Nobody wants to buy something that will make them unhappy. Even sadistic parents who put their kids through gruelling tuition sessions every day after school do so with the hopes...

If you take personal finance advice from women’s magazines or Men’s Health, you could be forgiven for thinking that credit cards are responsible for terrorism and the ebola virus. We...

Like many of you, I like the new Star Wars movie. After waiting for a decade since the last live-action Star Wars film, I’m just glad I’ve nothing to be...

It’s very apt that Singaporeans coined the term “blur sotong”, because there are quite a few unaware people in our midst, especially when it comes to spending. Money mysteriously disappears...

We already know Singaporeans spend tons of money on homes, cars and tuition for their kids. That’s all well and good, because they at least intend for their money to...

When I was in secondary school, I once borrowed $30 from a friend to buy some a pair of clownish JNCO jeans (oh the shame). That was my first and...

While it’s true that Singapore students have lots more tertiary education options now than they did ten years ago, to say we have a really diverse educational landscape is like...

Let’s face it, Singaporeans are just not that good at coming up with goals that haven’t been programmed by society. Other than the whole “degree, job, marriage, HDB” thing, people...

Applying for a job in Singapore is scary. But not because you’re afraid you won’t find another—we’ve got a robust job market which means leaving your job for a new...

Unless your boss is the devil incarnate, you’ve probably received news of your salary increment for 2016… although let’s admit it, there’s a good chance your increment barely keeps pace...

So, did you manage to keep any of the New Year’s resolutions you made at the end of last year? If your year went anything like ours did, your resolution...

It may have been the year of #SimiSaiAlsoSG50, but it was also not all fun and games. In the midst of a global recession that saw the China stock market...

If you haven’t bought your Christmas gifts yet, be afraid, be very afraid. You’re at risk of spending your final week before the holidays being elbowed in the face by...

Having fun in Singapore can be hard sometimes, not just because this country is full of boring sticks-in-the-mud (just kidding), but because it’s so darned expensive. A single drink at...

The Singaporean employee sits quietly in his office cubicle, hoping his boss will leave early today so he can escape the office at a decent hour. He dreams of looking...

Screw the white picket fence and the golden retriever. The Singaporean dream features a walk-in wardrobe and a second investment property to rent out.

Let’s be honest—if you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Singapore anywhere but your bedroom, you’ll have to brave such ridiculous crowds you’ll wish you’d stayed home. So it’s...

No matter how much you love the thousands of shopping malls in Singapore, you’ve got to admit that this tiny island gets claustrophobic at times.

There’s an app for everything these days. Dating apps, taxi booking apps, and a dozen and one ways to add filters to your photos. Mobile banking has quickly become common,...

Singaporean women have a reputation for being money-sucking gold diggers, or at least that’s what the regulars over at the EDMW forums would have you believe. Whether this rather unbecoming...

As Singaporeans, we spend so much of our time complaining about how expensive things are that anyone outside of the country would think we were all living in card board...

If there’s one thing the classic Morgan Spurlock documentary “Super Size Me” taught me, it’s this: It doesn’t make sense to spend more to upsize your fast food meal. Your...

If the government wants to know why young Singaporeans aren’t coupling up and having babies as often or as quickly for their liking, they might want to consider that living...

If you still have money leftover after paying last month’s credit card bills and making your housing loan repayments, then congratulations, you get to spend more of it on Christmas...

Recently, after five years of avoiding the overcrowded buses and MRT, I sold my motorcycle. What followed was one month of extreme frustration. From waiting 20 minutes for buses while...