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How you can do better than having $600,000 in your bank account

You don't need to have a high fixed sum savings if you have planned for a good monthly retirement income from CPF LIFE.

You don't need to have a high fixed sum savings if you have planned for a good monthly retirement income from CPF LIFE.

Financial freedom is being able to pay for all expenses, not how much you have

3 steps to find out how much you have been spending on your family every month

The high costs of caring for your parents

ST launches InvestMe initiative to boost financial literacy of new and existing readers

Subscribers will get exclusive access to face-to-face sessions with the ST Invest Team to get useful financial tips first-hand from the speakers and invited panellists.
Subscribers will get exclusive access to face-to-face sessions with the ST Invest Team to get useful financial tips first-hand from the speakers and invited panellists.

Young & Savvy

You may have heard of ‘frugal chic’. Is it just another way to justify buying something you don’t need?

Mia McGrath is a UK-based financial content creator, who coined the Frugal Chic philosophy. She says it about buying or investing in things that have a high return on investment on health, finances, relationships, and time.
Mia McGrath is a UK-based financial content creator, who coined the Frugal Chic philosophy. She says it about buying or investing in things that have a high return on investment on health, finances, relationships, and time.

How a retiree topped up her CPF yearly to receive a $4,600 monthly payout

Due to her effort in topping up her retirement account, the retiree receive about $55,000 annually just from her CPF monthly payouts.
Due to her effort in topping up her retirement account, the retiree receive about $55,000 annually just from her CPF monthly payouts.

Get full access to the InvestMe financial literacy content and classes

InvestMe Events

May 16 event: Retire With More Money

Retirement planning is not as tough as you think if you know the simple rules on how you can aim to be financially free.

The key to achieving financial freedom does not just depend on how much you earn or how much you have, but your ability to pay for all your expenses for as long as you live

July 18 event: Invest to Live, Not Live to Invest

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Sept 17 event: Smarter Ways to Manage Your Money

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Nov 19 event: Financing Your Dream Life

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Jan 2027 event: Real or not? Important rules for real estate you should know before buying

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Best of ST Invest

Many landlords end up in trouble because they are clueless about rental rules

Over 400 landlords were taken to task by IRAS because of discrepancies when submitting their rental income.

The ignorance of taxation rules is the main reason more landlords have ended up on the radar of the taxman.

IRAS catches 422 landlords for not reporting rental income properly

Five rules landlords should know to avoid tax penalties

Why a woman regrets naming her daughter as co-owner of her 26 properties

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