Money Matters

Money Matters

Confessions of an online shopaholic: How I overcame my addiction

Getting into credit card debt is not as hard as most people imagine it to be. One moment you’re thinking, “I can pay my bills tomorrow”, and the next, you’re using one credit card to repay...

Culture

European Super League: How much money is enough?

This week, the football world was turned upside down at the news that 12 of Europe’s biggest clubs would break away to form their own league, the European Super League (ESL).   Without...

Faith

When God didn’t show up

At the start of 2019, in my last year of university, I decided to work as a financial advisor. There were a lot of reasons why I chose that career. Firstly, I believed that the financial world was a...

Real Life, Real People

How God gave us a house in Geylang: YWAM’s Joseph Chean looks back at Red Sea moments

In the 40-year journey of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Singapore, God has regularly “parted the Red Sea” for the ministry – amazing everyone with His provision. National Director Joseph...

Money Matters

What am I chasing in life?

In a group of 6 successful and high-flying friends, I am the one who went a different way. I just don’t think I got the memo growing up: They went into the good classes, I was in the worst one....

Work

When unemployment feels like a road with no end

I am 30 this year, recently married and unemployed. If I could receive a dollar every time one of my friends or family members asked me how my job search is going, believe me, I could end world...

Work

I never expected that my financial breakthrough would come this way

I wasn’t your typical university student who focused on hall activities, securing internships or hitting the books. I was frequently flying, even during school weeks, to support my pastor in the...

Worldview

The value of paying attention

Recently, a lot of people have been feeling overwhelmed by the coronavirus-dominated news. My personal news intake has jumped from almost nothing to reading at least 30 minutes of news a day! Not...

Money Matters

Circuit breaker: 3 reflections on tithing

As churches come online this season, tithing has followed suit. Now, giving back to God can be done online with a couple of clicks. But is the convenience actually helping us? Curious to know if it...