
Budgeting
If You Didn’t Know About These 5 Tax Deductions You Can Claim, You’ll Hate Yourself After Tax Season
They say that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. Well, I can add one more thing to this list – Singaporeans who miss out on an opportunity to...
24 February 2016

Invest
Compound Interest: How You Can Make Your Money Make Money
Have you heard of the adjective quomodocunquizing? It’s a rarely used English word that means “making money in any way that you can”. And yes, it really means any way of...
24 February 2016

Travel
Are Singaporeans’ Travel Plans and Insurance Going to be Affected by the Zika Virus?
Based on the number of inconsiderate neighbours breeding mosquitoes in the potted plants on their HDB balconies, Singaporeans aren’t that afraid of dengue fever.
24 February 2016

Budgeting
4 Money Saving Habits Tertiary Students Should Adopt
Listen up, students. We know some of your classmates drive to campus in cars their parents bought for their 18th birthday and are more likely to be seen eating than...
23 February 2016

Opinion
3 Attitudes Singaporeans Need to Change to Increase Their Retirement-Readiness
Here in Singapore, we’re pretty much used to blaming our environment for everything that happens to us. Zero work-life balance? It’s all the fault of your satanic boss. Kids tired out...
22 February 2016

Invest
3 Situations Where Singaporeans Should Not be Stupidly Jumping into Investing
There’s a whole lot of bandwagons to jump on in Singapore. Whether you’re joining a 10 km long queue thanks to the latest froyo/Rotiboy/bubble tea fad or enrolling your kid...
19 February 2016

Career
Do Some Courses of Study Make Their Graduates More Employable Than Others?
After a harrowing Chinese New Year, the students of Singapore heave a sigh of relief that they no longer have to listen to rude comments by nosy relatives about how...
19 February 2016

Education
3 Pieces of Advice For Students Beginning Their Tertiary Studies in 2016
So you’ve made it through MOE’s education system alive, and this year you will finally be embarking on your tertiary studies. Congrats.
18 February 2016

Budgeting
4 Ways to Schedule Your Time So You Spend Less Money
Instead of resorting to dumb clichés like “freezing your credit card in a block of ice” or “spending money to save money” (no, that forex investment seminar you saw an...
18 February 2016

Invest
7 Catchphrases Singaporeans Use to Sound Knowledgeable About Investing
If there’s one thing Singaporeans—especially Singaporeans of the uncle persuasion—like to boast about, it’s making money. And not the kind of money you have to toil 50 hours a week to...
17 February 2016

Career
3 Things to Do if You’ve Quit Your Job and Need a New One Urgently
Every single one of your friends has probably already told you it’s a mistake to quit your job without a new one lined up, especially in this economy.
17 February 2016

Opinion
Do Young Singaporeans Have the Wrong Perspective When It Comes to Planning for Retirement?
I’m not Amos Yee, or Dr Mahathir, but today I’m going to say something so controversial, you might be tempted to make a police report. You have been warned. Here...
16 February 2016

Wedding
Getting Married? Here are 3 Things You Shouldn’t Spend Much On Because Nobody Cares About Them
I get the feeling that Singaporeans in their 20s and 30s attend way more weddings than their overseas counterparts.
16 February 2016

Opinion
Here’s the Real Reason Why 1 in 3 Singapore Investors are in Debt
So there are two kinds of people in this world, right? The people who know about money and financial products and the people who don’t. Nothing wrong with being in...
15 February 2016

Career
5 Part Time Jobs That Pay Over $8/hour for Fresh Grads Who are Still Job Hunting
So the job market isn’t exactly a big party right now, or if it is, nobody invited you. Just your luck to be graduating during the economic downturn.
15 February 2016

Budgeting
3 Tips For Deciding Whether to Spend Your Free Time Trying to Save or Earn More Money
Suppose you have one hour at your disposal. What do you do in that time? Do you use it to whip up a meal at home, thereby saving you the...
15 February 2016

Budgeting
5 Tips for Surviving Your Job at Raffles Place
Working at Raffles Place is quite an experience. No matter what you actually do for a living, choping seats with tissue packets during lunchtime and trying not to swept off...
12 February 2016

Budgeting
4 Ways to Save Money by Enlisting the Help of the People in Your Life
There’s a reason DOTA players hang out in packs at LAN shops, despite the fact that they can play at home with the same people for free. Being around people...
11 February 2016

Opinion
3 Important Personal Finance Lessons Singaporean Kids Need To Learn
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with a bright-eyed, fresh-faced 16-year-old from River Valley High School. “I can’t wait to go to uni!” she said. “You get to wear...
11 February 2016

Opinion
3 Things Dissatisfied Singaporeans With Above-Average Salaries Should Do
Ace the PSLE/O levels/A levels/IB and the world will be your oyster, they said. Study hard and you’ll secure yourself a bright future, they said.
10 February 2016

Credit Cards
How Much is Your Overseas Shopping Spree Really Costing You?
Singaporeans love to shop, and with our world becoming more and more connected, a lot of that shopping is done overseas or online. Now, this is great when you have...
5 February 2016

Budgeting
4 Ways Singaporeans Can Save Money With the Help of Their Smartphone
You’ve spend hundreds, perhaps even over a thousand dollars on your smartphone. Now it’s time to claw back all that money you’ve wasted. If you let it, your smartphone can...
5 February 2016

Travel
Here’s Why Escaping the Country During Chinese New Year 2016 Might Not Be As Expensive As You Think
There are two main reasons why you’ll want to get out of Singapore during Chinese New Year – either you want to avoid the awkward interactions with extended family members...
4 February 2016

Opinion
How Much Would a Child’s Allowance Need to be in Singapore?
I love my parents very, very much. However, one of the things I wish they taught me was the true value of money. Growing up, we were not very well...
3 February 2016

Career
3 Things Singaporeans Should Consider Doing to Work Better With Foreign Colleagues
In this modern Singaporean society, there’s a high chance you’ve got a couple of colleagues from other countries. Close to half the people currently residing in Singapore are non-citizens who...
3 February 2016