Section: 'Financial Thinking' - Saving Money - How to Save Money
Today I want to look at some quick and easy Money Tips - not tips on how to save money, but money tips in general.
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These money tips are great starting points for people looking to take charge of their finances and start saving money by [...]
August 5th, 2008 | Posted in Financial Thinking, Save Money, Saving Money | No Comments
The Australian Government has released a PDF document on their website entitled ‘Understanding Money’ to help everyday Australian’s understand how to use money and the best ways to conserve and look after themselves financially.
Much like my website - this informative PDF is useful for those wishing to save money and learn how to save money. [...]
August 5th, 2008 | Posted in Financial Thinking, Saving Money | No Comments
Like many Australians, I have held multiple jobs over my working life and have had a different super fund for each one of them which seem to always accumulated a little bit of money before I move on. What does that mean? Lost Super.
Lost Super (Superannuation) is becoming quite a large scale problem in Australia, [...]
August 4th, 2008 | Posted in Financial Thinking, Superannuation | 6 Comments
Everyone wants to know whether you can voluntarily pay off your HECS-HELP debt when you start earning decent money, the answer is of course you can!
In fact, its quite advisable to make contributions to your HECS debt (HELP Debt), as it will save you considerable interest and inflation over the years.
July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Debt, Financial Thinking, Save Money | No Comments
As a customer of St.George Bank for around 15 years - I figured it would be interesting to write an article about the changes I have seen, the support I have received and the different areas I believe that St.George have both excelled and declined in over the last few years.
Like any business or [...]
July 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Banking, Financial Thinking | 3 Comments
This is only a small post, but the savings it could make are huge! I recently got my Savings Account statement back only to find a debit from St.George for $40.00 - and its been happening for the past 6months after further investigation.
Why is this so? Its the ‘Non-St.George ATM Fees’. I could have saved [...]
July 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Banking, Financial Thinking | No Comments
Some very interesting discussion has gone on recently in the Australian Financial Review (AFR) regarding possible solutions to banks having large debts that can be out of control in times of economic uncertainty.
It has been stated that Australia should have a scheme where by investors could purchase mortgage debt from banks and lenders in the [...]
July 13th, 2008 | Posted in Debt, Financial Thinking, Investing | 3 Comments
It seems like every personal development coach has something to say about goal setting. It seems as though every seminar you attend, some goal setting seems to be sprinkled in to the day. So, why is goal setting so important, and why does it work? How can you use goal setting to achieve Financial Freedom [...]
June 29th, 2008 | Posted in Financial Thinking | No Comments
Today I would like to talk about car loans, as I am intending on acquiring one very shortly to purhcase my new car. Car loans can be very helpful to even out your cash flow to purchase a car.
June 28th, 2008 | Posted in Debt, Financial Thinking | No Comments
You may have read in the paper about the new millionaire that picked the lucky six numbers in the lottery. Maybe you saw on TV about the guy who got rich and became a millionaire because he just inherited his families fortune. To get rich and become a millionaire it takes a lot of patience, [...]
June 28th, 2008 | Posted in Financial Thinking, Retirement | 3 Comments