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Survey Results: Are you a saver or spender? JobsCentral Survey reveals the savings habits of Singapore workers

Mon, 01/21/2013 - 12:13 — jonathan_tay

By Jonathan Tay

Most Singapore workers are not setting aside enough from their monthly paycheck. This is despite moderate improvements in saving habits, according to the latest online study by JobsCentral. The nationwide survey, conducted from August to October 2012 among 3,299 working adults, discovered that that more than half (55.5 per cent) do not save above 20 per cent of their monthly income. Even so, a slight jump was observed in the proportion of employees indicating that they are saving more.

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Researchers are the thriftiest workers in Singapore: JobsCentral Survey

Tue, 01/17/2012 - 10:00 — jonathan_tay

By Jonathan Tay

An online survey conducted by JobsCentral, from 19 August to 16 September 2011, revealed that researchers are among the thriftiest workers in Singapore. Nearly 60 percent of the respondents who are in the field of Research and Development (R&D) have pointed out that they would set aside more than 20% of their monthly income as savings.