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...

Have you ever tried squeezing into an MRT train at rush hour? I have. Sometimes I’m the last person in before the door closes and the relief that I’m able...

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...

You’ve just signed up to be in debt for the rest of your life, and already these people are trying to persuade you to spend even more money on insurance....

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’s very rewarding… when you get to your destination in one piece,” a local celebrity who drives a Chery QQ once said. Yet, despite describing it as a “moving deathtrap”,...

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...

The one thing that really upsets me about driving in Singapore? “Superhuman” drivers. You know who I’m talking about. Drivers who become faster than the Flash when the light turns...

Everyone books flights online these days, but not everyone gets the best deals. Human travel agents may have gone the way of pagers, PDAs and the dinosaurs, but not everyone...

When the Off-Peak Pass was first announced at the beginning of the year, I didn’t give it a second thought. Even though I have to take the train across the...

On my daily commute, most people I see glued to their smartphones or tablets are usually watching Running Man. Sometimes, I catch a glimpse of Vicki Zhao in Tiger Mom....

In a world before Wi-Fi and 3G, the Singapore Dream used to involve the 5 ‘C’s. These days, however, that Dream is all over the place. On the one hand,...

The Great Singapore Sale used to be a big deal, second only to Christmas. People would save up their hard-earned cash all year round just so they could blow it...

Step into a big commercial gym in Singapore and you might be forgiven for thinking you’ve stepped into a pool of sharks. Salespeople masquerading as customer service officers eye you...

Truthfully, I don’t need to tell you where to get the best personal loans in Singapore. The answer is always family and friends. Borrow money from them and there’s usually...