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Tag Archives: Debt
What are the best ways to cut down credit card debt?
Best ways? Plural? Is there some suggestion that there’s more than one way? Because there isn’t. There is only one way to cut your nasty, insidious, credit … Read More What are the best ways to cut down credit card debt?
Want to save money? Act like a business and sell your kids
Big businesses constantly assess their balance sheets. They are always tinkering with what to keep on balance sheet. And what to bugger off it. Often, they will conclude to sell … Read More Want to save money? Act like a business and sell your kids
Internet scams and fraud are rife. What can you do to protect yourself?
Oh, I yearn for the good old days, when robbers had to pickpocket you in the street, or sedate your dog before ransacking the home. They’re now so lazy, they … Read More Internet scams and fraud are rife. What can you do to protect yourself?
What are some of the most important things you should know about your super?
Generation X is often accused of being fatalistic about superannuation. Many believe it will be hoovered up by government taxes, crash before they receive it, or taken by frauds. But … Read More What are some of the most important things you should know about your super?
Health insurance: why should you have it and what should you look for?
We’ve got it. We don’t use it much. And with respect, health insurers make their story a hard one to sell. The insurers’ premiums go up by multiples of inflation … Read More Health insurance: why should you have it and what should you look for?
It’s important to teach kids about managing money. How did/do you do it with your kids?
From inception. In the womb, my DebtKids were played Money, Money by Grateful Dead, Barrett Strong’s Money (That’s What I Want) and Billionaire by Travie McCoy. … Read More It’s important to teach kids about managing money. How did/do you do it with your kids?
If you had to cut $100 from your grocery bill this month, how would you do it?
Is beer a grocery item? If so, easy. I’m done! No, damnit! Why should I be the only one in the house to suffer? Let’s share the pain around. … Read More If you had to cut $100 from your grocery bill this month, how would you do it?
Peer to peer (P2P) lending is on the rise in Australia. What’s your take on it?
Peer-to-peer lending? If it involves lending to friends and family … are you freakin’ serious! Nothing but horror stories. P2P lending isn’t that. … Read More Peer to peer (P2P) lending is on the rise in Australia. What’s your take on it?
It’s Dry July at the moment: what’s a financial “vice” that you could cut from your life for a month?
It’s the middle of winter. It’s freezing outside. If this is about sacrifice, I think we could cut out heating at home for the month … … by going to … Read More It’s Dry July at the moment: what’s a financial “vice” that you could cut from your life for a month?