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 Singapore lottery. *low whistle*...
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...
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 scouting for banks with the best interest rates...
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 and age. But beware of...
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 more than 20 percent since...
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 only thing you’re...
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, we set...
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 job isn’t as easy as it may seem....
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 credit...
15 September 2014
Invest
5 Things You Learn from Losing $5,000 in the Stock Market
Sometime in my mid – 20’s, I got tired of living on corn flakes and ketchup packets. So using what time and money I had, I read up on finance...
27 August 2014
Property
3 Insane Ways People Try to Flout HDB’s Subletting Rules
HDB has a ton of rules, because it’s public housing and all. And at first, we were about to explain those rules to you. Because the writer for HDB’s web page...
22 July 2014
Shopping
9 Ways to Get Ripped Off at Sim Lim Square and Beyond
I think I got ripped off buying my new phone. Either that or I’m waaaay out of touch with gadgets, and a phone really is worth $500 more when it...
18 July 2014
Invest
7 Signs You’re Financially Successful and Don’t Know It Yet
You know why Singaporeans aren’t happy? It’s because we’re always pushed to get the biggest house. The sexiest car. The most expensive smartphone. “That’s an unusually mature observation from you.”...
15 July 2014
Property
4 Ways to Get Your HDB Flat “Confiscated”
I’m amazed people try anything illegal in their HDB flats. I mean, it’s not exactly spacious: a few inches of wall separates us from the most intimate details of our...
3 July 2014
Shopping
5 Street Scams in Singapore You Shouldn’t Be Fooled By
Lots of people laugh at scam victims – right up till they themselves pay $500 for a new “eye pad” online. Then they get whiny, and out come the excuses:...
26 June 2014
Career
50+ Year Old Singaporeans Reveal the 3 Major Career Mistakes They Wish They Hadn’t Made
You know, I used to run a career counseling service. But it didn’t take off. “That’s because your only career tactic was to become an investment banker before 1981.” Hey,...
25 June 2014
Life Insurance
How Insurers Investigate Fraud in Singapore
I almost got busted for insurance fraud once. That was when I microwaved oily bacon in tinfoil and set most of my kitchen on fire. “You were safe from fraud...
18 June 2014
Education
4 Downright Unethical Ways Tuition Agencies Are Taking Advantage of You
If I were a tutor, I’d have two prices. For $250 a month I’d make (probably futile) attempts to teach. For $500 a month I’d guarantee an A. “By getting...
5 June 2014
Life Insurance
Why the Right Life Insurance Policy Will Stop You From Over Relying on Your CPF
Previously, this article was about how Medisave and CPF might not provide enough. But as of now, my insurance policy is to not blog about the government. I can’t even...
4 June 2014
Budgeting
Here’s How To Tell If That Old Comic Book In Your House Is Worth A Lot of Money
When they asked me to discuss this, I immediately requested a less inflammatory topic. Like abortion, or creationism. There are only three certainties when discussing comic book investments: it’s fun,...
3 June 2014
Invest
5 Better Things You Should Be Doing With Your NS Pay (Rather Than Getting Drunk)
National Service is a pain in the keister, we get that. But here’s the kicker: while you’re busy defending the country from invaders more imaginary than your CPF money, you’re...
23 May 2014
Property
Renovate Your Home, Not Your Wallet: 5 Essential Tips!
I’ve seen what happens to old houses and flats. It’s like that documentary, Life After People, with the added misfortune that you’re around to see it. Take my buddy Aaron for...
10 January 2014
Life Insurance
The Three Types of Life Insurance Every Singaporean Should Understand
Last week my insurance agent sent me the most intense word game ever. It kept me occupied for three hours; then I realised it was the terms and conditions. Let’s...
2 September 2013
Invest
The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 3: REITs & CPF Investments)
In our previous article, we delved into the world of Unit Funds and ETFs. In the final part of our 3-part guide to investment products, we look at REITs, which...
29 July 2013