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Run a side store too. Short answer, yes, income from a trade or business is taxable regardless of how small, and you're expected to declare …
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…
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…
I moved to a SIM-only plan two years ago and never looked back, but do check your usage first. I was paying for way more data than I actuall…
I'll be honest, I let mine sit for years thinking it was too small to matter, then finally used it and regretted waiting. I did a part-time …
Document, document, document. I kept a timestamped log and short videos for two months. When it went to mediation, having concrete evidence …
Dealt with this for my spouse's major hospitalisation. Practical reality, the system is well integrated, the hospital computes subsidy plus …
Cut through the guru noise, here's what actually paid me and people I know, realistically. 1) Skills-based freelancing, if you can design, w…
Classic. Stop relying on the meeting to show your value, build a paper trail instead. Send project updates over email with senior people cc-…
The trap I fell into with my first, comparing my child to the neighbour's kid and the cousins. I pushed too hard, our home became a pressure…
Just got married, so fresh numbers. The banquet is the monster, hotel per-table costs are high and you're often expected to invite a big gue…
Bought many phones here, my ranking for value-without-risk: 1) Official brand store or authorised retailers (Challenger, Courts, telco store…
Nobody can time COE, I learned this the expensive way. It's a bidding system driven by quota and demand, and while quota is projected to inc…
Did nanny for my first, family help for my second, so I can compare directly. The confinement nanny is expensive but for a first-time mum wi…
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…
Sole breadwinner here too, so I hold more than the textbook 3 to 6 months, I keep 9 to 12 months of expenses because if I lose income the wh…
Lived with in-laws for 3 years waiting for our flat, so I've been in the trenches. What kept the peace: first, your husband must be the one …
I felt the exact same way and honestly what shifted things was separating the wedding from the marriage. We were stressing over a big banque…
We went through this and what saved us was honesty early rather than letting assumptions build. My wife spoke to her parents directly and lo…
First, yes, check the HDB approved breed list and get the licence sorted, that part's straightforward. The real challenges nobody warns you …
We took non-mature in Punggol back when it was still ulu and full of construction dust. First two years I complained non-stop, no proper cof…
We did a hybrid and it was the best of both, so consider that before choosing one extreme. Grandparents give love, one-on-one attention and …
We ran the numbers and chose NOT to prepay, and three years on it was the right call. The HDB loan is 2.6% but our CPF OA earns 2.5% risk-fr…
I had this exact situation and learned that bonus is discretionary unless your contract states otherwise. Check your employment letter and a…
We went resale in Bishan two years back, paid about 680k for a 4-room and yes it hurt compared to a BTO. But we moved in within 3 months, no…