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Posted: 23 Apr 10 | IF the Macquarie Dictionary ­defines the word habit as “a constant tendency to act in a certain way” then I guess we are all creatures of habit in some way. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 15 Apr 10 | JUST in the past few weeks it’s hit me how much we live in a society that’s obsessed with upsizing. | CommentsComments (1)
Posted: 07 Apr 10 | LET me ask you a question -- if you won $1 million, what would you do with it? | CommentsComments (1)
Posted: 19 Nov 09 | What a loaded word shopping is. It means so many things to so many people. For some it’s the ultimate pleasure. Others find it to be a necessary evil. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 29 Oct 09 | We’ve become obsessed with brand names. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 22 Oct 09 | I OFTEN meet people who tell me that the reason they gave up budgeting was because it didn’t work. So, how do you make a budget work? Once you’ve made a start and organised a budget the toughest part is to stick to it. And you have to stick to it for more than a couple of weeks. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 30 Sep 09 | Everywhere we turn we hear gloomy stories of the recession and it would seem that the whole world is still reeling under financial turmoil. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 30 Sep 09 | WHY would you buy something you can't afford? | CommentsComments (1)
Posted: 03 Sep 09 | SOMEBODY asked me the other week “what is the perfect budget”? | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 27 Aug 09 | THIS story has nothing to do with money. Well maybe it does, in a round­about way. It’s probably more about keeping your money in your pocket and watching out for two-legged sharks. | CommentsComments (2)
Posted: 19 Aug 09 | JUNE 30 marks the end of each financial year — the time when we gather together all our paperwork and receipts in preparation for filing our tax return. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 06 Aug 09 | IN the recent school holidays, I had the privilege of driving my niece to Melbourne airport for a school choir trip. | CommentsComments (2)
Posted: 30 Jul 09 | Have you ever wondered where your money goes? Does it seem to disappear into a black hole and even though you know you haven’t spent much, it’s just vanished? | CommentsComments (2)
Posted: 23 Jul 09 | IN recent weeks, there's been a fair bit of talk about adult children, aged well into their 20s and often their 30s, who are still living in the family home with their parents. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 23 Jul 09 | SAY the word "budget" to a group of people and watch the look of horror and despair come across their faces. Feet shuffle, arms become folded across chests and an uncomfortable feeling begins to permeate the air. | CommentsComments (0)
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