In January this year, the Institute of Policy Studies’ latest proposals addressing Singapore’s ageing population were revealed. The most original of all the ideas was a time-banking system, “Eldersave”, to...

Remember the days when you would hop into a taxi whenever you needed to get somewhere in a hurry or missed the last train home? No? Well, they once existed,...

Welcome to Singapore. We’re a city-state where public transport is, despite the higher rate of breakdowns in recent years, still one of the best in the world. We’re also an...

You already knew the economy was in trouble. But here are some cold, hard figures to back it up—In 2016, employment growth reached a 13-year low, while the unemployment rate...

Despite complaining about the high cost of living, middle-income Singaporeans seem to enjoy a fairly high disposable income. We are some of the Asia Pacific’s top spenders on dining out,...

Ever get the feeling that no matter how hard you work, you seem to be getting even poorer? Why are you working so hard anyway, when you would have more...

For the longest time, all that talk about turning Singapore car-lite sounded like a lot of hot air. Yeah right, said everyone, easy enough for the authorities to tell people...

There will come a time when we realise the true cost of those designer bags and the hipster coffees we’ve been consuming daily. And that will come when we receive...

Ah, young love… in the early days of a new relationship, many people are ready to bend over backwards and do things that they wouldn’t normally do just to please...

Recently, Bloomberg published this report with a very utopian-sounding headline–“It takes just 8 weeks to find a job in Singapore”. It went on to compare Singapore with countries like Australia,...

In the right hands, credit cards can be a source of tons of freebies. I especially love cash back credit cards since you get back a bit of the money...

Singaporeans may not be the most productive people at the office, but when it comes to making money a lot of people are much more industrious than you think. Your...

There comes a point in almost every Singaporean’s career when, after yet another all-nighter at the office/getting screwed over by your boss/realising you’re being underpaid, you decide this is the...

Based on the number of people I know with expensive gym memberships, I should be surrounded by six packs.

Singaporean employees have the bad reputation of being job hoppers who’ll jump ship as soon as someone offers them $100 more to to do the same job.

Maintaining a social life can be expensive in Singapore. There is often little to no concern about costs when it comes to spending time with friends, and only in the...

Singapore is the land of designer handbags. Everywhere you turn, whether you’re trying to keep your balance on the MRT, rushing to work or having a drink at a bar...

The government’s drive to promote cycling as a viable form of transport has led to folding bicycles and many types of personal mobility devices being allowed on the MRT, the...

Lunar New Year comes a little earlier than usual in 2017, and I’m just glad that we’ll be enduring festive songs being played nonstop in shopping malls and supermarkets for...

This article was brought to you in collaboration with DBS Bank. Hey you! Yes, you, reading this article on your mobile as you try your best to distract yourself from...

I haven’t taken a taxi in Singapore for over two years. Whenever I need to get somewhere after midnight, it’s almost always cheaper to use Uber or GrabCar… or UberPool...

The New Year might already be over, but we hope you’re one of the three people left in Singapore who’re still hanging on to their resolution to get fit this...

Some people voluntarily choose to get up at 6am so they can hit the gym, take a free MRT ride to work and have a leisurely breakfast. Most of us...

Many Singaporeans turn to freelancing to avoid the pitfalls of getting a “normal” job. Not working for one single boss means retrenchment isn’t an issue for you, and being able...

I’ve done some dumb things to save money, from walking 4km home from the nearest MRT station after missing the last bus to wearing cheap school uniform shirts to a...