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Budgeting
8 Reasons You are Overspending on Food Even Though You Cook at Home Every Day
Cooking at home is one of the most obvious ways to save money and stay healthy, other than limiting yourself to only the yong tau foo stall at the hawker centre.
15 September 2017
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Fitness & Beauty
3 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Singapore & Save Money at the Same Time
Waif-like Singaporeans often feel like they don’t have to worry about their health. After all, we’re nowhere near as fat as people in… certain other developed countries. But it turns...
14 September 2017
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Credit Cards
Is Unlimited Cashback Overrated? Consider This Credit Card Instead
Cashback credit cards are the preferred type of credit card for Singaporeans. This shouldn’t be a surprise – everyone loves earning money by… spending money. In fact, 71% of people...
13 September 2017
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Property
HDB 3Gen Flats – 5 Things You Need To Know Before Buying One
In a world where land space is precious and houses are becoming increasingly smaller, we Singaporeans are always struggling to find ways to afford bigger housing. With executive apartments an almost...
12 September 2017
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Opinion
Cashless Payments in Singapore – 7 Reasons Why Merchants Should Get Onboard
There’s been a lot of talk about how the government hopes to transform Singapore into a cashless society. And I can’t say I’m complaining, because every cent paid in cash...
11 September 2017
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Career
Why It’s Meaningless to Ask How Much a Freelancer Earns
Every so often, somebody asks me how much I earn each month as a freelancer. Other than the fact that that isn’t the most polite of questions, I struggle to...
11 September 2017
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Transportation
Here’s Why Your Grab Rides Are About To Get a Whole Lot Sweeter
Just a few years back, the idea of an on-demand ride-hailing transport provider such as Grab seemed like a novel idea. But today, booking a car or taxi through the...
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Opinion
Singapore as a Cashless Society: Why We Should Be Looking Forward To It
In this year’s National Day message, PM Lee pushed for Singapore to become a cashless society, in line with the government’s Smart Nation ambitions.
8 September 2017
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Credit Cards
Why The UOB One Card Is Still Singapore’s Most Generous Rebate Card
In the realm of credit cards that offer cash rebates as an incentive, few cards have stood the test of the time as well as the UOB One Credit Card...
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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
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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
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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
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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
Engaged and Waiting For Your Flat to Be Built? What You Need to Know About Your Home Loan
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
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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
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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
Shopping on Lazada, Zalora or Qoo10? Here Are The Credit Cards You Should Be Using
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
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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
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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
4 Easy Ways Young Singaporeans Should Start Educating Themselves Financially
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
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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
6 Tips For Surviving The Next MRT Breakdown
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
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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
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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
5 Ways to Save On A Resale Flat Renovation
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