Great Eastern’s Integrated Shield Plans: Should You Consider Getting One?
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Keeping Private Medical Bills Affordable & How to Estimate Your Out-of-Pocket Costs
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Critical Illness Insurance in Singapore: The Complete Guide (2021)
Critical illness insurance is generally considered good to have in Singapore… if you can afford it. It ...
12 July 2021
MediSave Limits in 2021: When Can You Use MediSave to Pay?
Every month, a chunk of your salary disappears into the depths of your MediSave account. As much as it ...
14 April 2021
Integrated Shield Plan Premiums Are Rising. Whose Fault Is It?
It’s been a hot minute since the commotion surrounding the premium hike around MediShield Life and Integrated ...
12 April 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine & VIFAP in Singapore: Everything you Need to Know
That moment we’ve all been waiting almost a year for has arrived: COVID-19 vaccines have been invented, ...
8 February 2021
Your MediSave Account in Singapore — How to Make the Most of It
Every month, a chunk of your salary gets deposited into your CPF MediSave Account, an account earmarked ...
2 February 2021
3 Things to Know About MediShield Life Premiums & Coverage Changes in 2021
A lot has changed in the past year, but the upcoming changes to the government’s health insurance scheme, ...
21 January 2021
Health Insurance in Singapore — Everything You Need to Know to Survive
Intimidated by all the acronyms, government schemes and ridiculous jargon surrounding health insurance ...
16 December 2020
Does Mental Health Insurance Exist? 5 Plans That Cover Mental Health
The madness of COVID-19 has left all of us a little worse for wear, and sometimes no amount of meditating ...
14 December 2020
5 Most Affordable Cancer Insurance Policies in Singapore
In super safe Singapore, where being chopped into pieces by a serial killer or stepping on a landmine are ...
14 December 2020
CareShield Life Supplement Comparison: NTUC vs Aviva vs Great Eastern
NOTE: Aviva is now Singlife with Aviva As Singapore marches inexorably towards a silver tsunami, the government ...
11 December 2020
Dengue Fever in Singapore — Symptoms, Insurance & Treatment Costs
Everyone is worrying about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but there’s another virus that’s spreading on ...
23 June 2020
Covid-19 Health Insurance – 9 Insurers with Free Coronavirus Coverage
Ever since the global spread of Covid-19 — originating in Wuhan, China — Singaporeans (well, everyone, ...
22 March 2020
Watsons and Guardian Sold Out? Here are 5 Alternatives to Buy Surgical Masks in Singapore
The “Wuhan virus” (2019-nCoV) is giving me major 2003-SARS deja vu vibes, and I don’t like it. And as if ...
30 January 2020
Merdeka Generation Package Singapore — Who’s Eligible & What Top-Ups Do You Get?
Remember the Pioneer Generation package that was rolled out in Budget 2014, to much excitement and debate? ...
25 October 2019
Got Into an E-Scooter Accident in Singapore? Here are 7 Things You Can Do
Update: Effective from Nov 5 2019, e-scooters have been banned from footpaths. You can only use them on ...
25 September 2019
Can You Afford to Fall Sick? A 20-something Singaporean on the Cost of a Chronic Illness
If you met Wendy (not her real name) on the street, there is no way you can tell that she’s different from ...
24 September 2019
Suspect That You Have STD Symptoms? Cost of STD Tests & Clinics in Singapore
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are not exactly the most appetising topic to debate at the dinner ...
19 September 2019
Employee Insurance Benefits: Do You Have Coverage for Medical Expenses or Personal Accidents?
The employee benefits that matter most to us tend to be annual leave, and maybe the Xbox in the lounge ...
17 September 2019
Diabetes in Singapore – Guide to Cost of Screening, Treatment & Medication
Not sure if you got the memo, but diabetes is a major problem here in Singapore. Consider the following ...
17 April 2019
New AIA Insurance Covers Depression, Schizophrenia & OCD – But Is It Enough?
As we all know, mental illness is heavily stigmatised in Singapore. It takes a lot of courage to seek medical ...
14 February 2019
Pap Smear Singapore Guide – How to Get Screened for Cervical Cancer (for Free!)
Considering that 300 women in Singapore get diagnosed with cervical cancer every year, it’s amazing that ...
24 August 2018
Cord Blood Banking in Singapore – How Much Does It Cost & Is It Worth the Money?
Since the 2000s, new parents and parents-to-be in Singapore now have the chance to do cord blood banking, ...
24 August 2018
Health Supplements in Singapore – Who Needs Them & How Do You Budget for Them?
Singaporeans aren’t known to be particularly healthy, so it might surprise you to know that we spent $490 ...
20 August 2018