Credit Cards
The 6 Most Popular Cashback Credit Cards of 2017 in Singapore
Of all the different types of credit cards, I have to admit I have a soft spot for cashback credit cards. There’s something so satisfying about getting money for doing...
5 September 2017
Opinion
Ignoring This One Point About a Cashless Society Could Have a Huge Impact on Singaporeans’ Finances
Now that the government has been clear that they’re aiming to turn Singapore into a cashless society in their relentless drive to become a Smart Nation, Singaporeans had better start...
4 September 2017
Property
Here’s Why Location Won’t Matter As Much in The Future When Buying a Home in Singapore
Location, location, location. It’s no secret that Singaporeans prioritise convenience, especially when choosing the location of our home. I remember how I’d used to stare at HDB’s sales launch site for...
4 September 2017
Property
Using a Mortgage Calculator – 3 Things Singaporean Home Buyers Tend to Forget
There are two approaches you can take when buying a home. The first is to dive in without a second thought. Go and ballot for a BTO flat before you’re...
31 August 2017
Home Loans
Engaged and Waiting For Your Flat to Be Built? What You Need to Know About Your Home Loan
So everything’s going to plan. One of you successfully pulled off a tearjerking engagement, and you’ve found the perfect home…
29 August 2017
Shopping
Korean Makeup – Is I’M STARTICE the best place to get your K-beauty fix in Singapore?
So social media has been exploding recently with the opening of mega Korean marketplace at Big Box, “I’M STARTICE”, selling all kinds of stuff from the land of SHINee and BTS. But...
28 August 2017
Credit Cards
The 3 Kinds of Singaporeans That Should Get a Credit Card with Unlimited Cashback
Many of us are taught that peer pressure’s not a good thing – since we were kids, we’ve been told by our parents that “Everything Ah Seng does, you also...
25 August 2017
Credit Cards
Shopping on Lazada, Zalora or Qoo10? Here Are The Credit Cards You Should Be Using
There is no such thing as having no time to go shopping, at least not in Singapore.
24 August 2017
Home Loans
Home Loans: All the Crazy Jargon Bankers Like to Use, Explained in Simple English
Sometimes adulting can be really difficult. Especially when we’re trying to get a home in Singapore and we know zilch about the terms used in home loans. All these home...
23 August 2017
Health Insurance
5 Tips For Buying Your First Insurance Policy in Singapore
So you’re all grown up now and one of the things you need to do to get this adulting thing right is to buy your first insurance policy.
22 August 2017
Budgeting
4 Easy Ways Young Singaporeans Should Start Educating Themselves Financially
When you stop learning, you stop living—quite literally in Singapore, actually, as you need to constantly learn and upgrade yourself in order to survive.
21 August 2017
Travel
Here’s How You Can Earn More KrisFlyer Miles Just By Being Married
Getting married isn’t just about romance, flowers and a rockstar wedding. For most Singaporeans, it’s a huge lifestyle change that includes having to wash toilets for the first time in their...
21 August 2017
Transportation
6 Tips For Surviving The Next MRT Breakdown
MRT delays are a way of life in Singapore. Over the last decade, we’ve come to terms with the fact that those days of near-100% reliability are never coming back.
18 August 2017
Travel
KrisFlyer Miles – The 3 Best Ways to Collect Miles on Your Starting Pay
Anyone who says Singaporeans live to eat isn’t telling the full story. We live to eat—and travel, which is why we’re some of the world’s most frequent travellers, with the...
17 August 2017
Savings Accounts
Getting Married? Here’s Something To Consider When Planning Your Finances
You’ve already found THE ONE and you’re planning to start a life together. But alas! You and your beloved discuss how to divide the household expenses and it’s just a...
16 August 2017
Property
5 Ways to Save On A Resale Flat Renovation
Social media these days are awash with beautiful pictures of people, homes and what not. It’s no wonder then, that Singaporeans have increasing expectations when it comes to interior designs. Can’t blame...
15 August 2017
Shopping
Amazon in Singapore: Why Is It Such a Big Deal
Amazon‘s Prime Now service launched a few weeks ago in Singapore, and they had a rough start. Their delivery services were falling behind, and initially excited Singaporeans were now furious at what seemed...
15 August 2017
Credit Cards
4 Ways to Use Credit Cards to Win at Life
There’s nothing quite like getting your credit card statement and realising you got $50 free thanks to your card’s generous cashback policy. #Winning
14 August 2017
Budgeting
3 Big Reasons Dating is So Expensive in Singapore and What You Can Do About It
I have some friends who pay for Tinder premium memberships. They fork out a monthly fee so they can dish out an unlimited number of “likes”. No wonder people say...
11 August 2017
Credit Cards
5 Tips To Maximize Your Cashback Card Benefits
So you’ve heard cashback cards offer the best savings, and you want to switch. Or maybe you already have a cashback card, and you’re wondering why the only thing you’re...
11 August 2017
Travel
Want to Fly Business Class to Osaka or New York? This Promotion Could Help You Do Just That
Singaporeans reportedly work the longest hours in the world. But we also travel so often that Bangkok is now introducing passport scanners for us. Can’t blame us right? With all that hard work, everyone...
10 August 2017
Credit Cards
Is It Better to Pay by Credit Card or Debit Card?
Most Singaporeans’ first experience with online shopping happens with the help of a debit card. This has nothing to do with the wonderfulness of debit cards, but rather the fact...
10 August 2017
Travel
What We Can Expect From Scoot’s 5 New Holiday Destinations
We’ve come along way from the first budget flights in 2004 (anyone remember Valuair?), which went to Bangkok and Hong Kong. Fast forward to 2017 and we’ve got a budget...
8 August 2017
Savings Accounts
4 Types of Savings Accounts Singaporeans Should Consider Opening
When it comes to savings accounts, we’ve all had this experience at least once in our lives—you’re stuck in the interminable queue at the POSB/DBS ATM machine. Meanwhile, your friend...
4 August 2017
Career
4 Tiny Tips to Make Working as a Freelancer Work For You
As they say, you choose your battles in life. What we do for a living and how we do it is no different.
4 August 2017