Travel In 2010
4 / 01 - Category: Blog
Happy New Year!  Many of us have started back at work today, with others returning in a week or so.  So, what better time than now to staart thinking about your next holiday! Chances are that you will travel somewhere in 2010. Maybe it’s a trip interstate to v..
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Tags: Budget setup budget Budgeting money management holiday finances Travel Travel Budget 

Happy (Nearly) New Year! What's Your Resolution?
23 / 12 - Category: Blog
Good grief.  2010 is literally but a few sleeps away.  And that can only mean one thing: it’s New Year’s Resolution time.  Ah yes, it’s that time of year when we close our eyes, cross our fingers and make bold and grandiose statements about what we will be gain..
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Tags: Budget Budgeting money management saving New Year Resolution 

All The Single Ladies
8 / 12 - Category: Blog
“Question: tell me what you think about me, I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings…” Answer: we’d be suitably impressed! Come on, you’d have to agree that there’s nothing more desirable than independence, particularly when it’s of the financial v..
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Tags: Shopping Budget setup budget Budgeting spending money management women woman ladies lady finance finances money financial independence 

All I Want For Christmas
27 / 11 - Category: Blog
Pop quiz:  have you ever received a Christmas gift you didn’t like, want or need? Chances are that you’ve answered a resounding ‘Yes!’  Not surprising really, as according to a recent survey,   nearly 72 per cent of people regularly receive a Christmas gift..
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Tags: Budget Budgeting Christmas Christmas Budget 

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...
20 / 11 - Category: Blog
I walked into the city a couple of weeks ago and to my surprise I was surrounded by Christmas! Trees, decorations, and “buy now for Christmas” signs. “That can’t be right can it? Christmas is ages away” I thought to myself.  Are you nodding? Well guess ..
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Tags: Budget setup budget Budgeting money management Christmas Save for Christmas Christmas Budget 

Beating the holiday financial hangover
4 / 11 - Category: Blog
So we’ve heard from Ebony about her experience in the ANZ MoneyManager Challenge, now it’s Madelaine’s turn... I have recently returned from overseas, and like many travellers, my finances were not in the best shape. While I have no regrets about my trip, I was..
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Tags: Budget moneymanager challenge user stories holiday finances 

How much am I spending...?
15 / 07 - Category: Blog
“Where did my all my money go this week?”  This is a question that we often hear people ask.  Along with statements such as “thank goodness it’s payday!”, or “but I only buy my lunch a couple of times a week” and “hey check out my new iPhone, and Ray-B..
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Tags: Budget setup budget spend spending 

End of Financial Year temptations
24 / 06 - Category: Blog
Take a deep breath everyone, dust off your credit card and grab your comfy shoes. Bert says it’s time to shop and who are we to argue? Besides, when we shop, isn’t it good for the economy? Regardless of your opinion, there’s no escaping the onslaught of sales t..
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Tags: Credit Card Shopping Sales Budget