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I stacked six internships. Here’s what I learnt actually matters
[SINGAPORE] I used to collect stamps when I was five. My interest died down a few years later, but in my early 20s, I found a new collectible: internships.
BT’s young-audience initiative thrive named best digital platform at SGX Orb Awards
This is its fourth award since it launched in 2022
Does a tech degree still pay?
[SINGAPORE] It was clear from the start of junior college that a computer science degree would not be on the cards for me. I had already set my sights on an arts degree early on.
Is salary talk still taboo? Your younger colleagues may not think so.
[SINGAPORE] Earlier this week, I asked my colleagues: “Do you guys talk about pay here? How about at your previous workplace?”
Home loans are getting cheaper – should you stick with HDB or switch to a bank loan?
[SINGAPORE] If you’ve been eyeing your first flat or thinking about switching up your home loan, you’ve probably noticed that interest rates have fallen quite significantly.
Why are more young workers ‘job hugging’? (Hint: it’s not company loyalty)
[SINGAPORE] A friend once swore to me she’d leave her job “soon”. A year later, she’s still there – despite saying it no longer fulfils her. So I asked her, why stay?
Thrive wins silver for best young audience initiative at Wan-Ifra awards
The award was introduced this year as part of a category revamp aimed at better reflecting the shifts in today’s media landscape.
If I’m “middle class”, why can’t I afford “middle-class things”?
[SINGAPORE] A friend said something to me over the weekend that I can’t stop thinking about.
Love later, save now? Why so many Gen Zs aren’t rushing to get married
[SINGAPORE] When I was a kid, I thought I’d be married by 25 and start a family at 27. Today, that seems like an absurd timeline.
Do we owe our parents a monthly allowance?
[SINGAPORE] While catching up with friends the other day, one of them casually dropped this question (in front of my dessert, no less): “Eh how much are you guys giving your parents every month?”
