One thing that all of us should be doing (or at least trying to do) is save money. We all have different reasons for wanting to save money and these can range from saving for retirement, a raining day, vacation, new tech gadgets and the list goes on. Whatever the case may be, more often […]
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Taking Control Of Debt: Credit Card Payment Calculator
Over the last few weeks I’ve been slowly reading through The Millionaire Maker: Act, Think, and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do by Loral Langemeier (Amazon Link). In a nutshell, she outlines practical steps that people can take to create a wealth building system by using the skills they already have. She uses real […]
Your Children and The Concept of Money
Our children are the future and it only makes sense to impart as much useful knowledge as we can onto them. Earlier in the week my wife and I were working on a budget and I looked over at my daughter and just thought how good it would be if she a good sense for […]
100+ Ways To Save Money | The Consumerist
The other day I was reading through The Consumerist and came across a post on 112 Ways To Save Money which was put together after readers submitted their money saving secrets. It is an interesting read that may provide a bit of inspiration to those who are looking to save money. Some of the ways […]
$5,000 Stimulus Package April Fools
April 1, 2009 was the day that a new independent earner tax credit was introduced by the New Zealand government. The tax credit was supposedly put in place not only to let people keep more of their hard earned money but also to encourage spending to give the economy a bit of a boost. Anyway, […]
Paying Taxes On Your Online Earnings
One thing that a number of people who are making money online tend to neglect or maybe ignore is the issue of paying taxes on their online earnings. One of the reasons for that is that they do not see the amounts they are making online warranted enough to pay tax. Truth of the matter […]
Our Corolla Got Repossessed By Toyota Financial Services!
Friday the 13th of March marked the day that our Toyota Corolla got repossessed by Toyota. I was working away at my 9 to 5 job when the office administrator came over to me and told me that there was a gentleman who had come over to see me. When I was walking through to […]