Having fallen foul of the flu this week I have been pondering what I would write. Whilst the head is still a little foggy I thought it best to look at something that I managed to do with my daughter in a couple of days as a gift for her cousin. It is not an [...]
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23 Nov
MONDAY MONEY – Getting the right gift.
As Christmas rapidly approaches I have been watching and listening with interest to friends and people around me at work as they start to get organised for the gift giving and all the associated glitz and glam of Christmas. The impact of the financial crisis might be having an affect as there is more of [...]
16 Nov
MONDAY MONEY – GETTING INTO THE MARKET
There needs to be a starting point. It doesn’t matter what market that is being considered to get into, it needs a starting point. There are many different markets that one can consider entering, the main ones being shares and housing. Within housing there is investment and for living in. Some people believe that a [...]
9 Nov
MONDAY MONEY – INVESTMENTS Paying off Debt and Investing for the Future.
My strongest recommendation is to pay off the debt you have, and then plan further investments for the future. Many of us have debt, usually 2 or 3 loans, ranging from short term to long term. With all the loans there are fees and interest that we are paying. It is worth doing a few [...]
2 Nov
MONDAY MONEY – Debt
I started putting this as part of another topic and decided it needs more consideration. It was going to be part of a topic on Investments and whilst it still is, I think it better to take a look at Debt on its own before exploring other areas. What is Debt? Stop and think about [...]
26 Oct
Monday Money – CREDIT CARDS – What a misnomer!
I like my credit card, it gives me a sense of power, control and a feeling of financial wealth. When I first got a credit card I had a limit of only $2,000, something small and manageable. It was relatively easy to keep in check, paid off at the end of each month and a [...]
19 Oct
Monday Money – WHAT AM I WORTH AND HOW DID I GET HERE
This is a little personal history about where I am coming from when I am writing about the financial achievements which have occurred during my life. Hopefully this will give some insight into where I am coming from and that there is some real experience that I am basing my comments and information on. There [...]
12 Oct
Monday Money – Important Date A Coming!
An important date is coming, it is much closer than you think. How much planning and preparation have you done for the day, and the aftermath that follows? Yes I am referring to Christmas. It is not that far away and I like most people usually leave things to the last minute, have no plans [...]
12 Oct
Monday Money – Important Dates
What are the important dates in your household? When is your partner’s birthdays? When is your wedding anniversary? When is your mother’s and mother-in-laws birthdays? When is your father’s and father-in-laws birthdays? When is mother’s and father’s day? There is planning that goes into these days, some of the planning may happen months, weeks or [...]
5 Oct
Monday Money – Starting the Conversation.
This is the first of a series on Finacial Literacy where I will look at the things that I have done to change my personal financial wellbeing. It is based on experience, the good, the bad and the ugly of getting financially healthy. I am not an expert, nor do I claim to be anything other [...]
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