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Can’t bear to downsize your home? Think of it as rightsizing

Retired former journalist Jeffrey Tsang swopped his private apartment for an HDB flat when he turned 60.

Have kids? Don’t leave government benefits idle on the table

Rather than concentrating support around birth, the SG Child Support Package spreads help across the years of raising a child, says the writer.

Woman has no claim over daughter’s home despite helping to pay more than $1m for it

The court found that the woman was lending money to her daughter and did not have any share in the house.

The risk of buying properties in someone else’s name

Sham property transactions can be detected easily because all records of the transactions have to be filed online.

Even rich people feel anxious about money

Anxiety about money can occur at any level of wealth or income.

A S'pore businesswoman tried to salvage a bad investment but lost $1.6m instead

The woman helped to pay investors with her own money, thinking that the company would reimburse her with interest.

When investors paid millions to buy non-existent overseas homes

Buyers usually get conned when they do not make independent checks on the overseas developers.

Learn how to manage your money better at InvestMe event on Sept 17

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Young & Savvy

Small clicks, big comfort: Why it’s okay to love keycap keyrings and other collectibles

What the writer finds appealing is the experience of customising her own keyboard keycaps keyring.

Staff at Singapore banks reap big windfall as company stocks shoot up

Unlike buying shares through the stock market, participating in an employee share purchase plans allows eligible staff to contribute a fixed sum from their monthly salary over a pre-determined period.

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