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...
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...
Are you financially well organised? Financial organisation has different meanings for different people which is understandable given we all have different financial circumstances. For some of us, it might mean having a budget in place and ensuring we pay our bills on...
I’ve got a thing for financial freedom. I’ve read many books trying to find the best path to gain such “freedom”; to relieve myself from the corporate work shackle; to spend time doing what I love. Through the journey of finding a path, I got burnt in the share market...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
