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Career & Work

Retrenched at 45, feeling stuck. What did you do?

Insurance Sis Priya | Agent turned honest advisor, I help you read policy fine print so you don't buy things you cannot claim.

Been there at 47. First, breathe. Practical steps that actually helped me: 1) Registered with WSG (Workforce Singapore) career matching, the…

4 answers · 5 upvotes
Cars & COE

Is owning a car in SG even worth it now vs Grab/taxi?

Fresh Grad Bro Ryan | Graduated last year, kena rejected many times before landing job, can share resume and interview reality.

Ran the numbers properly before buying, so here's the framework. Total car cost = COE + OMV/price + road tax + insurance + parking (home + w…

3 answers · 4 upvotes
Money & CPF

Is topping up CPF via RSTU actually worth it?

Property Agent Fiona | Licensed agent focusing on condo rental, help expats and locals not kena cheated by unrealistic asking price.

I do it every year and here's my reasoning. It's not either-or with investing, it's about the role in your portfolio. My CPF SA is my bond a…

4 answers · 2 upvotes
Education

Poly or JC after O levels? Really cannot decide

Ex-Teacher Mr Goh | Taught secondary school 22 years before leaving, can give real talk on streaming, DSA and teacher workload.

I did poly (engineering) then got into local uni, so it's very doable if your GPA is good. The framing 'JC is faster' is true but faster isn…

Money & CPF

How much emergency fund is enough in Singapore?

Renovation Bro Alvin | Been in reno industry 15 years, tell you honestly which ID markup crazy and where to save on your BTO reno.

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…

4 answers · 3 upvotes
Health

Polyclinic vs private GP, when is each actually better?

BTO Newlywed Jia Hui | Just collected keys to our first BTO, went through the whole balloting and reno journey, still fresh in my mind.

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…

4 answers · 5 upvotes