Singapore’s unemployment rate is the highest it has ever been in 10 years. According to data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), unemployment rose from 2.4 per cent in the first quarter to 2.9 per cent in the second quarter this year. Of the total unemployment numbers, over 90,500 residents were …
Read More »Why We Should All Be Eating Organ Meats
Today we welcome a post by guest author Ashleigh VanHouten, health and nutrition journalist, public speaker, certified health coach, and host of the Muscle Maven Radio podcast. Here, she explains why we’re missing out if we’re only eating boring boneless cuts of meat from the grocery store, and makes the …
Read More »11 Disgusting Household Items You Should Toss Already
ShotPrime Studio / Shutterstock.com Food items aren’t the only things in your home that expire. Even if you religiously clean your home, some things are just unhealthy to use beyond a certain point. Consider the following everyday household items that you use — and should replace regularly. All Next Page …
Read More »6 Things You Should Never Buy at Trader Joe’s
David Tonelson / Shutterstock.com There’s plenty to like about Trader Joe’s, the quirky grocery store chain that emphasizes good customer service, unique offerings and an eco-friendly mission. We at Money Talks News are Trader Joe’s fans for many purchases, like these “10 Things I Always Buy at Trader Joe’s.” I …
Read More »7 Secrets You Should Learn From 401(k) Millionaires
Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com A steady surge of wealth has lifted many Americans into the millionaire category. Fidelity Investments says that thanks to the recent stock market surge, a record number of 401(k) and IRA accounts Fidelity manages — 441,000 — now have balances of at least $ 1 million. …
Read More »21 Things You Should Always Buy at a Dollar Store
Sergey Ryzhov / Shutterstock.com Dollar stores lure us in with rock-bottom prices. Sometimes you get what you pay for, but often the things they sell are good products at a tremendous discount — a real bargain. Here’s what bargain-shopping experts say are some of the best buys at dollar stores. …
Read More »Should a Study on Pesticides Affect Our Use of Them?
With summer here and more people choosing to escape their coronavirus prisons into yards, parks, woods and streets, a recent study suggests yet another potential health risk, albeit one far less concerning than the virus: exposure to pyrethroids, a major group of insecticides widely used to protect against everything from …
Read More »Parents of College Students Worry, Should They Stay or Go?
When Jacqueline Tourville, of Wells, Maine, thinks about sending her daughter off to college this month, the same questions keep circling in her mind. “I worry about her getting sick,” said Ms. Tourville, a children’s book author, whose daughter, Claire Brown, 18, plans to attend Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., …
Read More »Elderly Cleaner Earning $20/Day Begs This Question: Should S’pore Adopt A Minimum Wage Law?
A sad story about the struggles of an elderly cleaner who earns only S$ 20/day has gone viral on social media, racking up about 20,000 shares. Netizen Meng Shuen Koh had shared his encounter with the old lady on Facebook on July 27, though the post has since been taken …
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