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3 Ways Parents Who Work Long Hours Can Spend More Time With Their Kids
3 Ways Parents Who Work Long Hours Can Spend More Time With Their Kids
Work-life balance is so scarce in Singapore that many young parents have given up on it altogether. Instead, ...
16 October 2015
3 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Your Kids’ After School Activities
3 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Your Kids’ After School Activities
When Singaporean parents lament that it’s crazy expensive to bring up kids here these days, most of the ...
13 October 2015
What is Causing Parents To Spend So Much More on Their Kids Than They Used To?
What is Causing Parents To Spend So Much More on Their Kids Than They Used To?
Having kids in Singapore can feel like playing the Sims. You have to invest in them by making sure the ...
7 October 2015
4 Things Singaporean Parents Can Do to Help Their Kids Succeed
4 Things Singaporean Parents Can Do to Help Their Kids Succeed
While it’s only natural that parents want the best for their kids, one look at exhausted Singaporean kids ...
1 October 2015
3 Ways Singaporean Parents Can Juggle Work and Kids Better
3 Ways Singaporean Parents Can Juggle Work and Kids Better
Despite the government recently increasing the amount of cash incentives open to Singaporean parents, the ...
22 September 2015
How to Make Sure You’re Getting Your Money’s Worth When Hiring a Tutor For Your Child
How to Make Sure You’re Getting Your Money’s Worth When Hiring a Tutor For Your Child
If you’re a Singaporean parent, there’s a 70% chance you’ll be enrolling your kid in tuition at some point ...
17 September 2015
4 Estate Planning Mistakes Singaporeans Must Avoid
4 Estate Planning Mistakes Singaporeans Must Avoid
Singaporeans spend a huge chunk of their lives working to amass assets like property, stocks and cash. ...
21 July 2015
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4 Reasons Singaporeans Might be Wasting Money on Tuition For Their Kids
You know you’re in Singapore when the newspapers publish a special report on private tuition. The Straits ...
6 July 2015
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Here’s How You Can Save Hundreds of Dollars Buying Second Hand Baby and Kids’ Products
You’d think that all you needed to raise a kid were a few stacks of drawing paper and coloured pencils ...
2 July 2015
3 Ways Divorce Can Affect You Financially in Singapore
3 Ways Divorce Can Affect You Financially in Singapore
The break up of a marriage is one of the suckiest things that can happen to you. Even if you’re secretly ...
11 June 2015
5 Things Every Singaporean Who Supports their Aged Parents Must Do
5 Things Every Singaporean Who Supports their Aged Parents Must Do
Ask any Singaporean why they turned down that job offer in London or New York, and there’s a high chance ...
5 June 2015
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Why Isn’t the Baby Bonus Working? Singaporeans Share Their Gripes
It’s pretty safe to say the Baby Bonus isn’t working. Singapore’s birth rate continues to be so low you ...
31 March 2015
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How Much is Getting Pregnant Going to Cost You in Singapore?
Sometimes it seems like getting pregnant is all too easy for those who don’t want it to happen or aren’t ...
30 March 2015
5 March Holiday Activities to Do With Your Kids for Under $50
5 March Holiday Activities to Do With Your Kids for Under $50
The March school holidays are around the corner. If you’re a tiger parent from hell, feel free to keep ...
16 March 2015
3 Things Singaporean Parents Should Stop Telling Their Kids Now
3 Things Singaporean Parents Should Stop Telling Their Kids Now
Kiasu Singaporean parents, you’ve just gotta love ’em. If you were born to Singaporean parents and grew ...
2 March 2015
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3 Ways Too Much Tuition Might Make Your Child Poorer
Kiasu parents, take heed. Overloading your child with tuition classes may not necessarily put them on the ...
16 January 2015
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Can You Afford to Stay Home with Your Kids in Singapore?
If money weren’t an issue, I think it’s safe to say many more new mothers would choose to stay home with ...
19 December 2014
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5 Cost Saving Ways to Choose Swimming Lessons For Kids in Singapore
While not every parent might agree that math Olympiad classes or archery lessons are necessary for a kid, ...
19 September 2014
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How to Lower the Cost of Music Lessons for Your Child
Every kid needs a hobby, and as far as many Singaporean parents are concerned, it is better that that hobby ...
15 September 2014
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5 Child-related Benefits You Can Get From the Government
With an ‘abysmal’ fertility rate of 1.2 (far below the replacement rate of 2.1) and declining birth rate ...
4 September 2014
3 Types of Insurance You Should Consider for Your Child
3 Types of Insurance You Should Consider for Your Child
In the jungle of insurance, what is types of insurance are relevant to your child, and at which stage? ...
20 August 2014
4 Ways To Get Started as a Mumpreneur
4 Ways To Get Started as a Mumpreneur
To all new mums out there, congratulations on the 4 months paid maternity leave, the first of many parenting ...
18 August 2014
3 Financial Life Lessons You Can Learn From the Widow Who Blew $1 Million Dollars
3 Financial Life Lessons You Can Learn From the Widow Who Blew $1 Million Dollars
What would you do with $1 million dollars? Silly question I know – and one that I’m sure will get a lot ...
1 July 2014