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5 Things That Hipsters are Gentrifying in Singapore
5 Things That Hipsters are Gentrifying in Singapore
Everyone has that hipster friend who owns an actual typewriter which he displays proudly in his room right ...
30 June 2016
Singaporeans Living From Paycheck to Paycheck Must Do These 3 Things Now
Singaporeans Living From Paycheck to Paycheck Must Do These 3 Things Now
People who count down to payday every month aren’t all poor. According to this recent news report, a lot ...
30 June 2016
These Hidden Costs of Retirement Could Derail Your Retirement Planning
These Hidden Costs of Retirement Could Derail Your Retirement Planning
When it comes to planning for retirement, it’s not just about plucking a magical number out of thin air, ...
24 June 2016
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8 Free or Cheap Things Every Broke Singaporean Can Do Alone at Home
As the end of the month approaches, you realise with dismay that you’ve busted your budget again thanks ...
16 June 2016
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5 Steps Singaporeans at Any Age Can Take to Plan For Retirement
I’ve been dreaming of retirement ever since I started working… that’s how traumatic my first job was. So ...
15 June 2016
5 Alternatives to a 5-Star Hotel Staycation in Singapore
5 Alternatives to a 5-Star Hotel Staycation in Singapore
Singaporeans have this curious habit of going on staycations—in other words, paying hundreds of dollars ...
10 June 2016
4 Things Shopping Mall Landlords in Singapore Should Do With All Those Vacant Units
4 Things Shopping Mall Landlords in Singapore Should Do With All Those Vacant Units
It seems like just yesterday when all the cool kids were hanging out in shopping malls. These days, the ...
10 June 2016
3 Ways to Deal When Your Friends are the Ones Making You Spend Money
3 Ways to Deal When Your Friends are the Ones Making You Spend Money
Despite the high cost of living, the only Singaporeans you’re likely to hear openly encouraging each other ...
23 May 2016
3 Good Habits That Stop You From Wasting Money on the Things You Buy
3 Good Habits That Stop You From Wasting Money on the Things You Buy
Singaporeans like to buy, buy, buy. But how much do they actually get out of the stuff they fork out good ...
18 May 2016
5 Key Steps Singaporeans in Their 20s Can Take in Order to Move Towards Financial Independence
5 Key Steps Singaporeans in Their 20s Can Take in Order to Move Towards Financial Independence
Singaporeans might have a pretty decent median salary compared to other countries in the region, but we ...
18 May 2016
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3 Things Singaporeans Should Do to Prevent Being Scammed by a Fake Government Website
Nigerian princes and WeChat hookers aren’t the only online scam artists Singaporeans should beware of.
16 May 2016
Is The New Telco on the Block Going to Change the Scene for Singaporean Mobile Users?
Is The New Telco on the Block Going to Change the Scene for Singaporean Mobile Users?
When the second Captain America: Civil War trailer showed up two months ago, the geek world’s reaction ...
16 May 2016
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4 Ways Singaporeans Can Change Their Behaviour So They Spend Less
For some people, forcing themselves to steer clear of designer sales or slum it by eating at a hawker centre ...
10 May 2016
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6 Irritating Ways Being Forgetful Causes Singaporeans to Waste Tons of Money
For most Singaporeans, their first brush with the dangers of forgetting stuff came in primary school, when ...
4 May 2016
Give Yourself an Annual Financial Checkup By Doing These 4 Things
Give Yourself an Annual Financial Checkup By Doing These 4 Things
Despite the fact that Singaporeans fret so much about money issues, so many people do absolutely nothing ...
21 April 2016
3 Little Ways to Challenge Yourself to Boost Your Savings
3 Little Ways to Challenge Yourself to Boost Your Savings
Everyone “wishes” they could save more money. But if you’re not willing to give anything up to reach your ...
18 April 2016
3 Ways Singaporeans Can Improve Their Relationships Without Spending a Single Cent
3 Ways Singaporeans Can Improve Their Relationships Without Spending a Single Cent
High maintenance, materialistic—these are words Singaporean men often use to describe their female counterparts, ...
4 April 2016
6 Little Hacks That Can Save Perpetually Busy Singaporeans Both Time and Money
6 Little Hacks That Can Save Perpetually Busy Singaporeans Both Time and Money
Anybody who was born and bred in Singapore knows that Singaporeans waste a lot of money (we’re probably ...
21 March 2016
5 Excuses Singaporeans Make For Not Planning For Retirement Early
5 Excuses Singaporeans Make For Not Planning For Retirement Early
It’s Singapore’s dirty little secret, but anyone who spends more than a few weeks here notices it: The ...
11 March 2016
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4 Little Rituals That Can Help Saving Money Become a Habit
Everybody has their own little habits or rituals. Maybe you make it a point to buy 4D each time you see ...
11 March 2016
3 Easy Hacks Chronic Overspenders Can Use to Save More and Spend Less
3 Easy Hacks Chronic Overspenders Can Use to Save More and Spend Less
Look at your to-do list for the week. Does it involve entries like “save the world” or “become a billionaire”? ...
4 March 2016
3 Ways to Feel Like You Still Have a Life While on a Tight Budget
3 Ways to Feel Like You Still Have a Life While on a Tight Budget
Now and then, someone will tell you that the cost of living in Singapore is not that high. After all, hawker ...
1 March 2016
If You Didn’t Know About These 5 Tax Deductions You Can Claim, You’ll Hate Yourself After Tax Season
If You Didn’t Know About These 5 Tax Deductions You Can Claim, You’ll Hate Yourself After Tax Season
They say that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. Well, I can add one more thing to this list ...
24 February 2016
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4 Money Saving Habits Tertiary Students Should Adopt
Listen up, students. We know some of your classmates drive to campus in cars their parents bought for their ...
23 February 2016
4 Ways to Schedule Your Time So You Spend Less Money
4 Ways to Schedule Your Time So You Spend Less Money
Instead of resorting to dumb clichés like “freezing your credit card in a block of ice” or “spending money ...
18 February 2016