Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

I have to be honest- until I started researching this topic, I had never heard of prepaid credit and cash cards. Vouchers were an established part of my birthday and Christmas takings, but the idea of credit cards given as a gift with a certain amount of money on them was not one that had [...]

There’s always a good reason for your first credit card. You’re heading overseas, and want an emergency back up. You’ve just gotten your first job. You’re making a big purchase and want to pay it off slowly. Everyone else has one.

I vacillate when it comes to bad credit. I’ve never really checked, but I assume my credit is appalling considering I have never been able to pay it off by the end of the month and have since cut the damn thing up.

I tend to be blasé about my things. I leave my handbag in the most ridiculous of places, I don’t think too hard about covering my pin when I EFPOS at the supermarket and I log onto my Netbank on the train when I’m bored. I know there are a lot of people like who [...]

Here at Savings Guide, we encourage people to submit their own money saving tips. Especially juicy tips like this direct from an employee of a major Australian bank!
The person who submitted this tip wishes to remain anonymous. We thought it was a very enlightening read and definitely worth sharing.
Here it is:
Dear Savings Guide,
I work for a large [...]

Credit card stoozing is a term given to a simple process by which you can make money from credit cards and high interest bank accounts, all that is required is a bit of time, effort and an understanding of your rights and responsibilities as a credit card holder.
So what is credit card stoozing?
Credit card stoozing [...]