Archive for the ‘Saving Money’ Category

Posted on October 12th, 2010 by by Scott

Money strands – Free and easy way to track your spending

How do you track what you are spending? There are a few spreadsheets online to budget or track your spending. But… that means you have to do the work… to enter what you have spent, etc. (and who can be bothered!!)
What if you could find a service where you could log in and look at [...]

Posted on September 8th, 2010 by by Scott

Get DVDs delivered for fixed monthly amount

Quickflix provide DVD plans where you can borrow a certain number of DVDs a month by mail (and 2 or 3 DVDs out at the same time) and pay a fixed amount per month (currently from $10 to $30 per month). No late fees and free postage to post the DVDs back. See http://www.quickflix.com.au/PricingAndPlans for the full details.

Posted on August 26th, 2010 by by Scott

First Home Saver Account

The (4 year?) bank account that pays 17% on money you put in + Bank Interest
Are you 18 or older and thinking about buying a property?
First Home Saver Account
What is it? A First Home Saver Account is a bank account where the government pays 17% contribution on money you put in PLUS bank interest.
But Are [...]

Posted on July 15th, 2010 by by Scott

Saving money on food – live on $2 a day

I was doing a bit of facebook flicking at lunch. I saw the following update from a guy I haven’t seen for ages:
Please consider sponsoring me to eat for $2 a day (August 2 -6th) My target is $1000, for every $250 above this mark I will stay below the line ($2 a day) for another day.
To [...]

Posted on July 11th, 2010 by by Scott

Habits

Well its into July now – happy new financial year!
A new financial year could mean a new start or a fresh look at things. Or I suppose it could mean nothing at all.
One thing I’ve been thinking about in the last week is habits.
Habits
Before my nephew (4) and niece (1.5) go to bed there is [...]

Posted on May 28th, 2010 by by Scott

Car rego and How I told my car insurance company to get stuffed

It has been a week or two since I have put something up on the site… But next week the wait wil be worth it with when I write Nomoney’s Financial tips for 2010 and 2011. This will include any tax tips you can do before 30 June 2010.
Car Insurance & Rego - easy as ABC
I got my car insurance in the mail a month [...]

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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by by Scott

Its about spending wisely -not about being a tightarse

I bought Avatar on DVD last week at Coles. The guy at the counter asked me   How come you are buying it? Why don’t you watch it online?
Well…I figure if James Cameron can spend umpteen millions on Avatar, then at least I can pay $15 at the movies (or $25 to purchase the DVD).       
But it [...]

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by by Scott

Financial Tips for Young people from Scott Pape – The Barefoot Investor

My interview with Scott Pape – the Barefoot Investor. Listen to financial tips for young people.

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by by admin

Discounts and Freebies and why companies offer them

Before taking up a discount or freebie – think about why the company is offering the freebie to see whether it is of value to you

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Posted on January 19th, 2010 by by Scott

Free Birthday Hoyts Movie Ticket

Want a free Hoyts movie ticket (for any cinema) on your birthday?

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