Isabelle ChongJul 26, 2026 – 12.15pmSingapore | By day, Adele Lee juggles schedules and administrative work as a personal assistant to a senior director at a financial advisory firm. Three evenings a week, the 32-year-old logs back on, this time to sell second-hand clothes through TikTok livestreams, fielding questions from viewers and packing orders herself after the broadcast ends.The side hustle brings in about S$500 ($553) a month, supplementing her monthly salary of almost S$4000. The extra cash helps pay for her insurance premiums and dog’s expenses.BloombergSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
One pay cheque is no longer enough in Singapore
Young Singaporeans are taking second jobs to make ends meet, even though the expensive city-state is well-prepared for job losses from artificial intelligence.







