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Rules on subletting to foreigners

If you have a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat or a condo and you are looking to get some extra income from subletting one of your rooms, you might want to be extra careful, especially if...

Getting your foot in the door

“A resume is not an autobiography. It gets your foot in the door for an interview,” explained Kristen Lee, senior staffing consultant from P-Serv, a Kelly Services Company, during a...

New bank offering for seniors

OCBC Bank launched a programme for seniors called the OCBC SmartSenior Programme in October. This comprehensive programme offers banking solutions and privileges to meet the individual’s...

The POSB experience

Sixty-two-year-old Betty Lee has found her second career after retiring earlier this year after putting in 17 years’ in the banking industry. Through an initiative called the POSB Active...

Enhance your employability quotient

In a tough economy, it can be challenging hanging on to your job and even more arduous looking for one.
 
With an economic downturn, for individuals who are aged 40 and above, it...

Till death do us part

Financial planning is about understanding the many investment decisions that we make, and then bringing them together to fit in appropriately with the goals and responsibilities we have in mind....

New job opportunities for older women

The first confinement nanny programme started by the Women’s Initiative for Ageing Successfully (WINGS) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has given women 40 years and...

Manage your cashflow

Most of us strived hard during our working years to build our retirement nest egg. However, we must also not neglect the importance of managing our money prudently during our golden years. This is...

Seniors are assets!

Sozial-Holding der Stadt Mönchengladbach GmbH in Germany was one of 10 winners (three came from Singapore and already revealed on this website) of the 2009 AARP International Innovative...

Understanding long-term care

At the National Day rally this year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the Government is gearing up to prepare for an ageing population and one of the key initiatives would be the expansion...