Singaporeans are earning more than ever, with median household incomes crossing $12,000 a month in 2025. But higher paychecks don’t tell the whole story.Wealth inequality remains much more pronounced, with the richest households holding far more assets than the rest.

So what does that really mean for everyday families? Are some people being left behind despite higher wages?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Ee Cheng Ong, Associate Professor, Economics, National University of Singapore, to find out more.

Singaporeans are earning more than ever, with median household incomes crossing $12,000 a month in 2025. But higher paychecks don&rsquo;t tell the whole story.Wealth inequality remains much more pronounced, with the richest households holding far more assets than the rest.
So what does that really mean for everyday families? Are some people being left behind despite higher wages?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Ee Cheng Ong, Associate Professor, Economics, National University of Singapore, to find out more.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.

In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion,

The Big Story: Rich in income, poor in wealth? Singapore’s inequality gap 

Buy Now, Pay Later has become one of the fastest-growing ways to shop, especially among young Singaporeans. For some, it's a flexible way to spread out payments and manage cash flow. For others, it's making impulse spending easier than ever.

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ben Charoenwong, Associate Professor of Finance at INSEAD and an affiliated faculty member with the Asian Institute of Digital Finance and the NUS FinTech Lab, to explore how BNPL is changing the way young people think about money, budgeting and debt.

Is it encouraging financial irresponsibility, or is it simply a modern payment tool that's being unfairly blamed? They examine the benefits, the risks, and whether the real issue lies with the platforms or with our spending habits.

Buy Now, Pay Later has become one of the fastest-growing ways to shop, especially among young Singaporeans. For some, it's a flexible way to spread out payments and manage cash flow. For others, it's making impulse spending easier than ever.
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ben Charoenwong, Associate Professor of Finance at INSEAD and an affiliated faculty member with the Asian Institute of Digital Finance and the NUS FinTech Lab,&nbsp;to explore how BNPL is changing the way young people think about money, budgeting and debt.
Is it encouraging financial irresponsibility, or is it simply a modern payment tool that's being unfairly blamed? They examine the benefits, the risks, and whether the real issue lies with the platforms or with our spending habits.

The Agenda: Is Buy Now, Pay Later a debt trap for young Singaporeans?

Singapore households are earning more than ever before, with the latest General Household Survey showing that nearly one in seven resident families now brings in at least $30,000 a month. Median household income has also reached a record high after accounting for inflation.

But do rising incomes mean Singaporeans are actually better off? Or are higher salaries simply keeping pace with rising costs? And as investment income becomes a larger source of household wealth, what do these trends reveal about inequality and Singapore's economic future?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Terence Ho, Executive Director and Associate Professor (Practice) at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Nominated Member of Parliament, to find out more.

Singapore households are earning more than ever before, with the latest General Household Survey showing that nearly one in seven resident families now brings in at least $30,000 a month. Median household income has also reached a record high after accounting for inflation.
But do rising incomes mean Singaporeans are actually better off? Or are higher salaries simply keeping pace with rising costs? And as investment income becomes a larger source of household wealth, what do these trends reveal about inequality and Singapore's economic future?
On&nbsp;The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Terence Ho, Executive Director and Associate Professor (Practice) at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Nominated Member of Parliament, to find out more.

The Big Story: More Singapore families are earning $30K a month... but are they really richer?

On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dive into Malaysia's latest viral food craze... and it's not your usual matcha latte. From matcha laksa and matcha nasi lemak to matcha-coated fried chicken and even matcha burgers, the internet is split over whether these green creations are culinary genius or downright food crimes.

Has the matcha obsession gone too far? The trio debate the wildest combinations, share some hilarious online reactions, and find out which local dish should never, ever get the matcha treatment.

On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dive into Malaysia's latest viral food craze... and it's not your usual matcha latte. From matcha laksa and matcha nasi lemak to matcha-coated fried chicken and even matcha burgers, the internet is split over whether these green creations are culinary genius or downright food crimes. Has the matcha obsession gone too far? The trio debate the wildest combinations, share some hilarious online reactions, and find out which local dish should never, ever get the matcha treatment.

The Big Story: Rich in income, poor in wealth? Singapore’s inequality gap

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