I’ve been MIA for several months due to a variety of reasons, laziness and complacency being two of them! But I’m back now and will try to do a better job of updating this blog. I guess the best place to start would be to revisit those short-term goals I set back in July ‘08:
Move [...]
This is a really interesting article from today’s paper in Australia.
Australian loan borrowers are not shopping around for the best deals so are paying a whopping $2.7 billion a year in repayments!
HOME loan borrowers are paying an extra $2.7 billion a year in repayments because they don’t shop around for the best deals.
Despite the [...]
It is amazing just how much we spend on food each week.
We all get into habits, whether it is buying certain brands or types of food each week or going out to dinner, our habits can really put us in a routine mindset. The big problem with this is you are not always fully aware [...]
We love coupons in our household. Receipts, brochures and other offers are all carefully checked and if anything grabs our fancy, quickly put in our bags for use when needed.
I’m surprised that more people don’t use coupons and started to wonder if it’s a case of laziness or embarrassment.
I can only speak from my own [...]
A recent survey conducted in New South Wales, Australia shows that almost 30 percent of residents have no savings putting them at high risk during this recession.
Another survey conducted in Western Australia showed that 27 per cent of their residents are in exactly the same situation.
60 per cent of those from NSW who took part [...]
I’m a big fan of financial expert Suze Orman. She has a no nonsense approach when it comes to financial advice and sometimes brutally honest with people asking for help.
Suze has put together a recession rescue plan with plenty of helpful advice and links to resources. Well worth checking out.
cnn.com reports:
Do you know what your [...]
This is quite a good and timely article on how to cope with losing your job.
I am going through a similar experience at the moment so can say that it really can be sole destroying, if you let it.
news.com.au reports:
FOR many people who have lost their job, the loss of self-esteem and stress are [...]
This is the 2nd and final part to Surviving without a job.You can read Part 1 here.
Don’t be too proud
This is probably the single most important thing I can share with you.
I work in IT and all my previous roles saw me in Management. My last stint all be it brief was as a Director.
After [...]
This is Part 1 of my series on surviving without a job. I hope it helps those of you currently facing job loss.
There are millions of people around the world that have become the unfortunate victims of the global financial meltdown.
Losing your job is probably one of the most stressful and frustrating events that [...]
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