Is a JB day trip actually worth it with the causeway jams?
Regular JB-goer, it's worth it IF you play the timing and logistics right, otherwise the jam eats all your savings in wasted hours. My hard-…
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Regular JB-goer, it's worth it IF you play the timing and logistics right, otherwise the jam eats all your savings in wasted hours. My hard-…
We kept ours sane by separating what we wanted from what tradition demanded, then compromising. My parents wanted the big dinner for relativ…
Went through the process and found it more rigorous and formal than my previous fintech interviews. Several rounds, a good amount of behavio…
I was in your exact spot, capped because the role above me wasn't going anywhere. I jumped after seven years and honestly it was the best ca…
For me the trigger to register was when I wanted to sell on proper platforms and needed a business entity, and when the money became enough …
Did ours recently, so real numbers-ish. The big buckets: banquet (usually the biggest, hotel vs restaurant vs void deck changes everything),…
My advice: since none lock you in, just try the cheapest heavy-data option first (usually Simba on promo) with an eSIM so switching is insta…
I'm in analytics hiring. We look at whether you can tell a story with data, not your age. Bring one real project to the interview and you'll…
Ran a noodle stall in a coffeeshop for three years, and let me kill the romance with real numbers first. Rent in a decent coffeeshop can be …
HR perspective, and the honest nuanced answer, two years per role in your 20s and early 30s is broadly acceptable now, especially in tech an…
We went resale in a mature estate (Bishan) in 2024 and I don't regret it, even though we paid COV of about 30k on top. The math: BTO would h…
Yes you can buy out. Under the Employment Act, either party can terminate the contract by paying salary in lieu of notice for the unspent po…
Two separate issues, tax and employment. Tax: yes, freelance income is taxable and you must declare it to IRAS as trade or self-employed inc…
ABSD 20% is a huge upfront drag and it completely changes the math from the old days. On a $1.5M condo that's $300k in ABSD alone, on top of…
Renewed mine for 5 years last cycle, here is my logic. If your car is genuinely well maintained and you like it, renewing on the PQP (the av…
Best money we spent, and I was the skeptic. After a C-section I physically could not do night feeds, cook, and recover at the same time. Our…
Two kids, so I know this well. Two separate things. One, the Baby Bonus Cash Gift is paid out to you in instalments over the early years, st…
We held off buying because of COE and instead use a mix of public transport, Grab and car-sharing, and it works for us. With two kids I unde…
I actually tracked this for a year after selling our car. Owning realistically costs a lot monthly once you total COE amortised over 10 year…
When my mum turned 55 we learned a few things the hard way, so here's the practical version. At 55 the RA is formed and it holds the sum nee…
With AL 12 your daughter is in a solid range and has good options, but strategy matters under the new system. Remember posting is by school,…
Relax, this happens to loads of NSmen and it's very manageable. What typically happens if you don't pass IPPT within your window: you'll be …
I took the JC route and went to uni, and while it worked out, I'll be honest that JC was academically intense and not everyone thrives in th…
I'm a hawker, let me explain from the cost side. Everything I buy has gone up, chicken, rice, oil, vegetables, gas, packaging. When my ingre…
Ran the numbers hard before buying with two young kids. Truth: owning a car in SG is almost never the cheaper option versus Grab and public …