Before my child was even born, my husband and I were researching on every childcare option there was and visiting them one by one. This was because I was deadly...

People joke about marriage being the end, but any parent can tell you that the real end truly comes when you have a child. Ok, so, I guess there’s no...

No matter what the government says about the joys of parenting, most of the Singaporean kids you see around you look plain miserable. Their lives are a battery of school,...

Almost every financial advisor you meet will ask if you have an emergency fund in place. You know what the unfortunate thing is? Too many Singaporeans don’t have one!

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase, “The men don’t get it”. Menstrual cramps? Menopause? Notice these words all start with “men”? Ha ha. Jokes...

Cat abuse and abandonment are more common than we think in Singapore. Sometimes, cats simply suffer because of neglect that leads to overpopulation.  Thankfully, a passionate community is working behind...

The moment Melissa held the 10-week-old baby girl in her arms, she couldn’t bear to put her down. She was enraptured. Born in Indonesia, the baby girl (later named Kaitlyn)...

Singapore’s education system has always been hailed as world-class, but it’s also one of the world’s most stressful. Young children in Singapore start to gear up for the national PSLE...

Wondering why your friend can always save consistently but you’re all out of cash by the last week of the month? The difference could be embedded in your personalities. But...

It’s stressful to not know whether you will have enough cash to last until the end of the month, with no budgeting strategies in place. But many Singaporeans live like...

The typical Singaporean family that we see today usually only has 1 or 2 children. Some blame it on the “Stop at Two” family planning campaign of the 1970s, but my...

It’s probably not unique to Singapore that parents are obsessed with which schools their children go to. But the MOE primary school registration system is probably like no other. To...

By now, you must have already seen pictures and videos of the iconic rain vortex and hyped-up first-in-Singapore shops in Jewel Changi. Or, you might have posted some yourself, under...

It’s not new to anyone that owning a car is ridiculously expensive in Singapore. Most of us are left either with public transport or taking Grab and taxis. But there...

The CPF (Central Provident Fund) is a social security system unique to Singapore. We’re basically forced to put aside savings for retirement, which you know, is necessarily a bad thing....

It’s common knowledge that Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday of May, but I bet some of you who landed here looking for Father’s Day gift ideas still don’t...

It has been slightly over a month since RedMart moved to Lazada. And it has also been the exact same amount of time since I last ordered with RedMart. Considering...

The credit cards buried deep in your wallet signify your net worth. Just like the way you dress, the car you drive, the house you live in, and the social...

Recently, it came to light that a bus operator engaged by Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS) quoted a monthly school bus fee of $550 for ferrying students two-way from Punggol...

There are some peculiar phenomena in the world of millennial parents. An up and coming one is the novelty of giving “push gifts”, or “push present”. What’s a push gift,...

Many young parents like me don’t want to slow down on exploring the world even after having a baby. They want to have the baby and travel with it too. But...

2019 marks the 200th year since Sir Stamford Raffles signed the 1819 Singapore Treaty with Temenggong Abdu’r Rahman and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor. This treaty gave the British East...