS Multiplier Account Review — Should You Switch Savings Account in 2022?
Remember the ads for the DBS Multiplier account? You know, the one with bunnies multiplying? That’s supposed to suggest how fast your money can grow in this high interest savings...
4 August 2022
Graphic illustration of hand holding a bill amounting to $5,242 to represent credit score and debt.
Credit Cards
6 Reasons Why Your Credit Score Is Bad – Credit Cards & Home Loans (2022)
Most of us will never think about our credit score until… our credit card application or home loan gets rejected.  “Credit score? Does Singapore have credit score system?” Yes, we...
4 August 2022
best annual travel insurance singapore
Travel Insurance
11 Best Annual Travel Insurance from $270 You Can Buy Online (2022)
“Annual travel insurance? Isn’t that for frequent flyers, like those investment bankers and C-level executives?” you ask. Actually, I’d argue that it’s something that’s very worthwhile for many regular Singaporeans to buy....
2 August 2022
hpv vaccine singapore 2018
Healthcare
HPV Vaccine Singapore: How much does Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil 9 cost?
Wouldn’t you sit up and pay attention if we told you that you could get vaccinated against cancer? Well, you can, at least for cervical cancer. It’s as easy as getting...
1 August 2022
Cheapest Travel Insurance Promotion: Promo Codes for NTUC, FWD, Sompo travel insurance
Travel Insurance
Cheapest Travel Insurance Promotion: Promo Codes for NTUC, FWD, Sompo travel insurance
I have a love-hate relationship with travel insurance – it’s the umbrella I know I should bring out, yet am always tempted to leave at home. Whether or not you should get travel insurance is...
28 July 2022
senior travel insurance 2018
Travel Insurance
Senior Travel Insurance for Elderly with Pre-Existing Medical Conditions (2022)
Finally planning to take your parents or grandparents on holiday this year? You’ve probably got a good handle on the travel itinerary, but you might not have thought about yet...
28 July 2022
travel insurance claims
Travel Insurance
How to Claim Travel Insurance? A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide (2022)
Nobody ever wants to make travel insurance claims unless they really, really have to. Why? Because it’s troublesome, lah. It’ll always be a hassle to fill up forms and rustle...
28 July 2022
ocbc travel insurance review
Travel Insurance
OCBC Travel Insurance Review 2022: Promotion, Complimentary Insurance, Covid-19
OCBC travel insurance is a top choice for Singaporeans who are risk-averse and prefer to insure themselves with longstanding brands – it is provided by Great Eastern, the insurance arm...
22 July 2022
medishield life
Health Insurance
MediShield Life vs Integrated Shield Plan: 3 Things You Didn’t Know
Did you know that if you are a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, you are covered by MediShield Life? In addition, did you know that two-thirds of Singaporeans and Permanent...
13 July 2022
citibank travel insurance review
Travel Insurance
Citibank Travel Insurance Singapore Review: Free Travel Insurance, Promotion, Covid-19
Citibank travel insurance is one of the most popular travel insurance options in Singapore, perhaps because you can get complimentary Citibank travel insurance if you charge your travel fare to...
2 July 2022
ohm energy review singapore
Budgeting
Ohm Energy Review — Comparison of Ohm Singapore Electricity Plans
Editor’s Note: Ohm Energy exited Singapore’s Open Electricity Market (OEM) in October 2021. All Ohm Energy customers were transferred to Singapore Power (SP). SP’s Q3 2022 electricity tariff is $0.3017/kWh....
1 July 2022
iSwitch Singapore Electricity Review
Budgeting
iSwitch Review — Comparison & Review of iSwitch Electricity Plans in Singapore
Editor’s Note: iSwitch ceased operations in November 2021. All iSwitch customer accounts were transferred to Singapore Power (SP). SP’s Q3 2022 electricity tariff is $0.3017/kWh. Check out the latest electricity retailers’ price plans...
1 July 2022
sp group electricity retailer
Budgeting
Open Electricity Market (OEM) Singapore – What Is It & How Does It Work?
Before the Open Electricity Market (OEM) in Singapore launched in November 2018, electricity supply was never something Singaporeans had to give much thought to. Singapore Power (SP Group) was the only electricity...
1 July 2022
best electricity singapore
Budgeting
BEST Electricity Retailer Singapore – Price Plans Review (Exited Singapore)
Editor’s Note: BEST Electricity exited Singapore’s Open Electricity Market (OEM) in October 2021. Singapore Power (SP). SP’s Q3 2022 electricity tariff is $0.3017/kWh. Check out the latest electricity retailers’ price plans here. We’re completely done...
1 July 2022
electricity retailer oem have not switched commentary
Budgeting
5 Reasons Why Singaporeans Have Yet To Switch To OEM Electricity Retailers
It’s been 4 years since the Open Electricity Market (OEM) launched in Singapore in November 2018… aka 4 years since Singapore Power (SP) Group gave up its monopoly and allowed private electricity...
1 July 2022