Personal Finance Blog
Food and grocery purchases make up huge part of almost every family’s expenses. Yet, how many of you are really paying attention to how are you spending your budget? Sure, you may prefer certain cheaper shops, buying sale items or buying in bulk. This, however, in most cases is not enough from overspending. I personally …
Did you originally think that you can manage spending this Christmas? Were your costing estimates just few hundreds of dollars? As a result weren’t you doing any extra savings or preparations for it during the year? And now you ended up with another debt of few thousands of dollars that will take perhaps more than …
Are you sending money to your family, friends or relatives who live overseas? Then you know that international money transfers can be quite expensive. Especially, if you transfer relatively small amounts regularly then the fees add up fairly quickly. There seem to be many services that offer sending your money internationally, each having some advantages …
Are you still AA Roadside Assistance member? Do you hope to get towed away in case of your car breakdown and for that hope you still pay $80-$100 a year? Well, there are easier and cheaper options for your roadside assistance, you don’t need to pay AA or any other company out there to provide …
Have you ever wondered how to protect your wealth considering gold or silver investment? If so, you are on the right track. The last 4 years of financial crisis around the world have been quite turbulent. Many governments across the world are virtually printing and creating money out of the thin air. Such behavior will …
Have you decided to get for yourselves of your kids Hop Card with hopes of saving some money on Auckland buses and also not to worry about having cash on you all the time? That may sound reasonable, but be aware; there are quite a few pitfalls on the road ahead of you! We also …
Most people think that the key for their financial success is earning very high salaries, establishing a profitable business or finding some other way to get rich. But there are much simpler and easier ways how to get yourself into a sound financial position. Becoming financially independent is a nice dream, but for most people …
With the approaching winter everyone starts thinking about coming hikes in your monthly power bills for electricity and gas. While during summer the average bill can be perhaps one hundred dollars, during winter months the cost of energy consumption can easily reach five times that amount. Most of the usage comes from heating your house, …