What Gifts to Buy and How to Afford Giving Gifts for Christmas 2021 Knowing what to buy and how to afford it can be tricky. People say “It’s the thought that counts” and in some cases it is, but also, sometimes people just want or like specific stuff. I already shared some cheap but thoughtful …
How to get Incredible Wines at Low Prices While Supporting Australian and New Zealand Winemakers Naked Wines have been around for a while but I only tried them recently. They have a wonderful selection of Australian and New Zealand wines at lower prices, while still being fair to the winemakers. Here are my thoughts on …
5 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Personal Loan (and Paying it off Sooner) At various times, you might need a loan. I try to avoid debt, however, there have been times in my life I’ve needed one including for custody (it took 7.5 years and a lot of court, legal fees etc …
What do you do When Your Spouse or Partner is Hopeless With Money? I get this question in some form or another all the time. Here are a few examples: “I love my partner, he is completely hopeless with money, though. When we met he had a great corporate job and I was aware he …
6 Reasons to NEVER Skip a House Inspection when Buying a Home People can get so caught up in the thrill of buying a new home that they aren’t always prepared for what to look out for. Because of this, a lot of problems can arise once they move in. This affects their lifestyle and …
What do you do With Kids? How do you Make Money? What Options are There? I’ve worked from home for over a decade and love it. We’ve been able to travel a lot, I am available for my kids, at all their events and make good money. How I do it is one of the …
What to get the Different People in Your Life From Partners to Kids, Teachers to Colleagues Rather than splitting this up into gifts for guys, gifts for women etc. I have compiled a list of gifts I think would be great based on interests not gender. I have two teen daughters and I can tell …
Is Octopus Group a Good Online Survey Site? Here’s my Review I’ve used Octopus Group since January 2017 but in July 2020, there were some significant issues (see below). I tested them again in October and November of 2020 and it seemed to be better. It is now September 2021 and it has gone well …
4 Things to do to Spring Clean Your Bills By iSelect spokeswoman, Jessie Petterd Now that Spring has officially sprung, you may have used the warmer weather as a prompt to clear out your pantry, fridge, wardrobe or garage in a good old fashioned ‘Spring Clean’. It’s such a nice feeling to clear out the …
10 Tips to get you Cash for Christmas! Do you need to find the money for Christmas but don’t know how you’ll do it? The average Christmas spend is $1,000 to $2,000 for most countries with Aussies totalling over $10 billion alone on gifts! With Christmas only a few months away I know it’s stressing …