
What US dollar movements mean for Singapore investors
[SINGAPORE] The US dollar has been on a bumpy ride in recent months.
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?”
Can your friendships survive a salary gap?
[SINGAPORE] Months ago, while I was still scouring through LinkedIn for a job, I got pulled into a birthday dinner. The attendees: three fresh-out-of-university friends – two in finance, and one very ...
I’ve made investing my resolution for years. Here’s my plan to finally do it
[SINGAPORE] Last year, I made the commendable decision to add investing to my 2026 resolutions. Commendable, if not for the fact that I did the same in 2025.
Hospitalisation insurance 101 and how the new rules change things
[SINGAPORE] If you’ve been keeping up with headlines, chances are, you’ve stumbled upon “Integrated Shield Plan” and something called a “deductible” in your news feed.
Is salary talk still taboo? Your younger colleagues may not think so.
[SINGAPORE] Earlier this week, I asked my colleagues: “Do you guys talk about pay here? How about at your previous workplace?”
Home loans are getting cheaper – should you stick with HDB or switch to a bank loan?
[SINGAPORE] If you’ve been eyeing your first flat or thinking about switching up your home loan, you’ve probably noticed that interest rates have fallen quite significantly.
If I’m “middle class”, why can’t I afford “middle-class things”?
[SINGAPORE] A friend said something to me over the weekend that I can’t stop thinking about.
Do we owe our parents a monthly allowance?
[SINGAPORE] While catching up with friends the other day, one of them casually dropped this question (in front of my dessert, no less): “Eh how much are you guys giving your parents every month?”
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