Saving Money
Christmas Club Accounts
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Lot of credit unions offer Christmas Club Accouts. If you struggle to pay off the credit card bills after the festive season then these Christmas Club Accounts are made just for you.
It is basically a savings account (with limited features) with withdrawal restrictions. Here is a list of what most of these accounts offer:
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Credit Unions - A Good Alternative To Most Banks
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
According to ‘National Credit Union Association Inc, today there are over 150 credit unions, with 3,500,000 members with assets in excess of $34 Billion. Credit Unions offer almost all the facilities of banks but unlike banks they are ‘not for profit’ organisations. Credit Unions are owned and controlled by people who use its services.
The [...]
Looking To Buy Prescription Glasses?
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008I wear prescription glasses…And some times when I have patience I wear contacts. Anyone who wears glasses knows how expensive they are. Even if your private health insurance covers them, you still have to spend a significant amount of money to get a pair. Recently I read an article about an entrepreneur called Kevin Reece [...]
The Best Day To Fill Your Tank Up
Monday, June 16th, 2008We all know that petrol prices fluctuate greatly during the week and the prices are never uniform across all the petrol stations. It has been reported that these rapid rises and falls are due to some anti competitive practices exercised by petrol companies and the service stations. If that is the case then it is [...]
Secrets Of Self Made Millionaires
Monday, June 16th, 2008I recently read an interesting article on Readers Digest website - in this article 5 self made millionaires share their secrets to their wealth building success…Here are the six tips (as shared on RD website by the author - Kristyn Kusek Lewis)….
1. Set your sights on where you’re going
2. Educate yourself
3. Passion pays [...]
How To Make Debt Consolidation Work For You?
Monday, June 9th, 2008Debt Consolidation is the process of combining multiple high interest debts into one loan. A lot of people end up with multiple credit card debts, a car loan, a personal loan, store cards, interest free loans etc…Why pay multiple repayments for all these multiple debts when you can consolidate all of them into one big [...]
Impulse Buying Habits
Friday, June 6th, 2008We have all been victims of ‘Impulse Buying’ at one stage or another…Once or twice is acceptable but for some impulse buying is a habit. In this post I am going to suggest a few tips to overcome and defeat ‘impulse buying’ habit…But lets start by defining Impulse Buying. Impulse Buying is a spontaneous [...]
Petrol Vouchers — Where To Shop To Get Your Fuel Discounts?
Friday, May 9th, 2008A comprehensive guide to all the petrol vouchers on offer…
Debit Cards In Australia
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008The popularity and the usage of debit cards is on the rise. Internationally the money spent using debit cards is more than that spent using credit cards. Figures show that in Australia too this well soon be the case.
What Is A Debit Card?
Similar to a credit card but rather than using the bank’s money [...]
Private Health Insurance - How To Select The Right One
Friday, February 15th, 2008Lately we have all been seeing a lot of advertisements in the media for iSelect. I was quite impressed with the service when I first heard about it.
Picking the right private health insurance is never easy. There are a lot of options in the market. The service offered by iSelect seemed to fill a [...]
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