Quek Jie Ann

Quek Jie Ann

YOUNG AUDIENCE JOURNALIST

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What it’s like running a popular bag brand in your 20s

[SINGAPORE] I first got to know of the local bag brand Juno Jane when one of the co-founders reached out via e-mail.

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For some young Singaporeans, renting is a worthy expense

[SINGAPORE] It has been about six years since Mathilda Huang, 29, moved out of her family home.

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Pickleball is the new golf

[SINGAPORE] Mitra Sachi doesn’t always pitch his proposals in the boardroom. Neither does he have to schedule formal sit-down meetings at work.

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I tracked my dad’s expenses to find out how much retirement costs

[SINGAPORE] When I was about five, I promised my dad that when he retired, I’d buy him a pink Ferrari and fill his bank account with millions.

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Can you make a living from paid surveys in your spare time?

[SINGAPORE] There was a time I juggled two part-time jobs, an internship and full-time studies.

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The infinite working day where work never ends

[SINGAPORE] Fresh out of university, Sheng, 26, was ready to take on the working world. The corporate sector awarded him 13-hour working days.

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We asked relationship experts to answer 4 awkward money questions

[SINGAPORE] I almost miss the days when my friends’ biggest relationship problems were: “Do they like me?”

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Is this trending app revealing how lonely we are?

[SINGAPORE] The question “Are you dead?” popped up on my screen the other week – not as a text from a friend I’d unintentionally ignored, but as a headline.

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The big questions for 2026

[SINGAPORE] Last year wasn’t the easiest for fresh graduates entering the workforce.

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I stacked six internships. Here’s what I learnt actually matters

[SINGAPORE] I used to collect stamps when I was five. My interest died down a few years later, but in my early 20s, I found a new collectible: internships.