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Savings Accounts
UOB KrisFlyer Savings Account – MoneySmart Review 2022
The UOB KrisFlyer savings account works in tandem with any one of UOB’s eligible cards to give you more miles. The promise is that you can increase your miles earn...
3 February 2022
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Career
Employee Stock Options: All You Need To Know About Owning Stocks in The Company You Work At
So, you’ve just gone for an interview for a position at a startup, SME or tech company, and they’re offering you the chance to receive employee stock options as part...
3 February 2022
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Invest
Investing in Shares (2021) – MoneySmart Guide to Buying SGX Stocks
These days, owning Apple stock is as much a status symbol as owning an Apple watch. (Well, they’re both expensive…) But apart from making you more attractive, stocks and shares...
3 February 2022
Endowus Singapore robo advisor review - should you invest CPF
Invest
Endowus Singapore Review – Should you Use This Robo Advisor to Invest your CPF?
For most Singapore citizens and PRs, CPF savings are untouchable until you buy a home or when you reach retirement age. But have you considered how you can invest your...
3 February 2022
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Budgeting
6 Reasons to Gift Your Ah Gong & Ah Ma a Prepaid SIM Card This CNY
This post was written in collaboration with Singtel. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
Lifestyle Inflation
Budgeting
How Singapore’s Lifestyle Inflation Keeps You Poor Even As Your Income Rises
In a perfectly logical world, getting a $1,000 raise would mean having $1,000 more to save. Unfortunately, it’s clear this world exists only in the land of unicorns and flying...
28 January 2022
3 Big Warning Signs Singaporeans are Suffering from Lifestyle Inflation
Budgeting
3 Big Warning Signs Singaporeans are Suffering from Lifestyle Inflation
That guy who won $1 million in the lottery and immediately bought a Ferrari might be a victim of lifestyle inflation, the phenomenon that makes one’s spending rise whenever one’s...
27 January 2022
Signs Singaporeans are Suffering from Lifestyle Inflation
Budgeting
4 Most Common Ways Singaporeans Indulge in Lifestyle Inflation
Once upon a time, I went out with my friends to Pizza Hut after the PSLE. The four of us pooled our money to share one pizza with our pocket...
27 January 2022
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Renovation Loans
Renovation Costs in Singapore – How Much Should You Budget?
The most expensive thing you can buy in Singapore is probably your home. Given that kind of investment, we can appreciate why you’d want to make your home as good...
27 January 2022
Consequences of Inflation
Opinion
How Singaporeans are Being Hurt by Inflation (and Don’t Realise It)
If you’ve been keeping up with the news of Singapore’s inflation rates in 2022, you might be in a state of panic. In December 2021, the headline inflation rate soared...
26 January 2022
7 islands near Singapore that Singaporeans don’t need a passport to visit
Entertainment
7 islands near Singapore that Singaporeans don’t need a passport to visit
You’ve probably caught yourself referring to Singapore as “this island” at least once in your life. But technically, Singapore is made up of 63 islands. Yup, that’s a lot!  The...
26 January 2022
10 Singapore Tours to Rediscover a Different Side of the Country
Entertainment
10 Singapore Tours to Discover a Different Side of Singapore
Remember the time when short getaways were so easily available and travelling overseas was a breeze? Those were happy times before Covid-19 reared its ugly head and ruined holiday travel...
26 January 2022
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Budgeting
7 Best Cordless Vacuum Cleaners in Singapore: Cheaper Alternatives to Dyson
I really have to hand it to Dyson for designing a vacuum cleaner that’s so out there, even men want to buy it. Lest you think of James Dyson as...
25 January 2022
best and cheap haircut in singapore
Budgeting
Where to Get Cheap Haircuts in Singapore — KCuts, Snip Avenue, Kimage Hairdressing School & More
Unless you’re new in town, you would already know at least a couple of places for cheap haircuts in Singapore. And no, we’re NOT talking about your first day of National...
25 January 2022
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Career
National Service in Singapore — NSF Ranks, Pay and Other Benefits
I’ve obviously never served National Service (NS), but from what I gather, it’s pretty serious business. I’ve seen my male peers transform from innocent Ah Boys to grown-up Men who can...
24 January 2022
Chiropractors in Singapore help to manage neck pain and back pain
Healthcare
10 Chiropractors in Singapore to Manage Pain in the Back, Neck and More
Feeling more aches and pains in your lower back or waking up to a stiffer neck than before? So are the rest of us, thanks to working from home and...
21 January 2022
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Healthcare
Acne Treatment & Acne Scar Removal in Singapore – How Much Does It Cost?
Pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, cysts… whatever the variant, acne is definitely the bane of every teenager (except maybe a lucky few). And sometimes, they continue to plague you well into adulthood, or...
20 January 2022
StarHub Broadband - get 4K Android TV
Entertainment
3 Drawbacks (Really!) of Having a 4K Android TV & the Best WiFi Coverage in Your ‘Hood
This post was written in collaboration with StarHub. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
CNY part time jobs fairs singapore
Career
7 CNY 2022 Part-Time Jobs: Where To Earn Money If You Are Too Free
So, you’ve got a bit of time on your hands over the Chinese New Year break. You’d like to make a bit of spare cash, but no, you’d rather not...
19 January 2022
4 Services That Singaporeans are Willing to Pay For to Make Their Chinese New Year Less Painful
Budgeting
4 Services That Singaporeans are Willing to Pay For to Make Their Chinese New Year Less Painful
Unmarried folks in Singapore had better collect as many ang baos as they can this Chinese New Year, because you’re going to need as much cash as you can get...
19 January 2022
food delivery rider
Career
Food Delivery Riders: How Much Can You Earn as a Deliveroo, Foodpanda or Grabfood Rider?
With low barriers to entry and plenty of flexibility, it’s no surprise that being a food delivery rider for Deliveroo, Foodpanda or GrabFood is an attractive proposition as a side gig...
18 January 2022
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Budgeting
Chinese New Year Budgeting (2022) – How Much Does It Cost To Follow Tradition?
As one half of a young, married couple who’s just moved into our own place, I am only just starting to realise that Chinese New Year costs a truckload of...
18 January 2022
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Shopping
CNY Plant & Flower Prices (2022) – Money Plant, Kumquat, Bamboo & More
As we slowly inch towards Chinese New Year, it’s not just the loud, cringe-y songs that are taking over Singapore. Festive plants and flowers like the money plant, lucky bamboo...
18 January 2022
3 Money-Related Questions Nosy Relatives Like To Ask During CNY
Opinion
3 Money-Related Questions Nosy Relatives Like To Ask During CNY
For those who are stuck visiting relatives they barely know, Chinese New Year is probably the most hated holiday in Singapore. And many times, the ones responsible are our nosy...
18 January 2022
electrician singapore electrical services 2018
Budgeting
Electricians in Singapore – Price Guide to 9 Best Electrical Services Companies
Yes, we know you can change your own lightbulb. But, unless you’re an electrical engineer, you’ll probably need an professional for many electrical services, i.e. anything requiring wiring work – whether repair, replacement or...
12 January 2022