Growing up, I realised that it was difficult to find financial advice tailored to females during different stages of our lives. Besides having a good female financial advisor or female friends who are savvy in investing and are kind enough to give you tips, the type of financial advice given online is generally male-dominated and…
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How to Survive The Shock of Retirement in Singapore
You must be wondering, isn’t retirement in Singapore or elsewhere after a lifetime of work the holy grail of working? The enlightenment stage in the end of our career where we have earned and invested enough to attain reach financial independence, and can finally relax and travel the world? Photo: Jules of Singapore Retirement in…
Should I Be A Working Mum or Stay-At-Home Mum?
How should mothers decide if they should continue working, or quit their jobs to stay at home and look after their children? Source: salary.com The bottom line is: whatever arrangement gives you the best chance of fulfilling your priorities after taking into account the drawbacks. This is one question many fathers don’t have to struggle…
Yes to Unemployment or Redundancy Insurance
What is unemployment or redundancy insurance? Unemployment insurance (sometimes packaged as redundancy insurance) is a type of unemployment benefit which you can receive if you lose your job involuntarily. If you’re retrenched or made redundant, payouts from redundancy insurance can help tide you over temporarily till you find a new job. Payouts from your unemployment…
Should We Stop Condoming Singapore’s Economic Growth?
The MOM Labour Market Report has completely eclipsed Zika (for now) as the “oh shit” topic on Singaporeans’ minds. Basically, don’t be surprised if you lose your job, and if it takes more than half a year to find a new one. By the way, there were more foreign jobs (11k) created and Singaporean jobs…
Why Living In Singapore Isn’t As Horrible As You Think
We’re still pretty angsty when it comes to whether Singapore is the place we wanna stay in or not. I know many people who hate Singapore, fellow Singaporeans and the whole shitty system here. I also know many people who love Singapore regardless of the imperfections they encounter, and count their blessings every day that…
ShopBack: Save with cashback, Groupon coupons and more!
What’s the big deal shopping with ShopBack? I had never heard about ShopBack till my colleague returned from maternity leave and started raving about it. Having given birth to twins, you can imagine how much money she spends on diapers, milk powder and other baby-related items. FYI, in 1 month alone, one baby requires about:…
The Single Most Important Way To Save On Prenatal Checkups and Baby Delivery Charges
Because you’ll need the money for an avalanche of diapers later. Have you ever felt completely unprepared for a baby? I did. Most of the friends in my inner circle were not married, much less expecting a baby. Source It was just a matter of time before a baby came along, but I didn’t realise…
Budget 2016: What Did The Sandwich Class Get?
Everyone must have gotten something right? I sat through more than 90 minutes of almost nap-inducing Budget announcements, because the first hour was all about money, money and money thrown at companies to be more productive, innovate, automate or upskill. To cut the chase, everyone gets more, even part of the sandwiched class, in the…
15 Tips To Reduce Your Wedding Costs
And save that cash for your dream honeymoon. 1. Do lunch, not dinner Sit-down lunches can be 30%-40% cheaper than a dinner-equivalent, and you’ll have ample time for a good nap in the afternoon before your honeymoon the next day. 2. Book a restaurant, not a hotel ballroom Restaurants may serve better food than hotel…