Singaporean tourists heading to Spain always end up in Madrid and Barcelona, but these two cities are actually the most expensive and most crowded places in the entire country. When...

People who rely on buses for their commutes are a dying breed thanks to the expanded MRT network. Those lucky folks who live within walking distance of MRT stations will...

Competition spurs people to do better. It’s that spirit of comparing ourselves against others that drives us to put our best foot forward. Customers love it when businesses compete for...

The amount of resources that get poured into making sure the kids of Singapore pass their exams is nothing short of astounding. We have a billion dollar tuition industry, 52%...

Tired of going to work with some guy’s armpit in your face? Well, consider yourself lucky. Believe it or not, the MRT and bus network could be even more crowded...

For many young working Singaporeans, starting work and managing their own cash flow can be a daunting task. Add to that the pressure of planning for the future and making...

The standard Singaporean response to being paid less than they think they’re worth is to quietly pack up and look for a new job.

We should be no strangers to “updates”. From software to mobile apps, from taxi fares to water prices, we’ve become used to changes constantly happening in our lives. In fact,...

Whenever one of my friends enters the work force, my first advice is usually to apply for a credit card as soon as they can. Unless they owe me money....

Depending on who you ask, Singapore is either on track in 2017 for greater success, or is dangerously playing with fire as it tries to involve itself in international diplomacy....

Ask any Singaporean living overseas what he misses most about Singapore, and there’s a 90% chance he’ll say hawker food. Japanese sushi and American burgers are nice and all, but...

Whenever talk of Singapore’s dismal birth rate pops up, you can always count on the government to give people something to snigger at. Let’s not even mention that small spaces...

Recently, one of my friends was complaining about how he’d been stuck at the office till 11pm. “You, on the other hand, don’t even have to work,” he said bitterly.

Just in time for Valentines’ Day, the Straits Times published a report about how online love scams are on the rise, despite other types of online cheating going down.

You have to be careful when you walk into one of those bars where there’s no menu and they create a cocktail based on your personality. Because there’s always the...

All those fancy pictures we’ve been seeing lately on Facebook and pinterest boards have gotten us aspiring to those dream homes. “Mr and Mrs Ling got an industrial haven for...

At the Budget 2017 announcement, there were many important points raised by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, and we’d like to talk about as many of them as possible. But...

So our Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced in his Budget statement on Monday that the CPF Housing Grant for first-timer couples purchasing flats from the resale market has been...

Our local students might have come out tops in the Pisa tests, but that’s actually bad news. It confirms that the Singapore workforce is seriously underperforming relative to its test...

Renting out your condo on Airbnb is a little bit like having gay sex—it’s technically illegal, but the government hasn’t taken any action yet.

The future—it’s something that Singaporeans are constantly worrying about. When parents enrol their kids in 28 different tuition classes, it’s for their future. When couples buy a big flat they...

For every alpha male who steps out of his Ferrari, waves his wallet and sees a thousand girls fall at his feet, there’s someone else whose wife has ditched him...

Your dream trip to France involves the following scenarios: enjoying a picnic and wine from the top of the Eiffel Tower as you’re serenaded on the violin by some guy...

Electric cars have failed to change the world, so far at least. When the first mass-market 100% electric car, the Nissan Leaf, came out in 2010, some imagined we’d finally...

The most mind-crushing boredom I’ve ever experienced was as a student in primary and secondary school. That desperate feeling of being trapped at a desk as you helplessly tried to...