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If you’ve been watching the rates lately, you might’ve noticed that 1 SGD now fetches about RM 3.26 , a little lower than the comfy RM 3.40+ range many weekenders were used to. That’s right, the Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)  has strengthened slightly against the Singapore Dollar (SGD) . But before you cancel your JB massage or grocery trip, just relax, there are still plenty of ways to stretch your dollar across the Causeway. Why the Ringgit Is Strengthening Analysts point to a fe

The Deepavali weekend is coming up. It's a time for family, celebration… and for half of Singapore to suddenly decide that it’s the perfect moment to conquer Johor Bahru’s malls, eateries, and petrol stations. Champion. If you thought the Causeway jam on a normal weekend was bad, wait till you see the Deepavali rush on Friday all the way to Monday . Don’t panic, mai gan jeong, with a bit of planning and strategy, you can still enjoy JB without losing your sanity (or your queu

First, what’s BKT? Bak kut teh is a pork-rib soup simmered for hours with Chinese herbs and spices. There are broad styles: the herbal,...

For Singaporeans looking for a weekend adventure that’s easy on the wallet, Johor Bahru’s pasar malams (night markets)  are a goldmine....

If you cross into JB, you can normally expect to find food courts with prices inflated for chopping Singaporeans, but all is not lost,...

Everyone has their weakness. For some, it’s chicken rice. For others, it’s laksa. But for a lot of us crossing the Causeway on weekends,...

It starts innocently. One weekend you decide to pop over to JB for a quick dinner. The next weekend you find yourself getting a car wash,...

Every Friday evening, as the sun sets over the Causeway, a familiar wave of migration begins. Like clockwork, Singapore cars line up,...

Let's face it, things in Singapore have never been more expensive and no sign is more obvious than the price of 1 plate of chicken rice....

If you’ve ever driven into Johor Bahru (JB) city centre , you’ll know that finding a safe and convenient parking spot can be one of the...

For the longest time, Singaporeans heading into Johor Bahru (JB) have relied on moneychangers at City Square and other popular malls to...

If you’ve been looking at the news lately, US debt drama, slowing growth, layoffs creeping into every industry, you don’t need an...

Let’s face it: Johor Bahru malls are basically personalities in themselves. If they were people at a dinner party, here’s how they’d...

If you’re ready to cross for some “cheap thrills,” JB is like that secret coupon-code gem. Your wallet takes much less of a beating. Sure, you’ll need to factor in transport, checkpoint delays, maybe petrol, but overall, the savings on entertainment can be 40-70% (or more) compared to Singapore.