Latest Blog Posts for living on a budget

• 5 Steps to Set Up Your Finances When Immigrating to Australia - Part 1
  on Mar 2, 2010 in Spending
  This is the first part of a guest post from Australia. Today we will find out about opening an account and transferring money and next time we will get some useful information about how to rent and buy a house in Australia as well as how to get the b...
• Why Buying in Bulk is Not as Good as You Think
  on Feb 27, 2010 in Shopping tricks Saving
  Ask most people for a common way to save money on groceries and household goods, and they may come back with this answer: Buy in bulk. While it can be an amazingly simple way to potentially save some bucks, it can also be a buying trap. Here are the...
• How to analyse your spending and why you need it
  on Feb 25, 2010 in Budgeting Saving
  When you first decide that you may need to structure your finances and get more control over it you very quickly discover that the corner stone of successful budget is a good understanding of your pending patterns. When I first started I thought it w...
• Interview: What's your worst financial blunder?
  on Feb 24, 2010
  Kelly from Almost Frugal, a great blog with a lot of useful tips, has shared a story about her financial blunder! Do you want to share your story? Just drop me a line! - what was your funniest/worst/biggest financial blunder? This happened fifteen y...
• Step by step of your first budget - What Would I Do Differently?
  on Feb 23, 2010 in Budgeting Saving
  I am now in our second month of living adhering to a budget that I’ve set up. Some lessons I learned so far moved me to write this post. Knowing what I know now – how would I set up my very first budget? 1. Collect / download itemised bank stat...
• No, You Don't Need a Large Emergency Fund - or Convince me That I am Wrong!
  on Feb 22, 2010 in Budgeting Saving
  I recently have written a post about the myth and fallacy of an emergency fund and why I don’t want to have one. This led to a lot of discussion and a lot of people disagreed with my view. I have just completed a guest post for Penny’s blog abou...
• Finances and Economy in Pictures
  on Feb 19, 2010 in Budgeting Spending Debt Management
  This Friday it's all about InfoGraphics. It's amazing how the good ones are able to convey a lot of information in a single picture! Click on the graphic for larger sizer and better resolution image. Economy and UnemploymentThe Geography of Recessi...
• Success or Failure - How Color Determines The Fate
  on Feb 18, 2010 in Shopping tricks Spending Shrink's Corner
  Recently I have been writing about the effect color has on our decision making. Yesterday I came a cross another article that explores how different brands choose colors for their logos. Has it ever occurred to you why you feel safer in on...
• Why Should You Use ZOPA?
  on Feb 17, 2010 in Debt Management Saving
  ZOPA is a pioneer in social lending. You might have heard about it as a peer-to-peer lending and I am fascinated by this idea! It's quite simple: financial transactions take place between the individuals without any intermediate financial...
• Review: Your Money or Your Life - And Why I Don't Like this Book
  on Feb 16, 2010 in Reviews
  I first read about this book in an online review on GetRichSlowly blog. It sounded very interesting and over a short period of time I came across several posts referring to this book as their inspiration. So, I decided to give it a go and read it. B...

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