Justina on January 10th, 2008

Hi all,
Firstly, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates on this site. I first started this blog 3 years ago, while I was still studying in the US, as a means of keeping updated and interested with the ongoings in Singapore, which seemed to tilt more towards politics.
After being back home [...]

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Justina on August 28th, 2007

‘A’ is for Annuity
‘B’ is for Broke
‘C’ is for CPF
Article: Annuities scheme begins to take shape | pdf copy
Is $250 a month enough?
Is it possible to live today, on an allowance of $250/mth? That works out to about $8/day! Why then does our esteemed government feel that it’s possible, in 20 years time, for it’s [...]

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Justina on June 30th, 2007

Often, we write/complain more about the bad than we do the good. With our Nation’s birthday a little over a month away, I thought I’ll do a summarized reflection on why Singapore really isn’t a bad choice to call home.
Safety
Singapore is really safe. People walk the streets at night without the fears that someone would [...]

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Justina on May 24th, 2007

Govt Support + Reputable “Branded” School = Success?
It’s never that simple.
University of New South Wales Singapore campus to shut in June
By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 23 May 2007 1715 hrs
SINGAPORE: The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will close its campus in Singapore next month.
The announcement came less than two months after its [...]

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Justina on May 23rd, 2007

Where blogs are concerned, I’ve been mainly following two blogs:
(1) Get Rich Slowly
(2) I will teach you to be rich
Both blogs provide advice concerning finances. Get Rich Slowly has a more down to earth, person next door tone, with a more ‘low-cost living’ kinda approach. I will teach you to be Rich has a more [...]

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