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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...
2 Secret Ingredients That Can Stop You From Procrastinating
Procrastination is less about time management and more about coping. We avoid things we don’t want to do and replace it with things we’d much rather do. Like every story, there are two sides. The things we put off are the things we don’t enjoy. Quite simply they do...
What to Consider When Buying a New Build
New build turnkey houses are very popular among first-time buyers. They save a lot of time and complications, as you don’t need to wait until the previous owners have found a new home before moving in and there is something about moving into a brand new property that...
5 things that say your suburb is no longer hot property
Homeowners in most Australian capital cities will see their property prices hold up better than Sydney in 2016, but even then the risks are more to the downside rather than up. So how do you tell if the property in your suburb is headed for a price fall? As two of the...
Buying the Worst House on the Street – What’s Smart, What’s Not
Smart investors can sniff out a bargain when they see it. What might look like a run-down, avoid-at-all-cost home on the best street in town, could actually be a profitable renovator’s dream. Or could it? A typical couple in the market for their first house will often...
5 Ways Your Creativity Can Save You Money
Many of us have a bit of a creative touch in some way or another. For some of us, it may be that we are pretty nifty with a hot glue gun and some felt, or for others, the talents lie in the ability to create delicious masterpieces in the kitchen, minus the recipe. In...
How to Afford Christmas Without Going Broke
Christmas is right around the corner and unless you have been planning and saving for it all year round, you may be having a sudden panic on how you are going to afford Christmas this year. Most of us end up in that last-minute frenzy of realising there are only a...
