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Voices: You don’t have to fear the credit card as long as you follow 1 simple rule Much like any other tool, a credit card and how it is used is largely dependent on the wielder, finance blogger Dawn Cher said. Here’s her one simple rule for making sure her credit cards don't become debt traps. 💳💰 https://tdy.sg/4aEOAup @todayonlinesg

Mental Health Matters: The power of an apology – why 'sorry' is more than just about accepting blame A quick apology might not always help. Experts cautioned that saying "sorry" too fast can seem dismissive instead of genuine. 😕 https://tdy.sg/4giSo5P @todayonlinesg

Up Close: The SMRT deputy director behind a 3,000-strong cricket league in Singapore for homesick migrant workers “My motivation and mission is to give back to society, especially migrant workers who are toiling for Singapore six days a week. We’ll do whatever that can help them relax," Singapore Social Cricket League's president Shaji Philip said. 🏏 💛 https://tdy.sg/3Edfpty @todayonlinesg

'My mummy is a bodybuilder': The women going for competition medals while raising children | Video WATCH: "I remembered when I trained (during my pregnancy), my husband kept telling me not to push myself too hard," 39-year-old bodybuilder Janice Liang said. 💪https://tdy.sg/3WEBEik @todayonlinesg

Voices: Why I don’t complain that Singapore is boring “Finding any city interesting is a lot like falling in love; the getting-to-know-each-other stage has to be meaningful and purposeful on both sides.” communications specialist Larissa Santhana Nair said, choosing to make life in Singapore more interesting and fulfilling for herself. 🌆❤🇸🇬 https://tdy.sg/4aDAGsq @todayonlinesg

Adulting: How do we maintain strong friendships during adulthood when everyone is so busy? Many of us have less time to spend with friends as we grow older, and other responsibilities compete for our attention. How can we continue to nurture strong friendships even when life gets busy? ❤️https://tdy.sg/3Csb7hB @todayonlinesg

Ground Up: In cleaning up hoarder homes, volunteers spend years battling clutter, mental hurdles and stigma After cleaning up hoarders' homes, volunteers and social workers said that gaining rapport and holding follow-up sessions to ensure their behaviour does not relapse can go on for years. 🚮 https://tdy.sg/4grp39s @todayonlinesg

Voices: From flirtations to breakups, here’s how to be a mature adult about office romances Have you ever dated a co-worker? Relationships in the workplace are unavoidable, but don't turn the office into a Single’s Inferno, business owner Kelvin Kao said. 👨‍💼❤👩‍💼 https://tdy.sg/4g9Hn6P @todayonlinesg

Mental Health Matters: Perfectionism can lead to inefficiency and strained relationships, say experts One counsellor said that some people procrastinate because they are perfectionists who fear failure. They may decide that "if I can’t do it perfectly, I might as well not do it”. 👩‍🎓https://tdy.sg/4arNhiB @todayonlinesg

Up Close: Tattoos, a jiu-jitsu brown belt – the caring mental health therapist behind the tough guy image "Therapy is just like jiu-jitsu," mental health counsellor Daryl Tan said. He also holds a brown belt in the martial art. In both a therapy session and jiu-jitsu bout, preparation and reflection are key, he added. ➡️https://tdy.sg/3WxsJPR @todayonlinesg

Big Read: How tech billionaires are ruining social media for the rest of us Tech billionaires are warming up to the new Trump administration. This could have profound – and disastrous – implications for social media, experts said. 💻📱 https://tdy.sg/4jtWcnt @todayonlinesg

Voices: I didn’t expect to get laid off. It was scary, but it taught me to bet on myself "In hindsight, the signs were there, but nothing prepared me for its suddenness." In March 2023, Ms Cassandra Ong was abruptly let go by her employer. Here's how the experience taught her to rethink what she's really working for. 👩‍💻💪 https://tdy.sg/40I6FEG @todayonlinesg

Adulting: Why do we need to be liked – and how do we let it go? It is important not to associate our self-worth with being liked by others. Rather, these actions that might cause someone to dislike us should be seen as a natural part of making tough decisions or the consequence of being in leadership positions, a psychotherapist said. 😨 https://tdy.sg/42r1XMD @todayonlinesg

Ground Up: Too much on our plates – more Singapore workers opt for snacks over meals due to high-stress work environments “It’s very hard to eat and work at the same time,” bank relationship manager Priscilla Lee said. “When I try to have a proper meal, I end up eating just a few mouthfuls before leaving it aside.” 🍫🍩 https://tdy.sg/4hpamVh @todayonlinesg

Big Read: Stolen goods and hidden costs – why shoplifting is on the rise in Singapore Would you believe people steal everything — even testers? Retailers are stepping up with technology and new strategies, but it remains to be seen whether these will work. 🛒 https://tdy.sg/4gfQVgy @todayonlinesg

Voices: No phones, no scoldings - how we keep daily family dinners sacred For Ms Kelly Ang, the stories her five children share over daily dinners give her a sense of what to look out for in the coming weeks and months, helping her to be a better mum. 🍛🏠 https://tdy.sg/4alTIDA @todayonlinesg

Mental Health Matters: 'I'll do it later' - why do we avoid certain tasks, even when we know we shouldn't? Avoiding tasks is not just about being lazy, it sometimes comes from a place of anxiety of wanting to do the task perfectly or foreseeing that the outcome of the task will be "pointless" to you. 🤯 https://tdy.sg/42qxHSp @todayonlinesg

Up Close: 'Great personal sacrifice' – this Singaporean corporate high-flyer lauds parents' role in her global success Ms Jessica Tan could hardly have imagined growing up in a cramped two-room Ang Mo Kio flat that one day she would be the head honcho of a major financial services firm and living in a swanky apartment overlooking Toronto's skyline in Canada. 🌎https://tdy.sg/40Dyfmg @todayonlinesg

Big Read: Why Singapore is sitting out the fight for medical tourists in Southeast Asia Increasingly, medical tourists are coming to Singapore only for the most complex of medical procedures. ✈️🩺 https://tdy.sg/40jui4Y @todayonlinesg

Voices: I was mad at myself for spending too much on a clock I didn’t need. Here’s what calmed me down In 2024, Ms Yvonne Kong-Ho grappled with two serious health scares and they rattled her out of thinking that she could keep putting off things that mattered to her till "later". 🕙✍ https://tdy.sg/3WjHMwo @todayonlinesg