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‘Spotify can just take it down’: A Gen Z collector on why his peers are going analogue, buying CDs

Wired earphones and film cameras: Is retro tech back, or another performative trend?

askST Jobs: I keep having to pick up a colleague’s work. How should I raise it with my boss?

One man’s journey to medicine: He pivoted from architecture to nursing to medicine

Gotta grow my own way: Why some S’poreans are choosing the farm life abroad

Me and My Money

Attending a programme in secondary school turned him into a serial entrepreneur at 28 

Xavier Tan was inspired by an entrepreneur programme run by Halogen Singapore and is now setting up businesses in London.
Xavier Tan was inspired by an entrepreneur programme run by Halogen Singapore and is now setting up businesses in London.

The bottleneck in dating isn’t matching. It’s time

FirstDate, launched by the Government Technology Agency on Sept 29, is a pilot dating service for public officers aged 21 to 35. 
FirstDate, launched by the Government Technology Agency on Sept 29, is a pilot dating service for public officers aged 21 to 35. 

Video: Degree holders getting retrenched? What this means for fresh grads

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Money Mentor

Headstart On Record Podcast

You’ll never be able to outrun money: Why chasing a salary alone won’t get you rich or wealthy

Invest but keep enough liquidity to help you sleep at night.

SGX and partners roll out youth stock programme to lower barriers and equip young investors

Me & My Money

Trading corporate grind for bespoke gems: A jewellery entrepreneur’s 7-figure leap of faith

Me & My Money

Her education business started from a 4-room HDB flat at age 24

Work Bestie

Young & Savvy

I used AI to tailor my work wardrobe. Here’s how you can too

“I don’t know what to wear” will be a thing of the past.

Shopping online was far more efficient, but the writer needed every purchase to hit the mark to save time, effort and money on returns. 

‘Can make money meh?’: Meet Jonathan Goh, Singapore’s first degree holder in circus arts

Headstart On Record Podcast

They decide your pay, promotion and performance: Should your boss be on your socials?

askST Jobs: My CPF contributions are missing or late. What should I do?

Life Guide

What if young men and women want different marriages?

Singapore is making it easier for couples to start and raise families. But as gender attitudes diverge among young men and women, do they still imagine the same kind of marriage?

As gender attitudes diverge, young men and women may increasingly want different kinds of marriages, says the writer.

Fast and friendly: Meet the Singapore F1 fans turned content creators

Breast cancer at 30 and newly engaged: She’s fighting to put her health first

What is ‘whimsymaxxing’? Get to know the new internet trend about the joys of doing a little too much

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