
Budgeting
BEST Electricity Retailer Singapore – Price Plans Review (Exited Singapore)
Editor’s Note: BEST Electricity exited Singapore’s Open Electricity Market (OEM) in October 2021. Singapore Power (SP). SP’s Q3 2022 electricity tariff is $0.3017/kWh. Check out the latest electricity retailers’ price plans here. We’re completely done...
1 July 2022

Budgeting
5 Reasons Why Singaporeans Have Yet To Switch To OEM Electricity Retailers
It’s been 4 years since the Open Electricity Market (OEM) launched in Singapore in November 2018… aka 4 years since Singapore Power (SP) Group gave up its monopoly and allowed private electricity...
1 July 2022

Savings Accounts
Standard Chartered JumpStart Account Review: Interest Rates, Minimum Balance (2022)
Managing your finances is hardly a priority for many of us until we enter our late 20s. It’s a major life blunder most people make because well, we’re living young...
29 June 2022

Travel Insurance
AIG Travel Insurance Singapore: Covid-19 Coverage Review, Promotion (2022)
If you have ever gone on group tours through travel agents, AIG travel insurance (or the AIG Travel Guard) might ring a bell because AIG works with a lot of agents...
27 June 2022

Travel Insurance
MSIG Travel Insurance Singapore: Coverage, Promotion, and Claims Review
MSIG travel insurance is one of the most popular travel insurance plans in Singapore and is second only to NTUC’s travel insurance (impressive!). That’s probably because MSIG used to be...
27 June 2022

Life Insurance
Whole Life Insurance Pros & Cons: Is It Ever A Good Idea?
Or maybe you’ve heard about this whole vs term life insurance debate, and thought to yourself, same same but different. After all, they’re both life insurance — how different can they...
25 June 2022

Credit Cards
DBS Vantage Visa Infinite Card: 4 Reasons Why We Love This New CC
This post was written in collaboration with DBS. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
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Education
Edusave, PSEA & More – 9 Government Schemes for Schoolgoing Kids & Parents in Singapore (2022)
If we’re being perfectly honest, the most expensive part of being a parent in Singapore is right at the very beginning, when you’re going through diapers like crazy and paying top...
23 June 2022

Savings Accounts
Maybank SaveUp Account Review: Is SaveUp Account’s 3% Interest Rate Good?
Everyone needs a high interest savings account in their lives. These accounts let you earn a bit of interest on your spare cash—what’s not to like about that? The hard...
22 June 2022

Savings Accounts
Bank of China Savings Account Interest Rate – MoneySmart Review 2022
When you think of putting your life savings in a bank, chances are DBS Multiplier, OCBC 360, or UOB One savings accounts would come to mind first. You’re familiar with...
20 June 2022

Career
5 Ways Singaporeans Can Protect Themselves From Potential Retrenchment
If you’ve been freaking out about retrenchment thanks to the impending recession, well, things aren’t going to get better anytime soon. Companies like Shopee and Crypto.com are already cutting back...
17 June 2022

Budgeting
Is Singapore Going Through a Recession? Wait, What’s a Recession?
Recently, there’s been much talk about an impending recession in the news. The crypto market has crashed. The stock market in a close second. Recession is an alarming word. With...
17 June 2022

Travel Insurance
AIA Covid-19 Travel Insurance Singapore Review: Price, Promotion, Claims (2022)
AIA may be one of the big insurance companies in Singapore, but AIA’s travel insurance plans have yet to become everyone’s go-to before jetting off on their latest holidays. Unlike many...
16 June 2022

Travel Insurance
Great Eastern Travel Insurance Singapore Review: Covid-19, Promo, Premiums
Great Eastern’s travel insurance plans were once upon a time one of the most popular options in the market, but that was way back when everyone wore huge-ass shoulder pads....
15 June 2022

Health Insurance
Travel Insurance vs International Healthcare Insurance: Key Differences & How to Know Which One You Need?
This post was written in collaboration with Allianz. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
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Invest
How Much Savings Do You Need to Retire in Singapore?
I’ll start this article by saying there’s probably no correct answer as to the amount “the average person” needs to retire in Singapore. We are not all robots living identical...
14 June 2022

Savings Accounts
UOB Stash Savings Account — MoneySmart Review 2022
A stash-and-forget account is essentially one that allows you to put aside extra money at a good interest rate. You don’t need to do any action except maybe increase your...
14 June 2022

Savings Accounts
Best Savings Account for First Jobbers – 7 Questions to Ask Yourself
What a thrill it is to receive your first paycheck! Now, you’re finally an independent, self-sufficient adult. You’re no longer a dependant who needs pocket money anymore. Good on you!...
14 June 2022

Savings Accounts
UOB Lady’s Savings Account – MoneySmart Review (2022)
We’re used to seeing all sorts of products marketed at women only, from pink mobile phones to the UOB Lady’s Credit Card. So, the fact that UOB’s Lady’s savings account...
14 June 2022

Travel Insurance
SG Couple Gets Covid-19 in Istanbul: Here’s How Travel Insurance Worked Out for Them
After two long years, the day is finally here when VTL flights are in full force and borders have finally fully reopened. It’s all peaches and cream with the easing...
14 June 2022

Travel Insurance
What To Do If I Get Covid Overseas? How To Claim Covid Travel Insurance
Omicron? More like Omigod my travel plans have been cancelled! It’s the worst thing that could happen to wing-clipped Singaporeans looking for flights for some much needed travel nourishment. However, the...
13 June 2022

Family
Choosing the Best Kids’ Savings Account to Grow Your Child’s Money in 2022
Kids in Singapore know they’ve got to think about the future. In between those battles with Pokemon and afternoons at the playground, they’re worrying about the PSLE or how they’re...
10 June 2022

Savings Accounts
CIMB FastSaver Account — MoneySmart Review 2022
These days, saving up in Singapore is all about knowing how to jump through hoops to get the most interest from banks. You might even have caught yourself buying nonsensical things...
9 June 2022

Savings Accounts
OCBC 360 Account — OCBC Savings Account Review
If you’re gonna open a primary savings account in Singapore, you’re most likely going to go with one of the 3 local banks (DBS, UOB and OCBC). But how good...
8 June 2022

Savings Accounts
POSB SAYE Savings Account – MoneySmart Review 2022
POSB SAYE (Save As You Earn) is a special savings account that allows you to earn additional interest on your monthly savings. It works a little differently from the regular...
7 June 2022