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Here’s What Different Groups of Singaporeans Should Take Note Of To Maximize Their CPF Savings
Here’s What Different Groups of Singaporeans Should Take Note Of To Maximize Their CPF Savings
We’ve probably said this a thousand times before and would say it again. When it comes to the CPF, you ...
13 July 2016
How to do the Tai Tai Lifestyle on a Budget
How to do the Tai Tai Lifestyle on a Budget
It’s definitely not true that every Singaporean woman actually wants to be a tai tai, but I think it’s ...
8 July 2016
3 Things Too Many Singaporeans Pay a Premium For Without Realising It
3 Things Too Many Singaporeans Pay a Premium For Without Realising It
Singaporeans complain so much about not having enough money and the high cost of living that you’d think ...
7 July 2016
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4 Cheap Ways to Beat Singapore’s Ridiculously Hot Weather
Singapore is hot, but not in a Brad Pitt / Angelina Jolie way. Just when true blue Singaporeans thought ...
1 July 2016
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
NSFs Now Have No More Excuse To Not Save Money With POSB’s New Save As You Serve Programme
NSFs Now Have No More Excuse To Not Save Money With POSB’s New Save As You Serve Programme
I know of at least one relative who has passionately vowed to ensure her son never does NS. I know she’s ...
22 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