Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

What would you buy, if money were no object? A yacht? A summer house by the sea? A diamond encrusted ring for your beloved? Now think bigger.

Understanding the psychology behind why we spend money is an ongoing battle, an albatross around the necks of our budgets, a learning curve that continues to curve away from us. Yet Career Overview has come to the rescue with some new tips and tricks on how best to understand your spending, and avoid it from [...]

I was interested to read a couple of years ago that the line people hate most is the line at the post office. I can understand that. There’s nothing interesting to look at, it moves at the pace of a glacier and the questions people ask of the staff make your fingers twitch to be [...]

Habits are pesky things- they lurk in my subconscious, masquerading as part of my identity. Changing a habit may sound easy, but in reality is very difficult to do. This goes a long way in explaining why I struggle with saving money.

Personal finance advice will always centre on the idea of loving and using what you have, and to stop aspiring for more. That’s great advice for appreciating the great things around you, but could you take that advice one step further? Could you actually cut your consumption in half, and still love the life you [...]

Being a consumer isn’t really all that simple. First you have to make the right decision on the product. Comparison shopping takes time and patience, two qualities it sometime seems hard to come by. Then there are the ethical dilemmas that confront you while you shop- should you support Australian produce or doesn’t it make [...]