[Post 1144] Should The Elderly Be Allowed To Drive? We Put Elderly Drivers To The Test | Talking Point

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Should elderly drivers be made to take more stringent tests? Should they be banned from driving altogether? Recently, a Talking Point viewer wrote in to us with exactly this concern! He’s worried about older drivers on our roads, and how often elderlies are involved in accidents.

Join host Steven Chia as he investigates how elderlies feel about driving, how well elderlies do on the road – and in driving tests, as well as what happens when older drivers are faced with the possibility of taking pubic transport for a day. Steven will also talk to older drivers to find out their concerns and views on this topic, including his 85-year-old mum who still drives daily.

[Post 1143] Recession-Proof Investing: Timing, Opportunities & What To Buy During A Downturn | Money Mind

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Can you make money during a downturn, and how do you know when the time is right?

[Post 1142] When Will I Get My Home? | Singapore's Public Housing Revealed

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Unlike most countries, nearly 80% of Singapore’s resident population live in subsidised public housing. And for many locals, getting a BTO – the Housing and Development Board’s Build-to-Order flats – has become a rite of passage. But as with most such rites, it comes with its challenges. A quick search on social media will throw up numerous stories about how frustrating the BTO balloting system is and how some are not able to get a flat even after multiple tries.

With new launches regularly oversubscribed, is it a simple matter of supply not meeting demand? Can a tiny nation ever sate its population’s hunger for public housing? We examine the push-pull factors the HDB and the government have to grapple with and look to the future on what public housing in Singapore might look like.

[Post 1141] Has Housing Become Unaffordable? | Singapore's Public Housing Revealed

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The Singapore public housing model has been lauded by near and far. It is a unique system that has undeniably been a success from the very early years since the Housing and Development Board’s founding.

But as Singapore’s housing needs and aspirations have grown and changed over the decades, has the system kept pace? It would appear not, as the affordability of HDB’s Build-to-Order flats has been hotly debated in Parliament in recent years, and complaints and commentaries about rising prices are commonplace. Is our public housing really affordable? We get to the root of the issue and pull back the curtains on how our BTO flats are priced, speaking to the HDB teams at the very heart of the question.

[Post 1140] Why Corporate America Is Abandoning Remote Work

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In the years following the pandemic, remote work became the new normal, but that's not the case anymore. Companies like AT&T, Amazon and Dell have brought their employees back into the office five days a week. What's causing the push for employees to return-to-office, and is it the best way forward?

[Post 1139] I Moved To Oman 12 Years Ago And I Am Never Going Back To The U.S.

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Nicole Brewer lost her market research job after the Great Recession and moved abroad to teach English. Sixteen years later, she still living abroad. Now she lives in Nizwa, Oman, earning $44,000 annually while renting a two-bedroom apartment, dining out, and traveling.

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.

[Post 1138] I Bought The ‘Severance’ Building For $27 Million – Take A Look Inside

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In 2013, Ralph Zucker and his firm purchased Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ, for $27 million. After 10 years and $273 million worth of renovations, the two-million-square-foot mixed-use development is about 98% leased and home to over 100 companies. Apple TV+ chose the location to film much of its hit show Severance.