Financial Resolutions You Can Achieve in 2016 (Reader Challenge)
Make 2016 the year you finally get your finances sorted out! Some friends and readers have written to me about how they find it hard to achieve their own financial resolutions…
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2015 Review: Did I Meet My Financial Resolutions This Year?
I’ve been receiving some very encouraging emails and comments on my previous post on how I managed to break my own record and boost my savings to 150% of the amount…
How I Managed To Save 50% More Than I Did In 2014
2015 has been a year of great harvests (and plentiful learning) for me. After having gone viral with my virgin post in December 2014 and being known as “that girl…
There’s A Better Proposal Gift Than A Diamond Ring
It seems like proposal season is here again – you know, that time of the year when your Facebook newsfeed gets filled up with photos of happy couple faces…and their…
10 Mistakes That Financially Savvy People Will Never Make
1. Live paycheck to paycheck.A common case for Singaporeans; I know of many folks who barely have any savings because their monthly expenses are almost equivalent to their earnings (or…
How to Save More Than $100,000 Before 30 (Without Working in Finance)
I remember when I was a kid, there was a man in front of me in the POSB ATM queue who forgot to take his receipt before he left. Before…
Be Careful When You Shop On Coupon Websites
You may read Smith Leong’s account of how he ended up paying $88 for a membership he did not expect here.The original incident that prompted me to write this post took…
Why Being Busy Might Be Making You Broke
I learnt a very important lesson last month – being busy is going to cost me my wealth in the long run.You might be thinking, why do I say that?…
How To Say No To Expensive Friends
A few days ago, I came across a post on 4 inconsiderate ways Singaporeans pressure their friends to spend money. It highlighted 4 common situations we face, where friends get you to…
Thinking of Getting Married in 2015/2016?
“I do!”With these 2 words, every Singaporean’s nightmare begins.The cost of holding a wedding in Singapore has increased exponentially in the last decade, and many of my peers are really…