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I had the same and it turned out to be a mix of stress and low iron even though the general test looked okay. Please go back to your GP and …

I've done both. MNC gives you a brand name that opens doors forever, plus proper processes you can learn and carry anywhere. SME gives you r…

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…

From my experience, under the Employment Act your salary must be paid within seven days of the last day of employment, and an employer gener…

We kept ours sane by separating what we wanted from what tradition demanded, then compromising. My parents wanted the big dinner for relativ…

Two separate things here, both important. First, ACRA registration: if you're doing business under your own name exactly as per NRIC and it'…

I hopped at 11 months once and nobody blinked. The trick is you don't make it a pattern. One short stint on your CV is fine, two or three ba…

The unspoken rule: your ang bao should roughly cover your seat's cost (so the couple doesn't 'lose money' on you), scaled by venue and your …

Controversial take, but I gave up my car entirely and switched to a mix of Grab, public transport and occasional car rental for family outin…

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…

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…

Ran an online store on the side for three years while employed, and the pitfalls are mostly boring admin things people ignore until they bit…

My go-to reset is a day cycling the whole Coast-to-Coast trail or the Round Island Route stretches, then ending at a hidden coffeeshop for a…

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…

From my experience, what you're describing sounds a lot like burnout, and losing interest in things you used to enjoy is a real warning sign…

Switched from ops to data analytics at 34, so real talk. SkillsFuture Credit alone won't get you hired, a 40-hour cert is a signal not a pas…

Congrats on ORD. Straight answer: after your full-time NS you serve as an Operationally Ready NSman for a number of years, during which you …

Yes, you can use your Medisave for immediate family, spouse, parents, children, grandparents, siblings. I did exactly this when my mum was h…

Bought many phones here, my ranking for value-without-risk: 1) Official brand store or authorised retailers (Challenger, Courts, telco store…

Push back, but do it smart. Variable bonus is discretionary so you can't demand it, but you CAN make your manager go to bat for you. I did t…

Practical prep list from a fellow non-sporty survivor: start the 2.4km run twice a week and aim just to finish without walking, do push-ups …

Grew up eating chicken rice almost daily, my uncle ran a stall. It is all in the details most people don't notice. First the rice, must be c…

I hit that exact wall two years ago, and the turning point was actually going to a GP and being honest, which got me a referral and a short …

I took a counter-offer in 2022 and regretted it within 8 months. The extra 1.4k felt good on payday, but the trust was gone on both sides. M…

Rule one, never badmouth your current boss even if he deserves it, because the interviewer immediately imagines you saying the same about th…