You’ve been to your favourite cat cafe so many times the staff are starting to give you weird looks. Your Facebook feed is full of cat videos and memes. Maybe...

Short-term rentals in Singapore are officially illegal. But on the bright side, “short-term” just got shorter.

Every so often, you meet a Singaporean girl who’s already a degree holder at the ripe old age of twenty.

There are some countries where all you need to do is work hard at your job, and the state will take care of the rest, at least in terms of...

Most Singaporeans have participated in the billion dollar tuition industry in some way or another—whether by attending tuition classes as a kid, sending their own children for tuition, or moonlighting...

The GST vouchers (and other associated bonuses) are back. I love the government. I already bought a Maserati. “I think you’re overestimating the amount.” Nonsense, says here the government’s giving...

Timing is important. And I’m not just talking about knowing when to fold in poker. Whether it’s investing in the stock market, or buying flight tickets, timing can make all...

Every time you log onto Facebook, you’re forced to look at pictures of yet another friend’s trip to Iceland / Paris / New York / Tokyo. Singaporeans took an average...

Singapore’s population is aging at an alarming rate, which means in time to come the number of elderly people in need of care will surge dramatically ahead of the number...

Everyone loves a piping hot plate of char kuay teow. But at times you want to spoil yourself or a loved one with something nicer. And by nicer, we’re thinking...

Despite the government’s repeated rejection of the possibility of implementing a minimum wage in Singapore, one look at that wizened old grandpa wiping off your table at the food court,...

These days, it can seem like everyone and their mother works in a coworking space. These workspaces for entrepreneurs and freelancers have mushroomed all over Singapore to cater to the...

I spent most of my teenage years being a mall rat on Orchard Road, playing arcade games at E-Zone and the Orchard Plaza arcade, buying Auntie Anne’s pretzels at Ngee...

It’s 2017, and there are still people who have keypads on their mobile phones. But you know what? Maybe they have good reasons for it – like they don’t want...

It’s not uncommon knowledge that banquets and weddings in Singapore costs a bomb. You’d think with all our issues with ageing populations and a decreasing birthrate, someone would care enough...

Some of the things I’ve done to save money have included cutting my own hair using YouTube tutorials as a guide, carrying beer cans around in my bag and buying...

It seems like just yesterday when your kid’s main preoccupations in life was Peppa Pig. But now your little tyke has grown into a slightly larger but still little person...

Nobody can fault Singaporeans for being lazy. After all, we work longer hours than almost any other nation in the world, and students are just as industrious, spending the third...

There are two types of tourists in Singapore. The first are loaded and typically seen burning through rolls of cash as they buy Chanel handbags and luxury condos while in...

With travel season just round the corner, banks are starting to aggressively step up their drive to get more sign ups for air miles credit cards. Sign up bonuses were a...

Have you ever had one of those mornings where you woke up, grabbed your wallet only to realise it was empty, and then realised you had completely forgotten what happened...

Remember Captain Green, the Clean and Green frog, who’s since joined Singa the Courtesy Lion in the graveyard of forgotten mascots? If you said yes to that trick question, you’re...

Each time I scroll through my Facebook timeline, I no longer get accosted by party photos or pictures of people’s kids.

Since I’ve hit my 20’s, marriage invitations have become an increasing obligation I can’t say no to, no matter how broke I am. You know the feeling: You really want...

The last time someone gave me financial advice, we were standing in the queue at Singapore Pools and he was trying to educate me on the finer points of how...