Every time I tell people that I work from home I get envious looks and coos of “oh you’re so lucky!” But seriously, working from home can be hellish at...

Air miles can be a frequent traveller’s best friend, but can also be a tricky thing to handle. On one hand, the idea of being able to redeem a FREE...

If you can remember simpler times when a bowl of noodles in the school canteen could cost only 50 cents and an entire days’ outing at Orchard Road would set...

You know you’re in Singapore when the newspapers publish a special report on private tuition. The Straits Times’ recent report on tuition contained some very disturbing figures. 7 out of...

Every day in the newspapers, a journalist quotes some minister or academic who fortells doom and gloom if Singapore does not manage to raise its productivity in the coming years....

A part-time job might conjure up visions of running along the beach Baywatch-style in your weekend lifeguard gig, or scooping ice cream with cute-as-a-button co-workers. Unfortunately, in reality, to earn...

There’s probably going to be a special place in hell for the person who thought of a thousand and one methods to control car usage in Singapore. COE, road tax,...

Taking a taxi in Singapore is so convenient. Except when you really need one, of course. Then they’re generally nowhere to be found. When one does show up? You start...

As a broke uni student, you’re already used to thinking of instant noodles as a major food group, and a lavish meal consists of upsizing your meal at McDonald’s. You...

Deep in his heart of hearts, every Singaporean knows how important it is to save money. The state doesn’t take care of you, so if you don’t save up now,...

Shenton Way is not the only place where there’s money to be made. In fact, if you’re smart about it, you can make a significant amount of money without travelling...

You’d think that all you needed to raise a kid were a few stacks of drawing paper and coloured pencils and a pacifier, right? Well, guess what, according to those...

Yet again, a news report has revealed something we already knew deep down inside—according to a recent poll, Singaporeans performed fairly well in terms of financial wellbeing compared to other...

To put it lightly, Scoot’s not had a great month. Sure, we’ve heard of flights being cancelled or delayed before, but Scoot took it to a totally different level. You...

Every three seconds, a new condo development sprouts up in Singapore. Or at least it feels like it, if the rapidly disappearing tracts of green space are anything to go...

Returning overseas Singaporeans often find to their dismay that working in Singapore is a different kettle of fish altogether. While being efficient at work and speaking up when something is...

I didn’t need Moral Education lessons in school to know that giving allowance to my parents once I started earning was the right thing to do. The 好公民 (literally, “Good...

About 440,000 members of Singapore’s “Pioneer Generation” will receive Medisave top-ups of between $200 to $800 in July this year. This is the second year that the Medisave top-ups have been given...

For all you shopaholics out there, the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) might be the one time of the year you’ve been waiting for. With retail spend starting to look like...

Singaporeans are a lucky bunch when it comes to where they get to go on holiday. Southeast Asian destinations like Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia offer some of the world’s...

I bet there are people who are currently using DBSS as a swear word, with phrases like “You’re such a DBSS”, “Kiss my DBSS” and “What a DBSShole”. On the...

If the only money you’re earning from your job is your salary, then you’re not taking full advantage of the money-making opportunities that being an employee gives you. You go...

The constant struggle between headstrong millennial employees who value work-life balance and flexibility and their old-school baby boomer bosses who like lots of face time and unquestioning loyalty plays out...

It might be cheaper to die than get sick in Singapore, but that doesn’t mean we want to actually die. And no matter how broke you are, when you’re haemorrhaging...

Singaporeans love food. There’s usually as many photos of food on people’s Facebook and Instagram feeds as photos of human beings. After all, these days, anyone with tastebuds and a...