6 Expensive Purchases That Singaporeans Think Will Make Them Feel Better, But Don’t
The world is full of questionable items that people buy anyway. If someone is crazy enough to think it ...
26 November 2015
6 Things You Can Do By Yourself Instead of Paying Someone Else to Do It
Singaporeans are master outsourcers. We like to pay people to do everything for us, from household chores ...
26 November 2015
Here’s the Trap That Many Singaporeans Fall Into When Planning For Retirement Now
If you’ve actually started planning for retirement, that puts you ahead of most of your fellow Singaporeans, ...
25 November 2015
4 Ways to Save Money in Singapore Without Wasting Lots of Precious Time
How much money you can save really depends on the amount of time at your disposal. If I didn’t have to ...
26 October 2015
Don’t Leave the House Without These 4 Things That Can Save You Money
The good old days when a night out on the town could cost less than $20 have gone the way of the dodo. ...
21 October 2015
Be Careful Before You Sign Up For Bridal Packages and These 3 Other Types of Prepaid Deals
It hasn’t been a good start to a lifetime together for the couples who paid for bridal packages at Sophia ...
19 October 2015
4 Easy Ways to Save on Household Costs in Singapore
Sorry to break it to you, but draining your CPF funds and cash savings and signing up for a 30 year mortgage ...
19 October 2015
3 Assumptions About Retirement Singaporeans Will Regret Making
If you’re planning to retire in Singapore, unless you’re the sort of person who finds Kevin Kwan’s novel ...
13 October 2015
Moving in With Your Significant Other? Don’t Make These 3 Critical Money Mistakes
One thing that drives me crazy about life in Singapore is the fact that young, unmarried Singaporeans often ...
12 October 2015
6 Ways to Make Extra Cash by Participating in the Sharing Economy
As a child, being asked to share with other kids could sound like a death knell. No way were you letting ...
8 October 2015
Here’s What The Typical Money Regret of a Singaporean Looks Like
Of all the regrets you’ve accumulated in your life, we’re willing to bet buying that many of them involve ...
6 October 2015
3 Ways Singaporeans Tend to Overspend Out of Carelessness
When you stick your ATM card into the machine at the end of the month, only to be greeted with an onscreen ...
6 October 2015
The 3 Types of Singaporeans Who Should Be Contributing Voluntarily To Their CPF Accounts
One of my most embarrassing moments? Not having cash on hand to pay for a cab. Their NETS machine couldn’t ...
30 September 2015
4 Important Purchases You Will Definitely Regret Not Spending More Money On
The last time someone told me they paid $700 for a new smartphone, I smirked inwardly at the fact that ...
23 September 2015
Top 3 Reasons Singaporeans Go Bankrupt
You don’t have to be addicted to casinos or get sued for defamation to go bankrupt. Every day, regular ...
14 September 2015
3 Ways to Save Money on Gadgets in Singapore
“Is there wifi here?” is the favourite phrase of a Singaporean on holiday. Here in Singapore, we love our ...
9 September 2015
5 Situations Where Bargaining is Acceptable in Singapore
Singapore is no Bangkok, so try to haggle over the price of that ramlee burger at the pasar malam and you ...
7 September 2015
4 Work-Related Costs in Singapore You Could be Spending Much Less On
Unless you’re Mother Teresa, the main reason you go work every day is to earn money. But spending the day ...
4 September 2015
4 Rules To Live By For Those Who Earn a Variable Income
While the typical Singaporean salaryman goes home each night knowing he’ll be getting $x at the end of ...
4 September 2015
6 Ways Deal Sites Like Groupon Make You Waste Money Instead of Saving It
Some people check Groupon more often than they read the news or the weather report. The moment they get ...
2 September 2015
4 Tasks Singaporeans Can Outsource Without Hiring Domestic Help
Singaporeans are a busy lot, and after spending a long day at the office most people don’t have the time ...
2 September 2015
In Case You Didn’t Know, These 4 Things Lower Your Taxes in Singapore
Sweeping statements are usually inaccurate, but we think we can quite safely say that nobody likes to pay ...
19 August 2015
Does the Price of Oil Really Affect the Cost of Petrol in Singapore?
Singaporeans have been talking about how dismal it’s become over the past few months. In fact, we’ve not ...
14 August 2015
4 Reasons Why Retirement in Singapore is Like That Big Exam You Didn’t Study For
You would think in Singapore that, by our mid-20s and early 30s, most of us would’ve forgotten about how ...
11 August 2015
5 Household Expenses That Singaporeans Can Definitely Do Without
One of the most expensive things about living in Singapore is keeping a roof over your head. Apart from ...
30 July 2015