Citibank’s Plus Mastercard Debit Savings Account card is perfect for Australians who want to buy online or travel overseas while saving money by avoiding paying monthly account keeping fees, foreign transaction fees and ATM withdrawal fees.... Read More
Trash To Cash: Convert Abandoned & Spare Household Goods Into Money
I’ve made hundreds of dollars $ recently by selling things I rescued from neighbours moving out and household items we didn’t need any more that were taking up space. Unfortunately we live in a throwaway society. You can make money by... Read More
Government and Reserve Bank Don’t Directly Control Interest Rates
ANZ Bank will soon disprove the myth perpetuated by many parts of the Australian media and backed by disingenuous statements from federal politicians that implies the Federal Government and Reserve Bank of Australia directly control interest rates... Read More
Freakonomics: Study of Human Incentives (Movie DVD Review)
In “Freakonomics: The Movie” Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubnor explain why incentives matter because if you can figure out what people’s incentives are you can guess with reasonable accuracy how they will behave. Economics is just... Read More
Rainy Day Savings Fund For Unemployment In Bad Economic Times
People who spend most of their payday money within a few days risk uncertainty and having to borrow money from friends and family if they suddenly need to pay medical fees, need urgent repairs to their car or lose their job and a few weeks later... Read More
Inside Job (DVD Review) – Financial Crisis Catalyst of Occupy Wall Street Protests
The Sony Pictures documentary Inside Job says the 2008 meltdown of world financial markets was avoidable. The global financial crisis of 2008 was an “Inside Job” that led to a global economic recession, millions of people losing their jobs,... Read More
Who Speaks For Interest Rate Rise Winners?
As usual media coverage of the Reserve Bank cash rate decision last week was dominated by the impact on households with mortgages and pleas from business lobby groups to keep rates where they are. This article was originally commissioned by ABC Online... Read More
Cut Your Australian Electricity Bill By Threatening To Switch Providers
I just cut my ongoing electricity bill usage charges by 7% and got a $100 credit to my next electricity bill without having to switch from my current NSW electricity provider. Read on to find out how any Australian like you can negotiate a similar deal... Read More
Winners and Losers from Fast Rising Australian Dollar
Many Australians are taking advantage of the rising $AUS against the $US to go online shopping or book a holiday to the USA. However Australian businesses selling goods and services overseas which are paid for in $US are unhappy as their income... Read More
Electricity Usage Meter Cuts Electricity Bills and Helps Environment
GUEST ARTICLE: Imagine if your grocery shop had no prices marked on the shelves and they simply billed you with a lump-sum statement every quarter. Yet, this is how most households and businesses pay for their electricity consumption. Using Power... Read More