Here’s a chance to win a Tefal Juice n Clean Slow Juicer (worth $279) with just $5 spent on LIFE beverages

Singapore’s weather has been somewhat erratic in recent days. According to the weatherman, the wet weather is expected to ease as we settle into September. As we look forward to warmer days with highs of up to 34 deg C on certain days, don’t forget to drink up as you go about your day.

Can’t seem to push yourself to load up on water? Let us give you a little motivation with LIFE’s islandwide lucky draw. From 15 September to 31 October, stand a chance to win a Tefal Juice n Clean Slow Juicer (worth $279) with a minimum of $5 spent on LIFE beverages in-stores in one receipt. They are available at FairPrice, FairPrice Finest, FairPrice Xtra, FairPrice Shop, Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores, and Warehouse Club.

LIFE is a premium ready-to-drink brand with an array of beverages from reputable sources, ranging from Canadian glacial water to Japanese teas and Asian drinks authentically sourced from Japan and Taiwan. Allow us to introduce to you the wide range of LIFE beverages on promotion till 23 September.

Drops of Hydration

Stay hydrated with LIFE’s clear and pristine glacial water, pH-balanced alkaline water, or purified distilled water anytime, anywhere.

1. LIFE Canadian Glacial Water

500ml
Promo Price: 2 for $2.45
Usual Price: 2 for $3

1L
Usual Price: $2.40

LIFE’s Canadian Glacial Water is sourced from the ancient glaciers at the mountain range in British Columbia, Canada. It’s very low in sodium and the purest form of water you can gift your body with. And you can probably guess it right; it’s free from lead, copper, arsenic, chlorine, fluoride, and nitrogen-nitrite!

2. LIFE Alkaline Water

510ml
Promo Price: 2 for $1.85
Usual Price: 2 for $2.70

Proudly made on our sunny island, LIFE’s Alkaline Water uses premium Nano-Artesian® technology to mimic the pressure of a natural underground aquifer. Do you know that we’re recommended to drink water with a pH level between 6.5 and 8.5? This product has a pH value of 8.5, right on point.

3. LIFE Pure Distilled Drinking Water

500ml
Promo Price: 3 for $1.05
Usual Price: 3 for $1.80

Carton Deal with 24 bottles (500ml)
Promo Price: $6.90/ctn
Usual Price: $7.25/ctn

1.5L
Promo Price: 2 for $1.35
Usual Price: 2 for $1.90

Carton Deal with 12 bottles (1.5L)
Promo Price: $5.90/ctn
Usual Price: $6.20/ctn

The next time you’re out and forgot to bring along your water bottle, head to the nearest Cheers or FairPrice store to grab your bottles of LIFE Pure Distilled Drinking Water. The affordable choice is made by boiling water into steam and condensing it back into liquid. Purified by advanced technique, hydrate your body with water free from impurities.

Authentic Sips from Japan

While we can’t enjoy leisure travel to Japan at the time of writing, we can enjoy authentic Japanese teas that are 100% packed and produced in Japan thanks to LIFE. Brewed to perfection using premium tea leaves, have yourself a refreshing guilt-free beverage endorsed with the Healthier Choice label. No sugar or lower sugar options are available for weight watchers as well.

4. LIFE Japanese Green Tea (No Sugar)

500ml
Promo Price: 2 for $2.15
Usual Price: 2 for $2.60

1L
Promo Price: 2 for $3.30
Usual Price: 2 for $4.20

LIFE’s Japanese Green Tea is a light and refreshing, authentic brew using tea leaves sourced from Kagoshima prefecture in Japan. If you don’t already know, Kagoshima prefecture is located on the southern tip of Japan’s Kyushu island and is one of the top green tea growing regions in the land of the rising sun.

5. LIFE Oolong Tea (No Sugar)

1L
Promo Price: 2 for $3.30
Usual Price: 2 for $4.20

Tea lovers who prefer a bolder taste with a roasted aroma should give LIFE’s Oolong Tea a try. It is brewed with tea leaves sourced from Wuyi Mountains and is 100% made in Japan. Wuyi Mountains is a mountain range situated in the prefecture of Nanping, in northern Fujian province, famous for producing fragrant oolong tea.

