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Archive for December, 2009

Setting Up a Small Business

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

One good way to achieve financial success (i.e. make lots of money) is to do business. This is a view shared by one of the (few) millionaire forummers at Salary.sg Forums: “- If I want to be rich, what’s your advice for me? It seems to me that the only way to be rich for [...]


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What’s My Pay Increment

Monday, December 21st, 2009

You ask, “What’s my pay increment for 2010?” Mercer says you can expect 3.2% pay rise next year. The HR consultancy based its projection on a recent survey of 262 companies across 11 industries. Mercer predicts that pharmaceutical companies will give out the highest increments at 4.1%. In comparison, banking and finance employees will only [...]


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Car Owners: Do You Make More Than $7,650?

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

If you are a car owner, does your pay match your car ownership status? If you don’t have a car, how do you know whether you can afford one? In this article, Salary.sg proposes using $7,650 as an income guideline for car ownership in Singapore. We all know that owning a car in Singapore is a [...]

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Does Your Income Match Your Housing Type?

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Many people often wonder if they can afford to stay in private housing. There are various ways to find the answer. You can ask a bank, calculate your debt ratios, use our 7.6x guideline, or compare your income with the average income of your desired housing type – which is the main topic of this [...]

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Raising Funds for Charities – the Wrong and Right Ways

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I remember watching the NKF charity show on TV as a kid. The whole thing seemed so meaningful to me that I picked up the phone and repeatedly dialled the donation number. No, I didn’t seek my parents’ permission, but let’s not sidetrack. I continued watching these heartwarming and often emotional charity shows into my [...]

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