Savings Guide Australia

With New Year’s celebrations out of the way, it is now time to start looking at the year ahead. So what better way to do so, then by looking back at what 2009 meant for me and learning from some of my mistakes!
Below are the five things I purchased in 2009 that are probably not [...]

82% of us have them. You can’t go to the local supermarket without being asked for one. So, has anyone ever actually done the maths? Do loyalty programs and loyalty cards actually ever save us money, or do they just tap into our psychology and encourage our spending while delaying consumer guilt?
It’s so easy to [...]

The rest of the world seems to be in trouble and still feeling the after shocks of the global economic meltdown as we slowly climb out of it, but how is the other (better off) half going?
When it comes to the folks who are used to splashing out on $20,000 watches, $3000 handbags and $500 [...]

For many of us, the recession saw us holding onto our money tighter when walking past the beauty counters in department stores and holding off on new and fabulous a summer wardrobe.
The recession has forced us to be more careful with our money and also reminded us to be more thrifty — have a nest [...]

The word can’t has crept into my vocabulary. It’s a dreaded word, and makes me feel like a Negative Nelly. I never wanted to be a naysayer. Regardless, I suspect its inclusion in my vocabulary has been long overdue and my finances have suffered from it.
It’s a hard thing to grapple with but eventually we [...]

The hardest “I do” for a man is at the jewelers, buying an engagement ring for his bride-to-be. These days, modern couples select the ring together to avoid making a mistake with such expensive (and crucial) purchases. But when she’s coo-ing and sighing and longing and yearning for that ring; how much should you be [...]