6. LIFE Jasmine Green Tea (Less Sugar)

500ml
Promo Price: 2 for $2.15
Usual Price: 2 for $2.60

1L
Promo Price: 2 for $3.30
Usual Price: 2 for $4.20

Folks who can’t seem to appreciate no sugar tea types, fret not. LIFE Jasmine Green Tea (Less Sugar) is here to your rescue. This beverage has added floral aroma and per serving of 250ml has only 18 calories. Skip that bubble milk tea today and opt for this for a healthier change your body will thank you for.

7. LIFE Lemon Tea (Reduced Sugar)

1L
Promo Price: 2 for $3.30
Usual Price: 2 for $4.20

Who agrees that nothing beats a sip of chilled lemon tea on a hot, sunny day in Singapore? Infused with zesty flavour, this citrus goodness is produced via premium tea leaves from Sri Lanka. The island country in South Asia is the birthplace of one of the best black teas globally, so you are drinking the finest of the finest with a freshening tinge of lemon.

Traditional Brews from Taiwan

Taiwan fans, don’t miss out on these entirely sourced, packed, and produced traditionally brewed 480ml bottled Asian drinks from Taiwan. It comes with no preservatives, and artificial colouring added. Being Halal-certified also means that it’s readily available for all to savour!

8. LIFE Red Sugar Cane & Water Chestnut Drink

Promo Price: 2 for $2.30
Usual Price: 2 for $2.70

*The abovementioned promo price applies to all items under <Traditional Brews from Taiwan>.

LIFE’s Red Sugar Cane & Water Chestnut Drink is not made from concentrate, unlike certain brands. No wonder this ultimate cooling beverage with a crisp taste and pleasant sweetness has been a crowd-pleaser for the longest time ever.

9. LIFE Rock Sugar Starfruit Juice Drink

According to WebMD, rock sugar has a milder sweetness level when compared to pure table sugar. Specially blended to perfection with starfruit, you get a bottle of vitamin C-filled juice that can quench your thirst instantly on a warm day where temperatures run unusually high.

10. LIFE Red Date Tea

Red dates have been around for a long time and used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. It’s not a surprise since they are packed with numerous health benefits, including vitamin C and healthy antioxidants. LIFE’s Red Date Tea uses 100% natural ingredients with no artificial colouring added, so you get the most out of the original fruit.

11. LIFE Herbal Tea

Remember what mum always says? After eating heaty bites like your favourite fried finger foods, be sure to down some herbal tea. We like how LIFE’s Herbal Tea comes with mint for that revitalising twist in taste. It’s also branded with the Healthier Choice label, so you can look forward to lesser sugar consumption in every gulp.

12. LIFE Chrysanthemum Tea with Wolfberries

Last but not least, we have LIFE’s Chrysanthemum Tea with Wolfberries. It’s an excellent alternative to herbal tea but has the same cooling effect on your system. Brewed using whole chrysanthemum flowers, the natural floral taste blended with goji berries will keep you returning for more.

Now, over to you. LIFE beverages are available at FairPrice, FairPrice Finest, FairPrice Xtra, FairPrice Shop, Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores, and Warehouse Club. If you want to participate in the lucky draw to win yourself a Tefal Juice n Clean Slow Juicer (worth $279), be sure to shop in-stores soon to enjoy the discounted prices.

Better still, shop at your nearest FairPrice Xtra to enjoy an exclusive GWP promotion. Bring home a FREE Portable Electric Tumbler 400ml (worth $35) with a minimum $35* purchase of LIFE beverages in one receipt.

*While stocks last only. T&Cs apply. Check in-stores or online for more details.

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Top 5 Tunes About Wealth And Money

Relationships, heartbreaks, and love may be the most observable theme in the music charts today but you cannot deny that money comes next.

Whether you like listening to songs about the pains of fortune or the joys of owning material things, there seems to be no shortage of songs about money. In fact, Jay-Z’s new record label “Magna Carta Holy Grail” stressed his insistence on continuing to rap about his wealth.

With that said here are the tunes that prove how complex and well-documented money is…

1. She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer

From the Queen of Disco herself – the late Donna Summer’s “She Works Hard For The Money” swiftly became one of her signature songs.

2. Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Mase & Puff Daddy

Life After Death album’s lead single is one of the first songs that come to people’s mind when talking about money-related lyrics. The catchy chorus says a lot about the difficulties faced by Biggie after he began growing his wealth.

