Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

Unemployment is generally a part of your life where nothing is fair. In the three months I was unemployed this year, my rent went up, my stress levels rocketed while my motivation plummeted and, to top it all off, I put on weight. Some god, up there in the heavens, was obviously having a rotten [...]

You’ve consulted personal finance experts, you’ve read just about every blog out there, you’ve scrimped and saved and you’re still doing no better. Have you ever considered that maybe it was the alignment of the planets and the day of your birth that’s playing havoc with your money matters?

There are a lot of myths out there. Some, like Sam Worthington’s most recent turn as Perseus, are well worth engaging with. Others, like the ones below inspired by Your Credit Advisor, are simply things we tell ourselves to make ourselves feel better.
Trouble is, they don’t really make us feel much better and generally they [...]

Parents bewail them, grandparents remember them and children appear to not have any of them. Manners. When confronted with a small army of cutlery at a fancy restaurant, what knife should you use? What wine glass for which wine? And should men open doors for women, or is that a faux par? Manners and etiquette [...]

Remember back in high school, when you used to hang out with the girl who would be all smiles and laughter and then ditch you as soon as a cute guy walked past? Or when your mate seemed to be more interested in your developed collection of Xbox games than your company when he came [...]

At lunch today, a friend was telling me how this was her year to save. She said how it was lucky, because her new attention to finances seemed to be reflected by most of her friends. No one was suggesting expensive outings or throwing their money around as everyone felt the same way about spending; [...]