Saving & Spending
Top 3 things teens spend on that could be substituted
By Taby  •  April 25, 2021
Teenagers these days face a myriad of choices. Food, drinks, hobbies - there are countless of things teenagers want to buy and they are too hard to resist. We consolidated the top 3 expenditures by teenagers and their cheaper alternatives that are equally as good and can save them more than $100 a year!
  1. Bubble Tea
The most common "pleasure drink" that teenagers spend on is none other than bubble tea! With a wide range of choices, teenagers can't resist their temptation towards that sweet treat. Bubble tea has become that fun and affordable energy drink for Singaporean teens. But we all know the high amounts of calories and sugar each cup of bubble tea has, and how increasingly expensive it is. Below are some healthier and cheaper alternatives that are friendlier on your wallet: Teh Ping (Singaporean slang for Iced Milk Tea): Costs $1-$2 Fruit juice at hawker centres: Costs $1.50-$3...
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By Taby
Taby was started by Jun Yi and Ann Qi in Stockholm under the NUS Overseas colleges, an enterprise arm of the university. During our stint in Sweden, we observed an increasing trend of card and digital payments in Stockholm and across Europe. Further research led us to uncover the prevalence of this wave of payment methods in the U.S. and parts of Asia across different types of markets. Both of us quickly saw the opportunity of this application in the teens market and we decided to form a team consisting of 4 NUS students to make it a reality.
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