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Investment – The Dos and Don’ts
If you are sitting on a tiny amount of equity in your current home, or have money to invest (and are considering investing in property), as Sting once sang, it is something that you should "do do do." But all those dos come with and an equal number of don'ts. There...
Preparing Your Kids for Financial Success
Children learn a lot from their parents when it comes to money - arm yours for financial success. When it comes to money, your own behaviour and attitudes can strongly influence your kids. Help your kids to be money smart by demonstrating positive money habits and...
What Financial Records Do You Need to Keep?
It is important to de-clutter and simplify your financial records to improve your quality of life. Why should we simplify? There are many reasons, such as: Living in smaller places means we have less space to store them It will save time because it will be easier to...
How This Mum Went From Living Off $50 per Week to Mega Blogger
Jody Allan from Stay At Home Mum is the mastermind behind Australia’s largest parenting social media following. With 469, 000, Facebook followers, 760, 000 unique visitors a month and 6 million page views she sits down and shares her story with us. How Did You Start?...
Is It Possible to Get a Home Loan With a Poor Credit Report?
If you've ever applied for credit or a loan, you are likely to have a credit report and the information in that report is used by lenders to help decide whether or not you can afford a particular loan, and also how likely you are to repay the debt. Many people find...
How to Start a Blog and Create an Income From Home
Every day, it seems as though there are more and more people that are making a living by blogging and why not? It is the perfect work from home job you can do around the little ones. No daycare fees, no 9-5, work whenever you like, play it smart and you can earn a...
Why You Should Take Time to Compare Interest Rates
Managing the household finances can be a juggling act from one day to the next. With the cost of living on the rise and wages not keeping up with inflation, it is becoming increasingly harder to keep your head above water. So, what can you do to make the household...
How to Make Money From Your Instagram Account
If you’re looking to earn some extra pocket money, but can’t afford to spend on childcare, why not monetise your Instagram account? You can do it from the comfort of your home, and all you need is an eye for style, networking skills and a smartphone. Affiliate...
Running your own business: the good, the bad and the ugly
Taking a leap of faith, running your own show, going for your dream – whatever you want to call it, thinking about what it would be like to run your own business compared to living it, are two very different things. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been out...
12 Lessons in 12 Months: What Starting a Business is Really Like
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most honest of them all? I certainly am when it comes to what it’s really like to start running your first business from scratch. In many ways, it’s hard to believe that I’m just a couple of months shy of my one year in business...