More often than not, a number of consumers like me and you turn to the internet when the time arises to get our hands on that thing that we just can’t do without. Why the internet? Besides being able to do a bit of research on whatever product it is, we are opened up to […]
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Don’t forget about that ‘Price Match’ guarantee
Just before Christmas, I had one more gift to get to complete the list of items I intended to get. The last item on my list happened to be a Fitbit Charge HR. Before going out to one of the retailers that sell them, I did a bit of research to see where I could […]
How international shoppers can take advantage of Black Friday
Black Friday, one of the bigger sales days of the year is here! Its an excellent time to get a good bargain on that thing or service that you have been eyeing out. It is also a great time to get a hold of Christmas gifts seeing as it is just around the corner. However, […]
Save time & money with New Zealand Post ‘Print postage online’
On the odd occasion, I spend some time selling items on Trade Me or eBay which at times is to get rid of stuff around the house we no longer need and at other times when I’ve come across something dirt cheap (be it online or offline) that I can make a decent profit on. […]
How to get that sale item when it’s sold out in-store
Yesterday, Farmers Department Stores had one of their frequent one day sales but this one saw 50% being slashed off the price of nursery items. With a new baby in the house, one thing that we were looking to get our hands on was a baby rocker. With 50% off one of the many baby […]
A WorldRemit money transfer review: the good & the bad
Last weekend I found myself in a situation where I urgently needed to get some funds across to South Africa. That being the case, a traditional bank transfer wasn’t an option which meant having to turn to a service that avails transfers to recipients within minutes. I’m not new to using these services as I […]
It pays to take out travel insurance
This is one of those posts that i intended on writing earlier in the year but just never got around to it and I was reminded about it this morning whilst watching the Paul Henry Show. One of his guests today was Blair Vernon from AMP with whom he had a discussion about travel insurance […]
Cameras & the cost of trying to run a red or amber light in Auckland
Within 10 minutes of leaving home yesterday, I saw two people chancing it and trying to beat an amber traffic light that turned red on them before they crossed the intersection. This is something that I see just about every other day, be it an amber light or one that has actually gone red! This […]
Cancel that gym membership if you aren’t using it!
It only seems likes New Years was just the other week but before we know it, we will already be in the second quarter of the new year. The start of the new year brings along with it the thoughts of starting off anew and making all sorts of resolutions. One of the resolutions that […]