What Does Singapore Need to Do to be Fully Cashless?
Credit Cards
What Does Singapore Need to Do to be Fully Cashless?
Everybody has that one friend who always uses the excuse that he has “no cash” when the bill arrives, and then promises to pay you back when he finds...
24 August 2016
3 Bad Money Habits Singaporean Millennials Have Inherited From Their Parents
Opinion
3 Bad Money Habits Singaporean Millennials Have Inherited From Their Parents
Enough of all that Millennial bashing already. Sure, we may have been born into a prosperous society, and never had to live through a war or experienc...
23 August 2016
5 Things Singaporeans Wish They Considered Before Buying Their First Home
Property
5 Things Singaporeans Wish They Considered Before Buying Their First Home
Singaporeans always seem to be in a hurry to buy property. In many people’s minds property is the only unrisky way to invest your money (not true, obv...
23 August 2016
Here's How Singaporeans Should Make Sure They Don’t Get Crippled by Healthcare Costs
Healthcare
Here's How Singaporeans Should Make Sure They Don’t Get Crippled by Healthcare Costs
Every Singaporean knows the saying, “it’s cheaper to die than to get sick in Singapore”. In fact this little catchphrase is fast eclipsing “Singapore...
22 August 2016
4 Ways to Win Your mySQupgrade Bid, aka the Mile High Hunger Games
Travel
4 Ways to Win Your mySQupgrade Bid, aka the Mile High Hunger Games
When I was a kid, I loved the idea of upsizing my meals at fast food restaurants. After all, for a relatively small price, I got more fries and more C...
19 August 2016
Why Initiatives Like Car-Free Sunday and Orchard Road’s Pedestrian Night Have Been Such Flops
Opinion
Why Initiatives Like Car-Free Sunday and Orchard Road’s Pedestrian Night Have Been Such Flops
Once the nation’s pride and joy, Singapore’s shopping scene is now a shadow of its former self. Vacant units haunt malls on the once-bustling Orchard...
18 August 2016
Here's How Singaporeans Can Perform a Spending Audit to Stop Themselves From Wasting Money
Budgeting
Here's How Singaporeans Can Perform a Spending Audit to Stop Themselves From Wasting Money
Government bodies and opposition political parties’ town councils aren’t the only ones who need to be audited from time to time. You, yes you, should...
18 August 2016
2 Changes to the Healthcare System That Would Make Singaporeans Heave a Sigh of Relief
Healthcare
2 Changes to the Healthcare System That Would Make Singaporeans Heave a Sigh of Relief
Last year during haze season, I ended up in the emergency room at a local hospital with an eye infection. The thing that stressed me out the most was...
18 August 2016
4 Free Ways Singaporeans Can Make Their Morning Commutes Less Stressful
Opinion
4 Free Ways Singaporeans Can Make Their Morning Commutes Less Stressful
44% of Singaporeans have complained that their commute to work stresses them out in a 2015 survey. And nobody is surprised. Whether your job involves...
17 August 2016
6 Online Businesses Singaporeans Can Start That Aren’t Blogshops
Career
6 Online Businesses Singaporeans Can Start That Aren’t Blogshops
There are two types of online entrepreneur stereotypes in Singapore. The first is the start-up owner who’s a whiz at coding, or has hired someone who...
17 August 2016