5 Investment Tips for Becoming Financially Secure

June 18, 2013
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The people who are most concerned about their financial futures are the ones who are looking for solid investment tips. Sometimes it is the most basic of investment concepts that can yield the best results. When you realize that investing does not need to be too complicated, that is when you will find the confidence to [...]

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Considered Investing with friends in Property?

June 14, 2013
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Australia isn’t alone with regards to problems with pricing, lending issues, availability and costs on property investment to the point where obtaining your own property to live in or as an investment has almost gone past the reach of most young families and couples. Having spent around four weeks doing the “Check out property” with [...]

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Forex Trading online – What on earth is a Binary option?

June 13, 2013
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I am sure you all remember I talked about Etrading online a few weeks back after being challenged by a friend to do some online trading. Well like any human I am guilty of getting sidetracked by another bright and shiny object and this time it appears to be binary option trading. Unlike with stocks [...]

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5 Signs you dont control your money it controls you

June 11, 2013
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Taking control of your money can be one of the most important lessons in life for every teenager and young adult but the assumption is that we all learn this lesson, move forward and never make the mistake of letting our money control us. But do you really know which column you fall into here [...]

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What Will Banks Look at Before Giving You a Car Loan?

June 4, 2013
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If you’re in the market for a new car or truck, you’re probably planning to take out a car loan. But with today’s climate of strict lending practices, it’s not always easy to get financing for your new car. Here are a few things your bank will look for before issuing you a loan. Good [...]

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Do you know How To Implement a Proper Budget At Home?

June 4, 2013
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If you want to understand the psychology of being wealthy, it means understanding your income source and how you deal with your expenses. More often than not, we tend to look for complex frugal home ideas when there are more basic and simple frugal living ideas that can help us with our home budget. It [...]

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Carnival Roundup – Grow your business edition

May 31, 2013
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As any small business owner can relate to, gaining retaining and working with customers either sinks or swims your small business and its goals. This has been a good month for me with a couple of regular customers added to the fold. Nothing is more complimentary than having referrals tell someone about the work you [...]

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Are you chasing the coupon dream?

May 28, 2013
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” Couponing” “Coupons” or “Discount coupons” can be a good way to save money but I will be honest before I start my rant (or lack thereof) with regards to couponing in the past my personal mindset was one of I would rather spend my time in the effort of making more money than trying [...]

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Will your circle of friends be your financial ball and chain?

May 26, 2013
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Over time and as we get older our circle of friends change and so do our interests and hobby’s, but do we ever consider if we are doing ourselves financial harm with the people we surround ourselves with? Are the people you hang around with someone of equal drive, ambition and success or are they [...]

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Four Iphone Casino Apps I caught my girlfriend playing

May 18, 2013
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Having spent two and a half weeks on a cruise recently it may shock you to learn I spent some happy times juggling my finances to give myself a gambling budget which I happily spent on roulette.  It may shock you even more to learn my lady spent the majority of her time on her [...]

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Using Your Tax Return To Improve Your Credit Score

May 15, 2013
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Your credit score is one of the most important things to think about when you want to achieve financial stability. With bad credit scores, you will spend thousands of dollars more in interest rates and other finance charges on loans than you would if you had good scores. With that said, if you have poor [...]

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Carnival Roundup – Cold Clear Autumn edition

May 10, 2013
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Back from an awesome warm sunny Pacific cruise and straight back into Australian Autumn weather!. While we may not have the dumping of snow you northern hemisphere dwellers get its enough for me to smell the cold in the air and see how the beginnings of moisture on the lawn every morning. I actually enjoy [...]

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Why do some companies treat business clients badly?

May 7, 2013
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After a recently very poor experience with dealing with a trades person and a service provider I thought I would share with you some reflections on the mindset of some companies, their owners (or at least what I think their mindset is leaning towards) and how they treat their business clients. Having been a business [...]

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ETrading online an observation and adventure

May 5, 2013
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One of my associates in my offline / online world had been nagging me for sometime to start Etrading with him and really REALLY wouldn’t let it go. I am talking two comments every week along the lines of; “You will be great at this” or “Its right up your alley with all your internet [...]

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Free of Charge — Saving on Credit Cards

May 2, 2013
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In the charge to make financial life fairer for consumers, credit cards have now come into the sights of authorities in both the US and the UAE. Eighteen states in the US are now looking into legislation that will prevent merchants from applying surcharges when customers use their credit cards. This is bad news for [...]

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How to Pay Off Multiple Payday Loans

April 27, 2013
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The UK is in the grips of the most significant economic downturn since the 1930s. The banking crash of 2007 has had a profound effect on the millions of hard-working people in the UK who need financial assistance from time to time. Unable to obtain credit or overdrafts from mainstream lenders, an increasing number of [...]

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Home Security Systems: Protecting Your Home and Wallet

April 6, 2013
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Most homeowners invest in a security system to help protect their loved ones against intruders, fire and other hazards. But the benefits of an alarm system reach far beyond just the simple protection of your home and family. As it turns out having one installed can yield considerable financial benefits for you and your wallet [...]

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House swap vs couch surfing – a frugal vacation!

April 4, 2013
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With my lady and I heading away on a holiday in no less than five days now the Easter long weekend was something we wanted to take advantage of but we didn’t want to spend any serious money on. After all an international 3 week holiday versus a 3 day long weekend. Which one do [...]

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Did you know you can be your own self investment?

March 31, 2013
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Having spent time and money on self improvement and self education (alright I will admit my lady gave me a gentle nudge into it!) it amazes me sometimes that people don’t consider themselves one of their own best investments. In one of my previous posts I talked about setting goals for the year which helps [...]

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Carnival Roundup – March Cruise Edition

March 27, 2013
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I am lucky enough to be off on a cruise in a few weeks with the family and my lady and so this months roundup of where you can find our content is the Carnival Roundup – Cruise Edition! At 122,000 tonnes, 1033 feet long with 14 bars and a tonne of relaxing things to [...]

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