Feb 9, 2016 | ALL BLOGS, BUSINESS |
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...
Feb 2, 2016 | ALL BLOGS, BUSINESS |
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...
Feb 1, 2016 | ALL BLOGS, LIFESTYLE |
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...
Jan 27, 2016 | ALL BLOGS, PROPERTY TIPS, REAL ESTATE |
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...
Jan 16, 2016 | ALL BLOGS, INVESTING SMARTLY, PROPERTY TIPS, REAL ESTATE |
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...
Dec 5, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY, INVESTING SMARTLY, REAL ESTATE |
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...
Dec 3, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY, LIFESTYLE |
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...
Nov 26, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
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...
Nov 25, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
Personal household circumstances can change for a range of reasons. The changes may be due to injury, illness or other unfortunate changes that result in the need for one member of the household to cease employment. It may also be due to the arrival of a new family...
Nov 23, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, CHILDREN, HOME & FAMILY |
Parties can be expensive if we aren’t careful, and children’s birthday parties are no exception. We all want to give our little ones the best possible birthday memories, and sometimes the spending can get right out of hand in a flash. Thankfully there are plenty...
