There are many reasons to hire a domestic helper in Singapore. You might be a new family with young children and two working parents. You might be looking for help...

Singapore is overrun with music schools for children, so you have no lack of options if you’ve always dreamed of nurturing the next Beethoven or Mozart. These days, there are...

Singaporean children are some of the world’s most over-scheduled. Even during the March school holidays, they’re probably not spared. Bottle-thick glasses on their faces, they are shuttled from school to...

Confucius would be so smug if he knew that filial piety, his favourite virtue, was enshrined in Singapore law. The Singapore government expects children to fund the retirement of their...

The March holidays are upon us, which means that every parent is going to have the daunting task of keeping their kids entertained 24/7.

Using a credit card for petrol in Singapore is practically compulsory for any seasoned driver or motorcyclist. Petrol credit cards get you such a huge discount that it doesn’t make...

Remember the good old days before online shopping became the default way to buy stuff? Me neither. Memories of those hazy days have been filed away together with those of...

Using your credit card when you’re on holiday sure beats hiding wads of cash in your socks and underwear to deter thieves. It also saves you from having to make...

The pandemic has magically transformed hordes of people into digital nomads. Some companies have even downsized offices in order to save on rent and told employees to work remotely on...

More Singaporeans are opting out of marriage, weddings and kids because of the high cost of living. Personally, I think finding a partner who has the same approach to finances...

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If you’ve been trying every night but there’s still no bun in the oven, going for in-vitro fertilisation or IVF in Singapore might just be the godsend you were waiting for.

Neither men nor women have it easy in Singapore when it comes to staying afloat in an expensive city and planning for retirement amidst a zillion financial burdens.

Everyone expects you to always look pretty and fresh as a flower. But confirming to society’s idea of what a woman should look like isn’t just time-consuming, it can also...

Driving a car in Singapore can be quite a chore because of the island’s many traffic lights 一 for a country this small, there are over 2,000 traffic lights scattered...

Not impressed by life insurance policies which charge astronomical premiums? Then you might want to consider its much simpler, straightforward and cost-effective sibling: term life insurance. Both types of insurance are...

This whole insurance thing really does take a while to wrap your head around. The words “whole life insurance” and “term insurance” don’t really mean or explain very much to the average...

As new parents, having your first child is like taking a bungee jump. You’re excited to experience this whole new stage of life, yet you’re tremendously afraid something might go...

Life in Singapore isn’t cheap, so if you have dependents, it’s pretty important to get some form of life insurance to help them if anything terrible happens to you.  Both...

The theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is #BreaktheBias, which encourages us to take action towards a “gender equal world” – be it in the media, government, or workplace. Short...

Your home is your castle. It’s also where you store most of your worldly belongings, from your laptop and jewellery to your tabletop RPG game collection. And since this is Singapore,...

This post was written in collaboration with Futu Singapore (FUTU SG). While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same...

Ask Singaporeans what’s the number one thing they need for retirement, and the obvious answer will be not a tropical beach resort where they can live out the rest of...

The government wants to convince Singaporean drivers to switch to Electric Vehicles (EVs)–at least those who haven’t gotten a heart attack from soaring COE prices and still insist on driving....

If you just got engaged or turned 35, HDB BTO launches will have taken on a new meaning for you. In that case, you might already know that the February...