The swarms of Singaporeans trying to flee the country during Chinese New Year bring to mind refugees pouring out of a war-torn country en masse. Booking air tickets becomes so...

Deep in their heart of hearts, despite their complaints about the rising cost of living, most Singaporeans know that it’s possible for them to save more money—sure, you could give...

When you’re so broke you pay for taxi rides in 20 cent coins, you’re probably not following a budget. After all, what is there to budget for when you have...

When CNY rolls around, Martha Stewart-wannabes start flooding your Facebook feed with pictures of their homemade pineapple tarts. Everyone else is like.. ain’t nobody got time for that. Especially as...

We Singaporeans are a unique group of people – you tell us to do something and we do the exact opposite. Last week we suggested waiting for COE prices to...

Singaporeans work long and hard for their money (longest hours in the world, in case you were the last to know). But as many as 80% of Singaporeans aren’t satisfied...

With COE prices looking to drop further in 2016, the idea of you driving in the upcoming Year of the Monkey isn’t going to be limited to playing as Donkey...

Getting retrenched is a fairly common occurrence in Singapore. Off the top of my head I can name numerous friends and acquaintances of all ages who’ve been retrenched. And it...

The free falling price of oil is fast becoming a concern for countries like Venezuela, where they’ve declared a state of emergency over their skyrocketing inflation, but for the lucky...

2015 wasn’t exactly a stellar year for property in Singapore. With both home sales and prices dropping steadily, buyers are now standing ready to pounce on any good deals that...

Your parents told you your biggest regret in life would be not studying hard and ending up as a garbage collector. Now you’re all grown up and fortunately or unfortunately,...

Despite the fact that most Singaporeans are reportedly miserable in their jobs, not many people have the guts to switch careers. That could be because one of the most off-putting...

People living in other countries have the option to bugger off and go live in a cheaper city or town when the cost of living in the capital rises. Unfortunately,...

So all your friends just spent the December holidays in Tokyo, and your only consolation was watching Japanese drama serials on your computer alone at home. While pictures of sushi...

So your boss refuses to let you leave the office before he does, which doesn’t really matter because you’re doing the work of 10 people anyway thanks to the manpower...

A supermodel looks into the mirror and sees a lump of lard, while that guy who plays 50 hours of DOTA a week looks into the mirror and thinks, “Not...

Once upon a time, people thought of going for job interviews as a once-in-a-lifetime affair. Get the job of your dreams and toil away obediently for the rest of your...

While I may have dabbled with Tarot cards and even joined a religious order in my crazy past, I’m definitely not a fortune teller or a prophet. So when I...

In other developed societies, couples move in together before getting married, and then at some point before or after the wedding they decide if they’re financially stable enough to purchase...

The ultimate test of friendship is when you get invited to a wedding. If you’re not invited, or invited and not interested in going, then congratulations, you’ve been downgraded to “acquaintance”....

Think of getting married in Singapore, and the first images that come to mind are balloting for an HDB flat and a lavish wedding banquet.

Last year may have been the year of #SG50 but this year is definitely starting to be the year of #SGRugi. Assuming you don’t speak Bahasa Melayu, “rugi” means to...

Some Singaporeans are so addicted to shopping they get panic attacks when they realise how much they spent on that one trip to Orchard Road. Every few weeks, someone on...

While “free gift” is like a clarion call to Singaporean aunties islandwide to assemble outside their favourite FairPrice branch, we don’t actually have too many opportunities for a free lunch...

Recently, a good friend of mine declared that he wanted to start investing. As a lawyer earning a five figure annual sum, he’s amassed a pretty decent nest egg, but...