Sep 10, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY, LIFESTYLE |
Today is R U Ok Day. So I’m asking R U Ok? If the answer is no, or you know someone who is not okay, keep reading. Sometimes the feelings can creep up on us, until WHAM, we wake up one day feeling like we have a concrete slab on our chest. Or sometimes we just feel...
Sep 9, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY |
Make your printer work harder Printer ink is expensive! Did you know that you can save ink by switching from black to blue near the end of its run? Doing this will give you a few more runs before it signs off for good! Also, did you know Garamond font uses less ink...
Sep 9, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, CHILDREN, LIFESTYLE |
Our Mum CFOs share their best tips to scoring the best travel deals around. Subscribe to as many of the travel deal websites as possible so you can be notified when deals are on and see when the best deals are coming up. When you’re searching for travel deals,...
Sep 8, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, FINANCIAL, SUPER |
Australian women generally have significantly less superannuation savings than men. The average Australian woman retires with around half the balance of the average man. The facts are startling: Women’s super balances ‘flat-line’ between the ages of 38-42 and...
Sep 8, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, FINANCIAL, INVESTING SMARTLY, PROPERTY TIPS |
How do you negotiate the best home loan interest rate on your mortgage, be it an investment loan or principal residence? Our Mum CFOs share their hints and tips. Research….know what’s out there. Get a few different banks/credit unions etc involved or use a...
Sep 3, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, PROPERTY TIPS, REAL ESTATE |
Our Facebook community of Mum CFOs shared in our group their tips on how to save for a house deposit. Do you have any hot tips you wish to share? Increase your cash flow. We have 24 hours a day, eight at work, eight sleeping and another eight. Use your last eight...
Aug 31, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, POST FORMATS, REAL ESTATE |
1. Buy from trusted developers with a proven track record. Established developers obviously have much more experience and resources than small developers. Reputable developers tend to make fewer mistakes (which can be extremely costly in the long run) and when...
Aug 26, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, CHILDREN, HOME & FAMILY, TRAVEL |
Holidays with kids – two of my most favourite things in the world. Putting them together can sometimes be a recipe for disaster, not to mention an expensive disaster at that. Before we had children, we travelled the world freely, without a care in the world, not...
Aug 20, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, HOME & FAMILY, LIFESTYLE |
Work-life balance isn’t a dirty word. Life is too busy. Having a high-powered job and a family puts so much pressure on us mums and it can constantly feel like we are juggling too many priorities. Even though it doesn’t always seem it, there are enough hours in...
Aug 7, 2015 | ALL BLOGS, FINANCIAL, PROPERTY TIPS |
North Shore Finance Broker, Louisa Sanghera, explores how to realise your property investment goals through capitalising on the equity built up in your home… The idea of property investment is very enticing to many of us, but it is unfortunately often overlooked...
