Healthcare
Braces in Singapore – How Much Do Invisalign, Ceramic and Metal Braces Cost?
Supermodels Heidi Klum and Cindy Crawford did it. Action star Tom Cruise did it (at the ripe old age of 40 no less). Even Prince Harry did it, proof that...
27 April 2018
Career
What it’s Really Like Being a Lawyer in Singapore
Tell a Singaporean parent that their kid will become a lawyer when they grow up if they attend tuition classes at a special career prep centre charging $5,000 a month...
27 April 2018
Budgeting
Is It Smart To Pay Full Price Upfront For Your Mobile Phone? Here Are Some Ways to Avoid It
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...
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Property
Should You Get a Property Agent Licence if You Only Plan to Become a Part-time Agent?
Singaporeans are pretty risk-averse when it comes to quitting their safe jobs and striking it out on their own. Hence, it’s unsurprising that those rumours that real estate agents earn...
25 April 2018
Property
How to Spot En Bloc Potential in Singapore in 2018
So you’ve bought your dream home. It’s located in a nice area that doesn’t require you to spend hours on public transport to get to work. You have a nice...
24 April 2018
Health Insurance
What Exactly Do Insurance Riders Do For You and Should You Bother Getting One?
Thanks to the slew of publicity about the newly implemented MediShield Life, which covers all Singaporeans, it has resulted in more awareness and interest in finding out how much we’re...
20 April 2018
Travel
Going on Holiday and Looking for Pet Accommodation in Singapore? Here are Your 3 Options
Going on a holiday but leaving the little ones at home? If they’re human and one of them is over a certain age, you can just get them to babysit...
18 April 2018
Family
3 Fun Family Activities That Will Teach Your Kids to Save Money
No matter how much you nag about the importance of saving money, your kids are going to learn a lot more from how you yourself spend, and the kinds of...
17 April 2018
Healthcare
Pioneer Generation Card In Singapore – Guide to Utilising Its Subsidies And Top Ups
If you were born before 1950 and became a Singapore citizen before 1987, congratulations, you’re part of the Pioneer Generation. According to the government, you’re part of that first batch...
16 April 2018
Opinion
3 Pieces of Questionable Wealth Advice From Fengshui Masters, and What You Should Be Doing Instead
If the rumours are to be believed, Singapore was built using feng shui principles. Everything from that octagon on our $1 coins to the direction in which the Singapore Flyer...
13 April 2018
Travel
4 Ways For Budget Travellers to Get Free Accommodation in Singapore
So you’re thinking of visiting Singapore, but you can’t help but cringe at the prices, which look astronomical next to those in neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
12 April 2018
Education
6 Ways Students Can Get Career Guidance on What Course to Take at University
So you’re about to take your A levels or complete your diploma this year, and after that you’ll hopefully get to enrol at a university. You have no idea what...
12 April 2018
Budgeting
GST Voucher, Housing Grants and More – A Summary of Government Initiatives to Help Singaporean Households
Budget 2018 may have come and gone, but with it came a few new measures aimed at helping lower- and middle-income households. That’s good, but do you also know that...
11 April 2018
Budgeting
SkillsFuture Singapore – Complete Guide to What It Is and How to Use It
We are constantly being fed the message that it’s our responsibility to upgrade our skills and make sure we don’t become obsolete. If our careers stagnate or we get retrenched,...
9 April 2018
Credit Cards
What to Look Out For When Choosing a Cashback Credit Card
When you first discover that some credit cards offer you rebates when you spend money, a cashback credit card can sound like a dream. After all, who doesn’t want to receive...
3 April 2018
Career
Just Graduated and Having No Luck in Your Job Search? 8 Tips to Help You Find That First Job
After slogging (or partying) your way through years of school, you’re finally ready to stop being a student and to enter the working world of adults. That means getting your...
2 April 2018
Transportation
Grab Has Beaten Uber in Singapore, But Are We the Real Losers?
It’s been the worst kept secret, but on Monday it was announced that Grab had finally acquired their rivals Uber Singapore. It’s been a tough back and forth battle between...
28 March 2018
Property
What Can You Do To Get An Accurate Price Estimate On Singapore Property As a Buyer or Seller?
The first thing any homebuyer in Singapore does is have a heart attack upon seeing the prices. For sellers, things aren’t that peachy either, given the fact that the property market...
27 March 2018
Life Insurance
3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before An Insurance Agent Sells You Policies
They hang out in droves at MRT stations and roadshows, waiting to pounce. When they’ve identified you as their prey, they make their approach, innocently asking you to fill in...
20 March 2018
Budgeting
3 Things You Can Do to Prepare For Retirement Today
The last time you looked in the mirror, you didn’t feel that wrinkly. Thank those Asian genes. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be thinking about the day you retire. You...
19 March 2018
Budgeting
7 Good Habits That Will Save Your Money and Health
Health is wealth, quite literally when you consider the cost of private healthcare in Singapore. The government’s stance has been to place the bulk the responsibility for maintaining your health...
18 March 2018
Shopping
6 Reasons People Still Spend Money in Orchard Road
Orchard Road’s fall from grace has been sudden and unceremonious. It seems like just yesterday when the shopping belt was the coolest place in Singapore, and new malls like Somerset...
16 March 2018
Budgeting
These 5 Gifts Can Teach Your Kids Important Lessons About Managing Their Money
As kids, we all had that experience of praying for that Furby / PlayStation / Barbie doll and instead receiving a microscope or book for our birthday.
14 March 2018
Budgeting
Are You Busting Your Budget Every Month? Here are 4 Tips That Will Help You Stick to It
Maintaining a monthly budget can a very helpful step that puts you on the road to financial health. That is, if you manage to stick to your budget every month.
14 March 2018
Home Loans
Home Loans in Singapore – The Complete Guide to Property Loans
Buying a home in Singapore is a huge financial commitment that almost everyone goes through at some point in their lives. Whether you’re a newly married couple or single, whether...
13 March 2018