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Second-Hand Fashion: Thrift Shops, Consignment and Selling Online
In Singapore you can buy pre-loved clothes at charity thrift shops, sell them through resale or consignment services that pay cash or credit, list…
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Money Changers in Singapore: Getting a Good Rate and Spotting a Licensed Changer
Money changers in Singapore must hold a money-changing licence from MAS under the Payment Services Act, and you can check any changer’s name in…
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Sneaker Resale and Authentication: How to Avoid Fakes
The safest way to buy resale sneakers is through a platform that inspects pairs before they ship or offers a refund if an item…
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Visiting Vietnam: Visa-Free Days for Singaporeans and When You Need an e-Visa
Singapore passport holders can stay in Vietnam visa-free for up to 30 days per entry. For a longer trip, apply for an e-visa on…
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Dog-Friendly Parks and Places in Singapore: The Rules and Where to Go
Dogs are welcome in most of Singapore’s parks and park connectors, but must be leashed in public places, with fines of up to $5,000,…
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Visiting China: The Visa-Free Stay for Singaporeans and the Arrival Card
Singapore citizens with ordinary passports can visit mainland China visa-free for up to 30 days for tourism, business, family visits or transit, under a…
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Universal Studios Singapore: Ticket Prices, Express Passes and the Best Days to Go
As of October 2026, Sentosa’s official site lists Universal Studios Singapore tickets from $83, with children under four free, and Resorts World Sentosa sells…
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Visiting Taiwan: Visa-Free Entry and the Online Arrival Card
Singapore citizens can visit Taiwan visa-free for up to 30 days, counted from the day after arrival and not extendable, with a passport valid…
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Fort Canning Park: The Free Gardens, the History Trail and Getting There
Fort Canning Park is free and open 24 hours, with nine historical gardens, two self-guided 2km history trails of about 45 minutes each and…
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Is This Firm Licensed? Using MAS’s Directory and Investor Alert List Before You Invest
Before you hand money to any investment firm or adviser, look it up in MAS’s Financial Institutions Directory, check the person in the representatives…
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Jewel Changi Airport: What’s Free, the Paid Attractions and Opening Hours
Jewel is open 24 hours, and the Rain Vortex, its light and music show and the Forest Valley trails are all free. You pay…
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Buying Shares on SGX: CDP Accounts, Board Lots and Brokerage Fees
To buy SGX shares you need a brokerage account, and you choose whether shares sit in your own CDP account or with the broker…
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Spectra and the Marina Bay Light Shows: Times and the Best Free Spots
Spectra, the free 15-minute light and water show at Marina Bay Sands’ Event Plaza, runs at 8pm and 9pm from Sunday to Thursday, with…
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The Southern Ridges: Henderson Waves, the Routes and How Long They Take
The Southern Ridges is a free, roughly 10km chain of hill parks from Mount Faber to Kent Ridge, and NParks suggests allowing three to…
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Fixed Deposits in Singapore: How They Work, and What Breaking One Early Costs
A fixed deposit locks your money with a bank or finance company for a set tenor at a set rate, and Singapore-dollar deposits are…
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The Free-Look Period: How to Cancel a New Insurance Policy and Get Your Money Back
In Singapore, new life policies come with a 14-day free-look period: cancel in writing within that window and the insurer refunds your premiums, less…
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MacRitchie and Bukit Timah: Trails, the TreeTop Walk and When to Go
MacRitchie’s trails and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve are free and open 7am to 7pm, while the TreeTop Walk suspension bridge is closed on Mondays…
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Singapore Botanic Gardens: What’s Free, the Orchid Garden Fee and Opening Hours
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is free for everyone, every day, from 5am to midnight; only the National Orchid Garden charges admission. Orchid Garden tickets…
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Steamboat and Hotpot: How the Pricing Works, From Soup Base to Sauce Bar
A hotpot bill in Singapore is built from four parts: the soup base, the sauce or condiment charge per person, the plates you order,…
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Term, Whole Life or Investment-Linked: How Life Insurance Policies Differ
Term insurance covers you for a fixed period at the lowest premium and builds no cash value; whole life covers you for life and…
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What a Car Really Costs in Singapore: COE, ARF, Loan, Insurance and Running Costs
A Singapore car’s price is mostly tax and entitlement: the COE, which cost $131,890 for Category A on 23 September 2026, and the Additional…
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Car Insurance in Singapore: Comprehensive or Third-Party, and the No-Claim Discount
Every car on Singapore roads must be insured at least against third-party injury; comprehensive cover adds damage to your own car. Your no-claim discount…
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Arriving at Changi: Automated Clearance, Getting Home and What It Costs
Singapore residents aged six and above clear arrival immigration at Changi through the automated lanes using their enrolled biometrics, after filing the free SG…
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Home Loans: Fixed or Floating, SORA and How Lock-In Periods Work
A fixed-rate home loan holds your rate steady for a set number of years, while a floating loan moves with a benchmark, usually compounded…
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Hiring a Domestic Helper: The Levy, Insurance, Bond and Monthly Costs
Hiring a domestic helper in Singapore costs her salary plus a monthly levy of $300 (or $60 if your household qualifies for the concession),…
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Bringing Food Back Into Singapore: What SFA Allows and What Gets Seized
Travellers may bring back food for their own use within SFA limits: 5kg of processed food worth up to S$100, 5kg of meat from…
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HDB Valuation and Cash Over Valuation: How the Price Is Checked
After getting the Option to Purchase, the buyer of a resale HDB flat must submit a Request for Value to HDB by the next…
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Selling Your HDB Flat: The Resale Portal, the Timeline and the Costs
Selling an HDB flat starts with registering an Intent to Sell on the HDB Flat Portal, waiting seven days, then granting an Option to…
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COE Explained: The Categories, the Bidding and Why Prices Move
A Certificate of Entitlement gives you the right to own a vehicle in Singapore for 10 years, and its price is set by open…
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Visiting South Korea: K-ETA, the e-Arrival Card and What Singaporeans Need
Singapore citizens can visit South Korea visa-free for up to 90 days, and are exempt from the K-ETA travel authorisation until 31 December 2026.…
