Is there any way that I can automate a portion of my salary to go into some sort of savings?

Yes you can giro it every month to your savings bank account!

Just do a recurring standing instruction to a high interest account. Can consider cimb fast saver or scb super salary account

Yes it's possible

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For DBS, set up standing instruction under Transfer More Transfer Services Other Services on the iBanking platform (digiBank Online)

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For CIMB, set up scheduled transaction on the iBanking platform (CIMB Clicks)

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Should be similar for other banks as well!

Yes, you can set standing instruction to auto transfer a fixed amount of money on a certain date of the month , eg $500 on every 5th day of the month. Will suggest that you look into high interest savings acc like DBS multiplier, UOB One, etc (with criterias to fulfil), or other accounts like POSB SAYE or CIMB Fastsaver.