Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

I’m not a high-risk person. I don’t like heights, am frightened of pain and carry sunscreen with me to avert sunburning potential on my wholly inappropriately pale skin. I don’t speed or drink drive or forget my seatbelt. I have never been involved in an extreme sport, and the appeal of base jumping or swimming [...]

There are a lot of high interest savings accounts on the market – some better then others

I’ve had term deposits sold to me as if they are the silver bullet of finance. It was a truth I had long accepted, that if you have a bit of money, stash it away in a term deposit and let it safely collect interest away from the tempations of Boxing Day sales and holidays [...]

I rent. It’s a common tale, and invariably a sad one. Renters usually feel like they’re engaged in a war (ask me sometime about the current one I’m waging against the people downstairs) or living somewhere totally bohemian (read, dilapidated). The rental market is a minefield and one not likely to improve anytime soon.

Inspection dates have the horrible propensity to sneak up on you. Suddenly you’re immersed in a whirlwind of cleaning to try and make up for your slovenly ways over the past three months between inspections. As Blu Tack is now banned from rental property walls, the days when you can cover a multitude of sins [...]

Saving for your first home is a daunting task; the amount of money required for a deposit on a home loan can take years to build. The good news is that you have to start somewhere and over time your house deposit will significantly grow into a mature nest egg ready for investment into the [...]