5 Travel Trends Singaporean Yuppies are Spending Big Money on These Days
Travel
5 Travel Trends Singaporean Yuppies are Spending Big Money on These Days
Despite the fact that Singaporean tourists are often spotted in shorts and slippers while holidaying in neighbouring countries, the affluent Singaporean tourist is actually quite fond of expensive activities that...
5 April 2016
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Career
4 Changes That May Encourage More Singaporean Entrepreneurs
The classic formula has worked well for two generations of Singaporeans—study hard and do well at school, enter the most prestigious university course you qualify for, and then be a...
5 April 2016
Young Singaporeans Who are Thinking of Signing Up For UOB’s New YOLO Credit Card Need to Read This First
Opinion
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 of the provocative branding of UOB’s YOLO credit card, targeted at...
4 April 2016
3 Ways Singaporeans Can Improve Their Relationships Without Spending a Single Cent
Budgeting
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, before they sigh with relief and think about all the money they’ve saved because they’ve been...
4 April 2016
5 Atas-Sounding Things It’s Possible to Do Cheaply In and Around Singapore
Entertainment
5 Atas-Sounding Things It’s Possible to Do Cheaply In and Around Singapore
Singapore to me might mean sweating it out under the hot sun, plates of char kway teow and Milo ping in a plastic bag. To you, it might mean $30...
2 April 2016
Now That Budget 2016 is Over, Here’s What Singaporeans NEED To Hear Next Week
Opinion
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 and developments expected over the next several years. Minister of Finance Heng Swee...
1 April 2016
Singaporeans Show Again That Changes in Work Culture is What Will Impact Birth Rates, and Not Money
Opinion
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, just as it is every year. And just like every year, it...
31 March 2016
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Career
Hate Your Job But Like Your Work? Try These 3 Career Moves Instead of Quitting
Those days when people’s main criteria for their career were stability and decent pay are long gone. These days, millennials are searching for fulfilment, self-actualisation, peace and love, rainbows and...
31 March 2016
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Entertainment
The MoneySmart Guide to Singapore Movie Discounts 2016
The cheapest way to watch a movie is *cough* illegal. Since we would never dream of doing that, ahem, we prefer to catch all our movies in the cinema, of...
30 March 2016
3 Lessons Young Singaporeans Can Learn From the Retrenchment of Middle Aged PMETs
Career
3 Lessons Young Singaporeans Can Learn From the Retrenchment of Middle Aged PMETs
Once upon a time, getting a cushy PMET job and rising to senior management was the Singaporean dream. Claw your way to the top of the corporate ladder and you’d...
30 March 2016
3 Ways University Students Can Productively Spend Their School Holidays Abroad
Education
3 Ways University Students Can Productively Spend Their School Holidays Abroad
Once upon a time, the glorious 3 month holidays enjoyed by uni students were a time of fun, travel and discovery. These days, uni students seem to all be rushing...
29 March 2016
Dear Singaporean PMETs, Here’s What Budget 2016 is Trying to Tell You
Opinion
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 for the property cooling measures to be relaxed, the truth is,...
29 March 2016
4 of Singaporeans’ Biggest Gripes About Public Transport and What You Can Do About Them
Transportation
4 of Singaporeans’ Biggest Gripes About Public Transport and What You Can Do About Them
Despite the changes over the past year (more buses, Downtown line, et al), ask anyone who has to take public transport to work in the CBD how their commute went,...
28 March 2016
3 Money Saving Tips For Freelancers in Singapore
Career
3 Money Saving Tips For Freelancers in Singapore
Freelancers and the self-employed pay a heavy price for their freedom and flexibility. Other than the lack of employer’s CPF contributions or benefits and an income that can fluctuate wildly...
28 March 2016
3 Minefields Singaporeans Must Learn to Navigate at Work
Career
3 Minefields Singaporeans Must Learn to Navigate at Work
When you’re still at the office at 8pm and you spot colleagues surfing the internet waiting for the boss to leave, you know you’re in Singapore.
28 March 2016
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Education
3 Valuable Ways Singapore Students Can Spend Their Gap Year
Despite the fact that a gap year is still thought of as a big waste of time during which one is not economically productive (the shame!) in Singapore, more and...
24 March 2016
Singaporeans Who Are Tempted to Change Jobs This Year Should Ask Themselves This First
Career
Singaporeans Who Are Tempted to Change Jobs This Year Should Ask Themselves This First
Unless you’ve spent the past year glued to Korean dramas or DOTA, you probably know that the economy isn’t looking so hot this year, with more people getting retrenched and...
24 March 2016
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Opinion
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 by the mainstream media how fortunate I am to still be...
23 March 2016
Going Shopping? Here’s The Secret to Buying Stuff That Will Actually Make You Happier
Shopping
Going Shopping? Here’s The Secret to Buying Stuff That Will Actually Make You Happier
Anyone who’s been reading MoneySmart for any amount of time knows how we feel about Chanel handbags. But well, we do understand that living in Singapore, most people have no...
22 March 2016
3 Things Singaporeans Parents Should Spend Money On Instead of Tuition
Family
3 Things Singaporeans Parents Should Spend Money On Instead of Tuition
If you thought you car or your flat were expensive, wait till you calculate the cost of bringing up your kids. Part of the reason Singaporean parents pay so much...
22 March 2016
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Credit Cards
10 Rewards You Never Knew You Could Earn With a Credit Card
I am a firm believer of retail therapy. Although I can’t really explain it, I believe there is definitely some kind of intangible positive influence on my life when I make a...
21 March 2016
6 Ways to Get to the MRT Station That are Faster Than Feeder Bus
Transportation
6 Ways to Get to the MRT Station That are Faster Than Feeder Bus
There’s been a lot of talk of turning Singapore into a car-lite city. Now, you would think that means people should be getting excited about a better and faster public...
21 March 2016
6 Little Hacks That Can Save Perpetually Busy Singaporeans Both Time and Money
Budgeting
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 the nation with the highest per-capita number of Chanel bags).
21 March 2016
Too Busy at Work to Find Love? Here are 2 Things Overworked Singaporeans Should Do
Opinion
Too Busy at Work to Find Love? Here are 2 Things Overworked Singaporeans Should Do
Let’s forget about the birth rate and the baby bonus for a minute and enjoy a minute of silence for Love, as it seems it’s fast becoming extinct in Singapore.
18 March 2016
3 Social Experiences Singaporeans Will Inevitably Regret Spending Money On
Entertainment
3 Social Experiences Singaporeans Will Inevitably Regret Spending Money On
Years ago, scientists discovered that spending on experiences instead of material goods makes you happier. Instead of cutting back their spending on designer handbags, Singaporeans have used their advice to...
18 March 2016