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BLOG: Why You Shouldn't Pay for 'Credit Repair'
22 February 2019
Having a good credit rating is essential to take out a mortgage and in some cases just to get a mobile phone contract. But that one time when you were between jobs…or were a poor student…and you let the repayments or bills fall behind, you were left with a permanent red mark on your credit history.
BLOG: Money Skills for Kids - High School
15 February 2019
High School means a lot of new experiences for kids. Learning not just lessons inside the classroom, but life lessons too. Being a teenager is not one of the easiest life phases, most of us will agree, and for many it is fraught with anxiety and hormonal swings. There's so much for kids to learn during their high school years that it can be easy for parents to miss one very crucial thing. Understanding money and how to manage spending it responsibly. There’s an increased awareness of consumerism (think fashion and electronic gadgets and wanting to keep up with their friends), and the increased need for access to cash (be it pocket money or earnings) to spend on socialising and shopping. And while they will learn valuable lessons through making mistakes with money, as their parent you can help to minimise their mistakes and instead empower them to see the true value of being financially free.
BLOG: Money Skills for Kids - Primary School
08 February 2019
Schools don’t tend to teach kids much about money other than recognising currencies and learning how to add and subtract using money transactions as examples. But what kids need is financial skills early on to empower them to make sensible decisions regarding money. Skills that will last them a lifetime.
BLOG: Why You Should Invest in Yourself
01 February 2019
The term ‘invest’ is more often than not used in reference to property, shares, some kind of financial commitment, or the purchase of an asset which is intended to increase in value over time or improve an outcome.
BLOG: How to be Happy at Work
25 January 2019
The year is already in full swing, with the end of January almost here. After the mad rush of Christmas and the sultry heat of Summer holidays, getting back into work mode can be a challenge even for the most conscientious worker bee.
BLOG: How to Avoid Debt and Hangovers this Party Season
14 December 2018
When the weather warms up so does our social life. The days are longer and the lure of the outdoors beckons us with its sunshine and mild evenings. From now until the end of the year your calendar is likely to fill up pretty quickly, with work Christmas parties, gatherings with buddies and family reunions.
BLOG: How to Reduce Credit Card Debt at Christmas
30 November 2018
Christmas is one of the most expensive times of the year, it is very easy to spend beyond our normal monthly wages to cover additional costs which sees many of us reaching for our credit cards to pay the difference.
BLOG: Black Friday Online Shopping Tips
09 November 2018
Whether you like it or not, we are heading for a collision course with Christmas and the end of 2018, so strap on your tinsel belts and hold on to your spending budgets tightly, the impact is hard to predict, but may result in damaging blows to your savings and a stack of unwanted gifts awaiting new homes on boxing day.
BLOG: How to Explore Sydney on a Budget
24 October 2018
One of the wonderful things about living somewhere like Sydney is that you have amazing restaurants and cafes, quirky boutiques, live music and theatre shows, high street shopping and wonderful markets at your fingertips. All these highlights of inner city living tend to come with a fee however, so it’s easy to think that in order to get the most out of living somewhere cosmopolitan we need to spend up big….
BLOG: Buy Nothing New Month - How to Barter
12 October 2018
Trading goods and services without money is known as bartering, and was the norm in ancient civilizations. Back in the day, as money didn’t exist, bartering was the currency. Swapping goods for another was how people acquired what they needed. Shells for sugar, carrots for eggs, a new front door for a new horse saddle.
BLOG: Protect Yourself from Fraud - Celebrity Endorsement Scams
05 October 2018
Celebrities have been used to promote products ever since the rise of the Hollywood star in the 1930s. From perfumes, to jewellery, fancy cars and watches to diet drinks and lingerie the rich and beautiful have always been able to help sell desirable things through clever advertising.
BLOG: Protect Yourself from Fraud - International Money Transfers
30 September 2018
Once upon a time, if you wanted to buy something you needed to physically go to the store which sold said item and exchange cash before you could bring it home. Today you can purchase virtually anything from virtually anywhere in the world, virtually! Drawers from Denmark, linen from Lithuania, and baskets from Bali. But along with worldwide add-to-cart-opportunities there is also a whole new world of fall-victim-to-fraud-possibilities.
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