Boss won't waive my 2-month notice, new job can't wait. Options?
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…
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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…
I split my emergency fund into two buckets. The first two to three months of expenses sit in a high-yield savings account for instant access…
Let me give the cautionary but fair view. Owning a dog in an HDB is absolutely doable, many do it happily, but it's not for everyone and imp…
We survived the grind by being ruthless about protecting one non-negotiable slot a week, for us it was Sunday brunch and a walk, phones in t…
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 …
Please don't brush this off as being dramatic, months of 4 to 5 hours sleep with racing thoughts is your body waving a red flag. Been exactl…
I was unfit and dreading it too, but honestly BMT was more manageable than I feared. If you're really out of shape you might be posted to a …
Helped a friend through this, and the biggest thing I learned: you don't need to fix it, you need to stay. What worked: 1) show up consisten…
I've learned to split my bonus with a simple system: a chunk to debt or mortgage if any, a chunk to long-term investing, a chunk to savings,…
The clean way to think about it: OA earns 2.5% guaranteed. Your HDB loan charges 2.6% (0.1% above OA rate). So paying the loan with OA "save…
Took two months no-pay leave at the edge of a breakdown, and it probably saved my career, maybe more. Here's what I learned. First, see a do…
We went BTO and I'd do it again, but only because we had a place to stay while waiting. We stayed with my in-laws for the build period, whic…
From my experience, the golden rule is to face forward, not backward. Never badmouth your boss or company even if it's justified, because in…
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…
Switched from a logistics admin role into data analytics at 34, so not dreaming, but let me be real about how. First, not too late, but you …
Feel you, prices really crept up. My real-world tactics that keep my food budget sane: hit the older heartland hawker centres and coffeeshop…
HR manager here, and asking is normal, not entitled, most people just do it badly. What works: come with a business case, not a grievance. D…
根據CPF 的規則,20% 的基數為每月 SGD 6,000 x 0.2 = SGD 1,200。然而,CPF 的最大投資金額是每月 SGD 660。所以,你每月可以投資的最多 CPF 金額是 SGD 660。最佳答案!
After years of trial and error at my Ghim Moh and Old Airport Road runs, the sweet spots are around 11am to 11.20am for lunch, and 5.30pm fo…
After years of trial and error, here's my decision rule. Go to a PRIVATE GP when: it's a simple acute thing (flu, cough, minor infection, MC…
Cai png is a trap because 'three veg one meat' quietly became 5-6 bucks. What actually cut my spend without misery: 1) cook rice in bulk (ri…
Helped my parents choose and studied it hard for myself, so here's the plain-English version. All three pay you for life, the difference is …
Been there, and open war loses every time. What worked: I stopped waiting for my boss to credit me and built my own quiet visibility. I star…
Used both my base credit and the mid-career top-up well, so here's my framework. First, don't pick a course, pick a career goal, then find t…