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Ran a small online biz through this. The core rule: GST registration is compulsory once your taxable turnover crosses the prescribed thresho…
The accrued interest thing is the part people don't understand until it's too late, so let me stress it. Every dollar of OA you use for the …
You're not unreasonable at all, and honestly this conversation matters more than the flat. My husband and I split proportionally by income, …
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…
Cleared RT twice, no drama, here's the deal. Failing IPPT means you're placed on the Remedial Training programme, you complete a set number …
From my experience, the OA to SA transfer is powerful because SA earns 4 percent versus OA 2.5 percent, and compounded over 15 years that ga…
My take might differ, I found it liberating rather than isolating, but I'm quite thick-skinned about what others think. Yes, aunties gave me…
Don't panic and definitely don't send a desperate 'I'll take less' email immediately, that screams insecurity and weakens you before they ev…
Switched to an MVNO two years ago and never looked back. The digital-only telcos like the ones riding on the big networks give you 100GB-plu…
Sold ours right after MOP and it worked out, but the paper gain is more of a mirage than people admit. Yes, you sell high, but you also BUY …
I keep waiting and Grab-ing, and for us it mathematically wins by a mile. We spend maybe 400 a month on Grab and public transport combined, …
I pushed my elder child into JC because of prestige and honestly regretted it because she struggled and lost confidence. With my younger one…
Rule one, never badmouth your current boss even if he deserves it, because the interviewer immediately imagines you saying the same about th…
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…
From my experience, 38 is not too late, and your sales background is actually an asset in tech, think roles like sales engineering, customer…
HR here. Never give a single number, give a researched range and anchor to market. My script that works: "Based on my research for this role…
Stayed too long under a toxic boss once, and it cost me more than the good pay was worth, so hear me out. First, separate the fixable from t…
I made the jump at 36 from a marketing role into a data analyst position, no CS degree, self-taught SQL and Python over about 14 months whil…
Classic. Stop relying on the meeting to show your value, build a paper trail instead. Send project updates over email with senior people cc-…
Been juggling a side business with a day job for years, so here's the balanced picture. It's genuinely doable and the extra income and skill…
Two separate issues, tax and employment. Tax: yes, freelance income is taxable and you must declare it to IRAS as trade or self-employed inc…
Switched from banking ops to UX design at 34, now 38. Things I wish I knew: one, your savings runway matters more than your passion. I had 1…
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…
Start at the polyclinic or your GP first, don't jump straight to a private specialist and burn hundreds of dollars unnecessarily. A polyclin…
Still very doable if you know where to look, just avoid the touristy and CBD centres. My go-tos: economy rice with one meat two veg still la…