Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

I knew actually having a child was expensive. That I could understand- the doctor’s visits, the school fees, the packed lunches. But apparently even getting pregnant is an expensive business. Alison Tait (one of my new idols) has an article on the costs of getting pregnant. Here are some tips.

Job interviews are stressful things. Often you walk out of a job interview, thinking that it’s all gone well, only to be left bewildered when the job goes to a less qualified rival. Or you’ve put together what you think is a perfect package of skills, experience and interest, and yet you’re still getting passed [...]

So many people I work with are still in the workforce due to the knocks their savings took during the GFC. Sure, Australia escaped a lot better than most countries That said, superannuation and investment portfolios took hits that may not be fatal when you’re young, but hurt a-plenty if you were planning to retire [...]

Anyone who has recently bought fruit and vegetables is likely to have a vague suspicion that the price they are paying is a bit too high. Manufactured goods, coffees at your local coffeehouse- every little cut can hurt and damage your finances in a long-term way. While we sigh and put up with it, maybe [...]

Travelling throughout Southeast Asia, you would see square houses with open courtyards in the middle, with ponds that drained slowly. It took me a couple of weeks to be finally told this was part of the Feng Shui tradition.
The rain would fill up the pond quickly but would drain out slowly. If done right, money [...]

All big tasks start with simple steps. Debt is no different. While it seems like a huge, almost insurmountable, hurdle to overcome, there are some simple steps that you can take to get yourself back on track. Once you start taking simple baby steps towards getting back into black, you’ll feel in control of your [...]