A common financial goal amongst Singaporeans is to become debt-free. It is a deeply-ingrained mentality that having any kind of debt is terrible and should be avoided like the plague. While becoming debt-free may be a goal worthy of aspiration, many HDB homeowners tend to subscribe to the belief that it is prudent to pay...
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On 18 August 2019, a 49-year-old Australian, Andrew Gosling, flung a wine bottle from the seventh floor of a condominium in Spottiswoode Park Road. It killed 73-year-old Nasiari Sunee, an elderly delivery driver (and grandfather of 9), and injured his wife. More than two years later, on 25 February 2022, Gosling admitted in court that...
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Achieving success at a young age, and leading others to the same results Matthew Lam is a 4 times and 3 years consecutive PropNex Millionaire, while being one of the youngest leaders in PropNex at the tender age of 33 and achieving so much in such a short time. Having recently sold two of his...
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We have Simon Leviev, the Tinder Swindler who managed to con an estimated US$10m from women around the world, and Anna Sorokin (Anna Delvey), a fraudster who pretended to be a rich German heiress to live a lavish lifestyle. Here in Singapore, we have our very own Singapore Swindler, Jerald Low Jing Yong, 27. Between...
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Since the property cooling measures were announced last December, some prospective homebuyers have been interested in buying properties under their kids’ names. Buying property in your child’s name is certainly one way to get around the raised ABSD (Additional Buyer Stamp Duty) rates of 17% to 30% per investment property. The rate depends on how...
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