
Budgeting
"Investing" in Singapore Lottery? The Math Behind Toto and 4D in Singapore
$13.12 million. That's how much one lucky punter walked away with in May 2024—the largest prize money won from a single ticket in the history of Singa...
23 July 2024

Personal Loans
7 Things Singaporeans Should Know About Pawn Shops
Back in the '80s, middle-class Singaporeans associated pawn shops with poverty. If you were seen walking into one, your acquaintances would never let you live it down; they immediately assumed you're an alcoholic, glue-sniffing, 4D addict. But these days, pawn shops are becoming an accepted part of the loans scene (sigh). At least know this about pawn shops then:
28 June 2024

Personal Loans
Five Pro Tips To Consider When Taking Out A Personal Loan In Singapore
Let's get personal.
As taking personal loans from banks becoming an increasingly common practice in Singapore, talks on improving credit score and sc...
15 December 2022

Credit Cards
5 Ways to Deal With Late Payment Fees on Your Credit Card
Credit cards are useful for getting cash back rebates and free air miles for your expenditure. They're also needed for paying cashlessly in this day a...
30 November 2018

Budgeting
Bankruptcy in Singapore - What are the Consequences?
As of September 2018, there are almost 17,000 undischarged bankrupts in Singapore. The good news is that the number of bankruptcy cases has dropped by...
13 November 2018

Credit Cards
5 Tips To Maximize Your Cashback Card Benefits
So you've heard cashback cards offer the best savings, and you want to switch. Or maybe you already have a cashback card, and you're wondering why the...
11 August 2017

Credit Cards
3 Best Credit Cards for Students In Singapore
In my day, students had allowances of $8. And those were the rich kids. Our mobile phones was two soup cans connected by string. When we broke bones,...
20 January 2015

Career
5 Things Degree Holders Need To Do To Survive in Singapore's Job Economy
Congratulations on graduating! You're now one a few hundred thousand graduates in the job market, many of whom will quickly realise that securing a jo...
3 January 2015

Invest
The Best Way to Spend $1,000 in Your 20's
You've probably seen this kind of article before. The best way to invest $1,000 is to put it in your CPF, drop it in a fixed deposit, blah blah blah....
2 October 2014

Budgeting
4 Good Reasons For Incurring Debt
When I was growing up, I was taught that debt is a bad thing. That it's up there with procrastination, swear words, and AIDs. I didn't even touch a cr...
15 September 2014
