Everyone has a love-hate relationship in their life. If you don’t, you should go out and get one. It should be a pre-requisite for getting a licence to breathe. Love-hate … Read More Give your bank a sock kapow

Like a good old-fashioned slap in the face, you don’t usually see a truly life-changing event until it has reversed into you. Sometimes, the bump is pleasant. You didn’t ask … Read More Life-changing finances

All backsides deserve to be kicked occasionally. If they misbehave and poke themselves out … army boot, raised to 3pm, swung swiftly with torpedo punt follow through all the way … Read More Shorten goes the torp but his kicking needs work

Parties seem to be what life is about. The rest of our lives seem to just be filling in time between them. In our modern lifestyle, the more parties you … Read More Too much of a good thing likely to end in a hangover

I’m no fan of naysayers. Negative people, in general, can sod off out of my presence, thank you very much. And given a choice between having a laugh and having … Read More Property doom

One of life’s great, yet simple and indulgent, pleasures, is a good ham and cheese toasted sandwich. A slice of cured, honeyed pig, some tasty cheese, perhaps with butter, preferably … Read More Proof of the tax pudding’s in the eating

KERRRRUUNNCH! “What was that?” I hear you ask. That was the sound of a severe cash crunch. Perhaps you’ve heard that sound before yourself. Don’t panic. It was definitely mine, … Read More Cash crunch

When you’re flying high and your life is moving like it’s in a slipstream, sometimes you don’t learn a lesson until it’s too late. Often, the faster your jet is … Read More Cyber attack highlights necessity of a backup plan

God has the Anti-Christ. Superman has Lex Luthor. Roadrunner has Wile E Coyote. Julia Gillard has Kevin Rudd. Shane Warne has mobile phones. Hippies have Debt Man. Yes, a Hippie’s … Read More To eat the seed of the money tree, delay, man

I think our federal politicians want some attention. So now they’ve got mine, long enough to say: “Toughen up princesses!” A report about politicians, by politicians, issued this week said … Read More Pollies behaving badly