Chinese New Year Goodies & Snacks 2024 Price Guide: Pineapple Tarts, Kueh Lapis, Love Letters & More
Chinese New Year (CNY) is when we tell ourselves that it’s ok to eat more and indulge because those extra ...
24 January 2024
Best Bak Kwa in Singapore (CNY 2024): Lim Chee Guan, Kim Hock Guan and More
The Chinese New Year (CNY) madness is upon us once again. ‘Tis the time of the year when Singaporeans—aunties ...
23 January 2024
CNY Reunion Dinner 2024—12 Chinese Restaurant Set Meals Under $60++/pax
We feel it too—that impending anxiety of what’s to come at a Chinese New Year (CNY) reunion dinner. Relatives ...
22 January 2024
Free things to do in Singapore this weekend (21-22 Jan, 28-29 Jan)
“Singapore is so boring.” “Yeah I know Westlife is coming, but how to afford the tickets?” “All the good ...
20 January 2023
Stop Wasting Money On These Things Before Chinese New Year 2023
Back when you were young enough to pay 55 cents for bus rides, Chinese New Year (CNY) was like a goldmine. ...
18 January 2023
5 Ways to Cut Costs During Chinese New Year 2023
If you’re one of those people who actually like Chinese New Year (CNY), good for you. But for many others ...
17 January 2023
6 Reasons to Gift Your Ah Gong & Ah Ma a Prepaid SIM Card This CNY
This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless ...
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7 CNY 2022 Part-Time Jobs: Where To Earn Money If You Are Too Free
So, you’ve got a bit of time on your hands over the Chinese New Year break. You’d like to make a bit of ...
19 January 2022
4 Services That Singaporeans are Willing to Pay For to Make Their Chinese New Year Less Painful
Unmarried folks in Singapore had better collect as many ang baos as they can this Chinese New Year, because ...
19 January 2022
Chinese New Year Budgeting (2022) – How Much Does It Cost To Follow Tradition?
As one half of a young, married couple who’s just moved into our own place, I am only just starting to ...
18 January 2022
CNY Plant & Flower Prices (2022) – Money Plant, Kumquat, Bamboo & More
As we slowly inch towards Chinese New Year, it’s not just the loud, cringe-y songs that are taking over ...
18 January 2022
3 Money-Related Questions Nosy Relatives Like To Ask During CNY
For those who are stuck visiting relatives they barely know, Chinese New Year is probably the most hated ...
18 January 2022
Post-CNY Weight Gain: 8 Ways to Shed the Kilos — Without Spending A Single Cent
Like me, you’re probably guilty of overeating (and overdrinking) this Chinese New Year. Nevermind the ...
19 February 2021
New Norm 2021: How to Have a Chinese “NewNormal” Year (#CNNY)
Chinese New Year 2021 will indeed be one for the books. While we celebrate with family over reunion dinner, ...
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Feeling Festive, Feeling Thrifty! 5 Smarter Ways to Save Money Now
This post was written in collaboration with HSBC. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless ...
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4 Hot Pot Alternatives To Haidilao – Xiao Fei Yang, Beauty In The Pot & More
I felt a little happy when I read the news about food critic Chua Lam getting flamed for his blasphemous ...
23 March 2020
Yu Sheng Singapore Price Guide (2020) – Plus, “Huat” To Say When You Lo Hei!
Oi, all of you jiak kantang one ah. You have less than a month to brush up on your mandarin if you want ...
22 January 2020
Where to Donate Secondhand Items in Singapore: Clothes, Books, Furniture & Others
So you finally read that Marie Kondo book and went on a decluttering spree. Now, you’re left with a ton ...
11 April 2019
10 Must-Go Chinese New Year 2019 Events: Chingay Parade, River Hongbao, Huayi & Others
Ask a Singaporean what their plans are for Chinese New Year, and you’re likely to receive one of two answers: ...
10 January 2019
Cheapest Abalone Promotions in Singapore for CNY (2019)
Writing these Chinese New Year articles has been extremely illuminating. For one thing, I discovered that ...
8 January 2019