Instagram has 1 billion active users, of which 500 million visit Stories on a daily basis and 130 million click on shopping posts once a month. To add to that, 70% of shopping enthusiast turn to the platform to find products. That said, it kinda make sense for businesses and brands to be on the platform engaging […]
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Cancelling travel insurance and getting a refund due to COVID-19
Right smack bang in the middle of last year, we decided to book a family holiday to Southeast Asia. This would have seen us travelling to Bali and beyond for a few short weeks from the middle of this month. As soon as we booked our flights, we got ourselves travel insurance through Southern Cross […]
Starting my investing journey with Sharesies
For more than a while now, the thought of getting into investing has played on my mind. What held me back was me coming up with excuses with the main ones being, ‘it is hard to get into it’, and, ‘I don’t have enough money to get started’. Last year, I started coming across more […]
Black Friday deals for small business owners, freelancers and side hustlers
Black Friday is here and there are plenty of deals for across a range of categories for people to take advantage of. The deals on offer aren’t limited to consumers. There are a number of offers out there that for small business owners, freelancers, bloggers, creatives and side hustlers to take advantage of. These offers […]
The FreshBooks 60% off discount offer
In the recent past (December 2018 and March 2019) FreshBooks ran flash sales on their cloud accounting software. This gave business owners the rare opportunity to get their hands on a solution that takes the hassle out of accounting for a steal! Small business owners, solopreneurs, freelancers, you name it, who use FreshBooks have come […]
Free invoice templates from FreshBooks
An invoice is a critical document for all businesses big and small and freelancers alike. It tells clients what they are being billed for, how much to pay, how to pay and any other relevant information. An invoice seems like something simple and easy to put together. But, putting one together from scratch can be […]
How to remove a Samsung S24F350F 24″ LED monitor stand hinge to make it VESA mountable
I recently wrote a post about setting up a home office space and how a Brateck monitor arm made a huge difference in ergonomics and productivity. The reason behind buying the arm was to mount a Samsung S24F350F 24″ LED monitor and be able to position it perfectly when seated at the desk. The monitor has 75×75 […]
Maximising home office desk space and increasing productivity with a monitor arm
I keep myself busy with a bunch of personal projects. Some of them take up a few short hours of work a week on a laptop. The beauty of a laptop is being able to work from anywhere around the house, be it the couch, dining room table or on the floor of the lounge. […]
Are your financial goals for the year on track?
For many, the start of a New Year brings a time for reflection on what has been, what is now and what will be. A number of other things may follow and more often than not, it includes penning down resolutions for the year ahead. These can be wide and varied with one of the […]