There’s A New CPF LIFE Option – But Do We Need Another Option?
We’re often spoilt for choice here in Singapore, but not all choices are equal. No one gives you a second ...
11 August 2016
3 Ways to Improve Our Public Transport System That Have Nothing to Do With Frequency, Overcrowding or Breakdowns
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you what’s wrong with Singapore’s public transport system—it’s ...
7 August 2016
3 Silly Financial Mistakes Even Young, Educated Singaporeans are Making
Aunties and uncles aren’t the only ones making bad financial decisions in Singapore. While the pioneer ...
3 August 2016
3 Very Singaporean Problems More Money Can’t Seem to Solve
For Singaporeans, money is at the root of most of our problems, or at least that’s what we think. Most ...
27 July 2016
Why Millennials Should Care about What the Government is Doing to Keep Older Singaporeans Employed
So recently, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that Singapore’s retirement age will have to go someday. And of ...
26 July 2016
4 Mistakes Singaporeans Make When They Feel Broke
Being broke in Singapore sucks, and that’s not just because everyone here judges people based on the amount ...
25 July 2016
3 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Annual Leave Even if You Don’t Go Overseas or Spend a Fortune
I’ve noticed this pattern amongst Singaporean employees. People plan their annual leave meticulously around ...
19 July 2016
Will Singapore Ever Become a Nation of Cyclists?
A few years ago, when faced with the prospect of cycling, Singaporeans would always cite the scorching ...
14 July 2016
3 Big Ways Grab and Uber Have Made Singaporean Lives Better
If there are saviours Singaporeans should all bow at the altar of, it’s Grab and Uber. While taxi drivers ...
12 July 2016
3 Reasons Nobody Can be Bothered to Claim Those Free Early Morning MRT Rides
Recently, Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo announced that LTA would continue doling out free morning ...
11 July 2016
3 Ways Almost Every Singaporean Wastes Precious Time
Time is money, and I’m not just saying that because I’ve got something against those people who spend all ...
11 July 2016
Who Should Pay on a Date in Singapore?
So a friend of mine goes on a blind date and the guy takes her to Starbucks. When they’re at the counter, ...
28 June 2016
The Brexit Vote, and How Singapore Will Be Affected
For many of us in Singapore, when we think of Britain, we’re probably thinking of how the England, Wales ...
24 June 2016
A New Study Shows What You Should Really Be Spending on To Make Yourself Happy
It’s becoming the norm for upwardly mobile young Singaporeans to spend lavishly to make their lifestyles ...
23 June 2016
Besides Affordability, Here are 3 Areas Where the Singapore Healthcare System Has Room For Improvement
One of those phrases Singaporeans chant all the time like a mantra is “it’s better to die than get sick ...
20 June 2016
Top 3 Ways Kiasu Singaporean Parents Waste Money Unnecessarily
When I was a kid, the main child-related things my parents spent on other than the necessary food and clothes ...
31 May 2016
4 Expensive Love and Sex-Related Scams Singaporeans are Falling For
In Singapore, the relationship between love and money is a bit too close for comfort. First dates are often ...
27 May 2016
3 Disturbing Observations About Singaporeans’ Attitude Towards Planning for Retirement
I don’t think I’m THAT old, but retirement is something I’ve been thinking about for a couple of years ...
11 May 2016
How Can the Government Make Cars More Affordable for Singaporean Families?
“Car-lite” is such a buzzword these days, it’s starting to sound like the name of some new fad diet. Let’s ...
5 May 2016
3 Ways the Singapore Government Can Truly Encourage Car-Liteness
It’s pretty ironic that the Baby Bonus isn’t making Singaporeans want to have more kids, while in spite ...
3 May 2016
Young Singaporeans Who are Thinking of Signing Up For UOB’s New YOLO Credit Card Need to Read This First
We here at MoneySmart aren’t the sort to be swayed by marketing. That’s why we’re saying that in spite ...
4 April 2016
Now That Budget 2016 is Over, Here’s What Singaporeans NEED To Hear Next Week
The Budget 2016 announcement last week was extremely forward looking, with a lot of very exciting goals ...
1 April 2016
Singaporeans Show Again That Changes in Work Culture is What Will Impact Birth Rates, and Not Money
So once again, it looks like raising Singapore’s dismal birth rate is a priority in this year’s Budget, ...
31 March 2016
Dear Singaporean PMETs, Here’s What Budget 2016 is Trying to Tell You
Budget 2016 has come and gone, and while some people might be upset that it was still considered premature ...
29 March 2016
4 Important Things Singaporeans Should Bear in Mind Before the Budget 2016 Announcement
Can I just say, that in leading up to the Budget announcement tomorrow, I’ve been reminded again and again ...
23 March 2016