Tips for shopping with children

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Most parents have experienced the “Mommy, I want …” situation while out doing shopping, although these situations can escalate into full blown tantrums or cause you to spend money you do not really have on items such as candy or more toys. There are a variety of ways to overcome these difficult situations, including allowing [...]

Outlandish Money Saving Tips

While we are all concentrating on saving as much as possible on a daily basis, there are some saving methods that people use which do seem to be rather over the top, such as dividing your two ply toilet paper! Take a look at the twenty nine different over the top savings listed on ebay [...]

Ponzi Scheme Lawyers Cash In

It is common knowledge that some professions are able to charge more than others, like the services of a lawyer are more expensive than a hairdresser, but when you find out that lawyers who have had to find funds associated with a convicted criminal scheme have charged over half a billion dollars you have to [...]

Being polite gets you money back

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We all know how frustrating it can be to have to cancel plans at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances, and although there are fees that companies like the airlines will charge for the cancellation, if you are polite and ask you could have those fees waivered. There are other companies and circumstances where [...]

The tax man and being self employed

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There are a lot of people with brilliant ideas which are easily marketable, and with the unemployment problems in the country there are a lot of people who are choosing to market their skills and start their own companies. There are a lot of reasons to become your own boss, but to ensure that you [...]

Make money while blogging

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There are a lot of people, who have valuable information on a variety of current topics and often take to blogging to share this information, have you ever considered that blogging could generate a second income for you? Perhaps you are an avid reader and feel creative, or you have written a series of short [...]

Weekly Wrap Up 24/05/2013

Hopefully you have had a magical week even if it has been really busy! With spring in the air we have been fortunate enough to be able to provide a variety of good tips for everything from BBQ to your wedding! If you have not had the time this week to read our tips in [...]

Save money while you BBQ this summer

Now that summer is around the corner there are a lot of people that are enjoying the sunshine and BBQ is one of the most social past times available. The problem facing a lot of people lately is that the price of meat has increased rather drastically, making the BBQ seem like an expensive social [...]

Tips to save on your wedding

Despite the fact that many people are battling financially there is still a large amount of money being spent on celebrations like weddings which could run well into the thousands of dollars and leave the newlyweds feeling broke! To have the most magical wedding day you can think of does not mean that you have [...]

Desperate for a kidney

There are thousands of people who have to face the tiresome process of renal dialysis on a regular basis because their kidneys have failed. There are thousands of people who die every month because they were not able to find a kidney. The statistics are shocking, yet there is not much that can be done [...]