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Council pick up days to make AND save money

The council pick up is this week. To say my Mum is excited is a major understatement. She’s pumped. She’s prepared and she is ruthless. This week, under severe duress, I threw out half my childhood- starting with several fancy dress costumes. Fairy wings, old birthday cards and clothes I never wear were looked upon [...]

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How to work from home cheaply & save money

Working from home has its benefits and its downsides. The benefits are many and various; you can wear pajama bottoms all day, as all you need to look presentable for is a Skype. You don’t have to endure long conversations about the latest injustice from management, or confront the horror that is commuting.
The downsides, however, [...]

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A look at the average mortgage size in Australia

Have you ever wondered what the average mortgage size in Australia?

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Create a buffer on your debt, before uncertainty

This is a simple ‘getting out of debt’ style of money tip, though often many people don’t realise it can be done or why you should do it.
I am talking about paying more then you have to towards your debt, working towards a dual layer strategy of getting yourself out of debt as fast as [...]

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How to appear financially literate at a dinner party

Dinner parties are stressful occasions. Sure, some of the people there are your good friends who forgive the occasional faux pas and ignore your blatantly hyperbolic statements. The stress comes from the lurking risk of an expert, or someone who won’t let your outlandish claims fly by

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Valentines Day – The cheap way

Love is in the air, everywhere you look around. Ah, Valentines Day- potentially the most stressful day of the year, for those in love and those out of it. For those out of love, the temptation to spend three week’s pay on presents for yourself (comprised mostly of chocolate and alcohol) is strong. If you’re [...]

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