From gambling to money envy, 4 sins to avoid so that you won't risk being short of cash

You won't risk being short of cash if you can kick these habits.

A line has to be drawn if betting is seen as a way to earn back income that has been lost amid a pandemic-induced recession. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Financial planners might roll their eyes in disbelief but it is probably fair to say that one of the key retirement strategies for many Singaporeans is to bank on hitting the jackpot in the lottery.

Sadly, this is no laughing matter - almost half of the 2,000 or so adult Singaporeans polled by OCBC Bank recently admitted that gambling is one of the financial activities they dabbled in.

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