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Travel
Do You Need to Pay GST When You Buy Stuff on Overseas Holidays?
When Singaporeans go on overseas holidays, shopping is a mandatory activity. People are willing to travel hours to get to factory outlets in Europe and the US, and Singaporeans are...
29 January 2018
minimalist lifestyle
Budgeting
5 Ways You Can Live a Minimalist Lifestyle and Save Money at the Same Time
Minimalism is a lifestyle that promises to help us escape clutter, live simply and inexpensively, and look zen while doing it. But despite the simple, even austere lifestyle minimalism is...
28 January 2018
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Transportation
What Does ComfortDelGro’s Introduction of Dynamic Pricing Mean for Singaporeans?
When businesses work together, consumers sometimes benefit. For instance, nobody’s complaining about the Scoot and Tigerair merger, which has resulted in Scoot opening up more long-haul destinations.
26 January 2018
hygge lifestyle singapore
Opinion
3 Money-Saving Ways to Live the Scandinavian Hygge Lifestyle
We may not have winter in Singapore, but the Scandinavian concept of hygge has resonated for some Singaporeans. There is even a cafe/shop hybrid at Haji Lane named HYGGE, which...
25 January 2018
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Invest
Initial Coin Offering – How Do You Tell a Genuine ICO From a Scam?
Regular money has gone out of style, it seems. These days, more and more Singaporeans are becoming interested in investing in cryptocurrency, despite the fact that the Bitcoin bubble seems...
24 January 2018
long-distance relationship singapore
Budgeting
4 Tips for Maintaining a Long-Distance Relationship Without Going Broke
If you thought dating was tough with one half of the couple stuck on Tekong during BMT, wait till you get into a legitimate, literal long-distance relationship.
24 January 2018
3 Things You Should Know About Your CPF When Planning Your 2018 Finances
Budgeting
3 Things You Should Know About Your CPF When Planning Your 2018 Finances
When the New Year arrives and you’re making a list of resolutions to take steps towards your financial goals, your CPF account is probably one of the last things to...
23 January 2018
childcare singapore
Family
My First Skool Raises Fees – Are Parents Paying Too Much?
Your child may not be old enough for you to worry about tuition just yet, but get ready to pay all the same. My First Skool, the NTUC-run childcare/infantcare centre...
20 January 2018
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Shopping
Amazon Singapore vs Lazada vs Wish: Which Online Shopping Site is Best for Singapore?
Singaporeans are spoilt for choice when it comes to online shopping sites. More and more international retailers are offering affordable or even free shipping to Singapore. And for those that...
17 January 2018
SIBOR Forecast 2018 – Here’s Why So Many Singaporeans Should Be Refinancing Now
Home Loans
SIBOR Forecast 2018 – Here’s Why So Many Singaporeans Should Be Refinancing Now
If you are currently on a SIBOR-based home loan package, you need to take action now. The Singapore Interbank Offered Rate has risen sharply in 2018 and the SIBOR forecast is headed to...
17 January 2018
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Career
5 Survival Tips for Non-Morning People Who Have to Be Up Early for Work
There are morning people, and then there’s everyone else. If you feel like stabbing your eyes out each time your alarm goes off in the morning and can’t even look...
11 January 2018
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Opinion
3 Consequences the Zero Vehicle Growth Rate May Have on the Property Market
The full implications of the government’s recent announcement about the reduction of the vehicle growth rate to zero have not hit us yet.
10 January 2018
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Career
Managing Hiring Costs – Here’s One Scheme Singapore Business Owners Shouldn’t Ignore
Talented staff can propel your business to new heights, and as we already know, Singaporeans are definitely a hard working bunch. But employing great workers comes at a price.
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Budgeting
5 More Things You Should Do in 2018 to Improve Your Finances
Was “save more money” on your to-do list in 2017? If so, it’s probably still going to be there in 2018.
10 January 2018
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Property
How Will the New HDB Resale Portal Benefit Singaporeans?
Dying to move out of your parents’ home into a cosy HDB flat of your own? Then 2018 might be the year it happens. That’s because the new HDB Resale...
9 January 2018
BRAND’S Smart Shopper Scheme
Fitness & Beauty
Here’s How to Save Money on Your 2018 Health Goals
This post was written in collaboration with BRAND’S. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective...
5 Things to Do Before You Leave Singapore to Study Abroad
Education
5 Things to Do Before You Leave Singapore to Study Abroad
Every year, thousands of Singaporean students say goodbye to their families at Changi Airport and leave to study abroad. For many, it will be the first time they’ll be living...
8 January 2018
bad work habits 2018
Career
4 Bad Work Habits to Break in 2018
Most of us are no angels at work. Even the most wayang goody-two-shoes has some dark secrets he wouldn’t want his boss to know about—using the office computers to print...
5 January 2018
ComfortDelGro Invests in Uber – How Will Singaporeans Be Affected?
Transportation
ComfortDelGro Invests in Uber – How Will Singaporeans Be Affected?
Missed your last train home? Woke up late for work? MRT broke down again? You have two options: try your darnest to get a taxi, or order an Uber/Grab and...
4 January 2018
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Career
Want to Finally Use Your SkillsFuture Credits? Bear These 3 Things in Mind Before Signing Up for a Course
Those of you who haven’t used your SkillsFuture credits yet might want to do so soon. Your $500 credit isn’t going to earn interest, and businesses in Singapore tend to...
3 January 2018
How to get your CPF Withdrawal Account Statement
Home Loans
How to get your CPF Withdrawal Account Statement
All home loan refinancing applicants in Singapore are required (regardless of whether their CPF was used to service their existing home loan) to submit their CPF Withdrawal Account Statements to banks....
3 January 2018
4 Money Saving Tips for Uni Students Starting a New Semester
Education
4 Money Saving Tips for Uni Students Starting a New Semester
A new semester has just started, and after an entire month of YOLO you’re now back on campus and faced with a new pile of reading, lab work, projects and...
3 January 2018
career new year 2018
Career
3 Career Moves Every Singaporean Should Make at the Beginning of the Year
At this time of year, you’ve either just received your annual bonus and increment, or you’re waiting for it to be announced.
3 January 2018
Why are More and More Singaporeans Choosing to Travel Over Public Holidays?
Travel
Why are More and More Singaporeans Choosing to Travel Over Public Holidays?
Each time public holidays roll around, Singaporeans rush to Changi Airport to get out of the country. This year, more Singaporeans opted to go abroad for the Christmas and New...
2 January 2018
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Shopping
Female Readers List Their Favourite Online Shopping Sites and Why They Think It’s Cheaper
As a Singaporean female (or just any ordinary common folk), I’m always on the lookout for cheap and quality buys online. As the Hokkien saying goes, “ai pee, ai chee,...
27 December 2017