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Adulting 101

Adulting 101

Adulting 101: My friend lost her job after failing probation. Here’s how to ask your boss about your progress

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Adulting 101: My friend lost her job after failing probation. Here’s how to ask your boss about your progress

SINGAPORE — When my friend told me recently that she had left her job after failing her probation at work, I couldn't understand why. After all, everything seemed to be smooth sailing in her first few months on the job.

By Amanda Yeap

Adulting 101: My mum was reluctant to exercise despite having health issues. I needed to know why and how to motivate her

Adulting 101: My mum was reluctant to exercise despite having health issues. I needed to know why and how to motivate her

By Kong Kit Yan

Adulting 101: Our third-last pick BTO flat is on the 2nd floor with a dud view. How can we make the most of it?

Adulting 101: Our third-last pick BTO flat is on the 2nd floor with a dud view. How can we make the most of it?

By Loraine Lee

The writer explores the challenges associated with moving from school to full-time employment.

Adulting 101: When the jump from school to work feels like 'free falling', how do I find solid ground?

By Nikki Yeo

Adulting 101: As a property 'noob', I learnt agents' fees can vary a lot — here's how to pick the right agent

Adulting 101: As a property 'noob', I learnt agents' fees can vary a lot — here's how to pick the right agent

By Jasmine Ong

Adulting 101: I 'broke up' with my best friend 10 years ago, so why does it still bother me today?

Adulting 101: I 'broke up' with my best friend 10 years ago, so why does it still bother me today?

By Amanda Yeap

Adulting 101: People around me are job-hopping. Am I missing out by not doing the same?

By Amanda Yeap

Adulting 101: How do I balance the need to save money for life’s key goals with the urge to ‘treat myself’?

By Renald Loh

Adulting 101: As I transition from full-time study to work, how can I better manage my health and fitness?

By Tan Ming Chuan

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The writer was retrenched 3 months into her first job after graduating. In this column, she reflects on the anxieties she has felt over her work performance even after landing a new job, and talks to experts about ways to deal with these feelings.

Adulting 101: Laid off 3 months into my first job, I felt self-doubt even after landing another. I'm learning to cope

By Shynn Ong

Adulting 101: Living with eczema has been a challenge, but I'm learning how to accept and manage the condition

Adulting 101: Living with eczema has been a challenge, but I'm learning how to accept and manage the condition

By Renald Loh

Adulting 101: It's frustrating seeing my friends travel as I work to earn my holidays, but I'm learning to adjust

Adulting 101: It's frustrating seeing my friends travel as I work to earn my holidays, but I'm learning to adjust

By Gladys Wee

TODAY journalist Deborah Lau says that ‘bad’ texting has always been an issue for her, but it was exacerbated as she grew older and became more protective of her time online outside of school and work

Adulting 101: Confronting my 'bad' texting habits while striving to be a better friend in the digital age

By Deborah Lau

The writer was deeply affected by the death of her dog, which had been by her loyal companion for about half her life. She spoke to grief experts about whether her reaction was normal.

Adulting 101: Saying goodbye to my pet dog of 15 years has taught me how to live with grief

By Jasmine Ong

The writer Nabilah Awang was struck by grief at losing five friends at a young age to cardiac arrest. It also led her to a wider existential crisis as she questioned many aspects of her life.

Adulting 101: How losing 5 friends to sudden deaths from cardiac arrest led me to an existential crisis

By Nabilah Awang

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Adulting 101: Dealing with the fear of messing up, finding work-life balance during my internship

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Adulting 101: Dealing with the fear of messing up, finding work-life balance during my internship

SINGAPORE – As a Singapore Polytechnic student, I knew it would only be a matter of time till I had to do an internship, since it was part of the criteria for finishing my course in creative writing. But the inevitability of it didn’t make the idea any less scary to me.

By Lou Si Yuan

Adulting 101: Why is it so difficult to find the 'perfect' present?

Adulting 101: Why is it so difficult to find the 'perfect' present?

By Loraine Lee

Since TODAY senior journalist Low Youjin moved out of his parents' home recently, he has begun to wonder about how to find the time to prepare healthy home-cooked meals.

Adulting 101: How can busy adults find time to prepare a home-cooked meal without involving their mothers?

By Low Youjin

This TODAY reporter said that he finds it difficult to express his honest opinions so vulnerably due to a fear of offending people, which stems from having to cater to temperamental people close to him since early childhood.

Adulting 101: I am unlearning and relearning how to express my feelings after a lifetime of anxiety

By Janarthanan Krishnasamy

TODAY journalist Kimberly Lim recalls a time that she felt constantly fatigued from trying to achieve a range of goals, and wondered if she was just tired, or if it was something more.

Adulting 101: How to avoid burn-out in a hyper-competitive environment

By Kimberly Lim

Adulting 101: I take revenge on my lack of free time by delaying sleep at night, but I know it's time to stop

By Charlene Goh

Adulting 101: What being a ‘pawrent’ has taught me about parenting

By Louisa Tang

Adulting 101: How to avoid conflicts with your parents-in-law

By Loraine Lee

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Adulting 101: Interest rates, fees and credit reports — what to look out for when taking a personal loan from a bank

Adulting 101: Interest rates, fees and credit reports — what to look out for when taking a personal loan from a bank

By Charlene Goh

Adulting 101: My wife and I have no siblings, so my worries as our parents' caregivers are compounded

Adulting 101: My wife and I have no siblings, so my worries as our parents' caregivers are compounded

By Taufiq Zalizan

Adulting 101: My friends have made thousands overnight trading NFTs, but is the hype too good to be true?

Adulting 101: My friends have made thousands overnight trading NFTs, but is the hype too good to be true?

By Justin Ong

When Daryl Choo started work as a reporter at TODAY in June 2020, his colleagues had already been working from home for some time owing to Covid-19 restrictions.

Adulting 101: Starting my first job remotely during the pandemic

By Daryl Choo

Adulting 101: How to have a hobby beyond mindless Netflixing

Adulting 101: How to have a hobby beyond mindless Netflixing

By Navene Elangovan

Journalist Nabilah Awang examines juggling motherhood and her career as she navigates her return to work from maternity leave.

Adulting 101: What I have learnt returning to work from maternity leave

By Nabilah Awang

As she prepared to leave TODAY, senior journalist Wong Pei Ting reflected on the lessons she has learnt by staying with one employer for nearly seven years.

Adulting 101: Lessons I have learnt as I move on after 7 years in the same job

By Wong Pei Ting

Some younger Singaporeans find it hard to imagine themselves at the age of 65 or 70, which makes the task of retirement planning seem rather abstract.

Adulting 101: Retiring by 40 is a fantasy for most but proper planning can ensure comfortable retirement in silver years

By Navene Elangovan

Renovation and house-moving can be a frustrating process even after one has sorted out the details, says TODAY correspondent Ng Jun Sen, who stepped into his family’s barren new flat recently.

Adulting 101: Navigating the ups and downs of home renovation in a pandemic

By Ng Jun Sen

TODAY senior journalist Low Youjin thought that living sustainably may be a hassle and his peers suggested that it was too expensive.

Adulting 101: How does one live sustainably and does it hurt your wallet if you do?

By Low Youjin

When he spoke to counsellors for this column, TODAY journalist Daryl Choo learnt that his understanding of self-care was somewhat off.

Adulting 101: How I learnt that self-care is not just about Netflix, bubble baths and scented candles

By Daryl Choo

People with toxic traits can make life dificult and unpleasant, especially if they are close relatives, writes TODAY senior journalist Janice Lim.

Adulting 101: Learning to identify toxic traits in people and how to manage them

By Janice Lim

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