“I don’t know what, they want from me
It’s like the more money we come across,
the more problems we see”

3. Taxman by The Beatles

A timeless dedication to the United Kingdom’s government taxation, “Taxman” came about when the band realized that it was losing a bulk of its earnings due to the supertax that Harold Wilson had introduced.

4. Like Money by Wonder Girls ft. Akon

“Like Money” is a song that mashes both love and money as a theme. In its first week, the song debuted at number 11 in South Korea. By the end of August 2012, its popularity soared to about 583,737 downloads in south Korea alone.

5. Bills by LunchMoney Lewis

Exuding elements of hip-hop, ragtag, and jazz, this hit is the debut single of the American rapper called LunchMoney Lewis. It is about a man who is overwhelmed about his debts and bills that he has to work harder everyday in order to make sure that they all survive.

I have to admit, I cannot get enough of this song!

Sources: 1, 2, 3, & 4

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How to maximize your life with a $3,000 paycheck

Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

With S$3,000 for a monthly salary, many fresh graduates do not think that is enough to spend nor save. But think again. As a bachelor or bachelorette earning $3,000, you are already better off than many others beset with hefty household bills. So, for someone fresh out of school with no dependants or minimal financial liabilities, maximizing your life with your $3,000 paycheck may be attainable and here is how we can approach this mathematical sum with the help of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. According to Abraham Maslow, a renowned American psychologist, inherent human needs are fulfilled in the following priorities, starting from physiological needs, safety needs, love/belonging needs, esteem needs and finally, self-actualization needs.

Need(s) fulfilled: Physiological Image credit: ss3singapore.wordpress.com

Need(s) fulfilled: Physiological
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1. Spend 20% or $600 on irresistible meals that are simply affordable. Fortunately, it is never a hassle to find them in the heartlands or the CBD areas which serve to satisfy your hunger pangs after a half day of hard work! Alternatively, you can prepare your own nutritious and palatable meals within the budget!

Need(s) fulfilled: Love/belonging, safety Image credit: en.wikipedia.org

Need(s) fulfilled: Love/belonging, safety
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2. Spend 10% or $300 on delighting your beloved family, partners and friends. Rope them in for a laugh by watching a hilarious movie, enjoy a hearty chat over a scrumptious meal or simply participate in a sport that all of you relish.

Need(s) fulfilled: Love/belonging, safety, physiological, self-actualization Image credit: todayonline.com

Need(s) fulfilled: Love/belonging, safety, physiological, self-actualization
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3. Save 50% or $1,500 for your upcoming big ticket items. In Singapore, your residential property is probably your greatest prized asset. Your lifetime of savings and efforts will be manifested in your small but cozy HDB flat. At the end of the day, it is the family warmth that truly matters in the home, not so much about the size. Depending on your risk appetite, a portion of the 50% may be used for investment purposes to earn a return over the inflation rate. As easy as this may sound, engaging in due diligence is key to making or breaking it.

Need(s) fulfilled: Love/belonging, safety, esteem Image credit: huishilicious.wordpress.com

Need(s) fulfilled: Love/belonging, safety, esteem
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4. Set aside 10% or $300 as an emergency fund. Life is filled with surprises. You never know what will happen tomorrow. Putting aside 10% of your income  may seem wise to buffer yourself against uncertainties. Take for example an unexpected invitation to your superior or colleague’s wedding or baby shower. An emergency fund boosts your readiness and willingness to share the joys, build a stronger rapport and put you in a better position to  win people’s hearts.

Need(s) fulfilled: Physiological, safety Image credit: graphichive.net

Need(s) fulfilled: Physiological, safety
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5. The last 10% or $300 is reserved for miscellaneous expenses such as transport fares, therapeutic services and new merchandises. After a month’s worth of toiling, you definitely deserve some pampering. Indulge in a massage to relieve yourself of the piled-up stress from work. Recharge before moving on to the greater things in life.

The good news is that the higher level needs such as the esteem needs and self-actualization needs often do not pose a material constraint on your financial resources. By living within your means while maintaining optimism, you gain the understanding and respect of your peers and family members. Through demonstrating  your forthcomingness  in celebrating others’ blissfulness and successes while realizing the relentless quest for material wealth does not always lead to happiness, you would have already achieved the moral high ground.

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