Oct 26, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, INVESTING SMARTLY, PROPERTY TIPS |
Hey mum CFOs! Today I wanted to talk about a question that gets debated a lot so I could share my own research and hopefully save you the bother! “Property Investing: Should I invest in a house or a unit in Australia?” First of all… a bit about me. I am not yet a...
Oct 26, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
Confession time: I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. On the one hand, it’s great to be able to connect with so many people at once, stay updated on their lives, and contact them when I need to. On the other hand, I often hesitate to *do* much on my personal...
Oct 20, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, FINANCIAL, HOME & FAMILY |
Credit card debt can be one of those things that sneaks up on you suddenly. You may be doing a great job staying on top of those repayments and only using your credit cards when you absolutely have to, but often it can become all too easy to start charging more and...
Oct 15, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
Without even realising it, many of us are throwing money down the drain with some of our daily habits at home. It happens through our energy usage, our food waste and as a result of the service providers we choose to utilise. More often than not, we do not even...
Oct 12, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY, PROPERTY TIPS |
I was asked to start a blog about building and renovation as I run my own business within the construction industry together with my husband. My background is not in Construction originally. I came into the business five years ago from a change, communication and...
Oct 8, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
I’d always dreamed of being my own boss, naively thinking that working from home meant getting lots of work done while the baby slept, and having a spotless house with all that “extra time” I’d have. It wasn’t long after my first baby was born that reality hit me –...
Oct 8, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
It’s a little odd to say, but electricity is a big part of family life. When you think about it, how often do your family use electricity during the day? There’s lighting, electric showers, cookers, computers, televisions and air conditioning units to name but a few....
Oct 5, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, FINANCIAL |
Literacy in at least one language, both spoken and written, is useful to anyone. However, this is not the only type of literacy you must be an expert on. You must also be very clever and crafty when it comes to managing and growing your finances in order to get ahead....
Sep 23, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, MAKE EXTRA INCOME |
There’s a lot written about how social media can wreak havoc on your budget. There’s the argument that the time we spend has a financial cost in lost productivity elsewhere. Perhaps the most obvious example is the accessibility of shopping online and the constant...
Sep 18, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, DEBT PAYOFF, FINANCIAL |
Did you know well after leaving school and even university, we are being graded? Each and every one of us has a financial grade sitting up in the cloud just waiting to allow the sun- or in some cases- waiting to pour dark heavy rain down on your brand new home, car or...
