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Money

Budgeting – the kitchen sink method

October 14, 2008

in Money

There’s a wonderful phrase my dad liked to use to describe a task approached in a down-to-earth, back-to-basics kind of way. He would call it the kitchen sink method.
It meant rolling up your sleeves and getting the job completed in an unpretentious manner, laying a solid, no-frills foundation.
I’d like to borrow his phrase today to [...]

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Tightening Our Belts

October 2, 2008

in Money

This morning, as with most mornings, I woke before everyone in my house. After going for my early walk I sat enjoying my morning coffee in the quiet ~ a favourite part of my day.
Today my thoughts were consumed with the current economic situation in the US. Not only is this crisis affecting the [...]

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What’s Your Age?

August 7, 2008

in Money

I’ve spent the last few weeks listening intently to the conversations surrounding oil prices and how it is affecting markets around the globe and our own back pockets. I have also spent some of my time listening to and reading articles that are discussing health issues and how we are stacking up in terms [...]

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GARAGE SALE

October 1, 2007

in Being organised, Family life, Money, Parenting

One of Australia’s most loved places to shop for a bargain is the humble garage sale or better known as yard sale to our North American friends. You know the drill; rummage through everything you own and sort them into three piles…cherish, charity and chuck, then sell what you can for a nail biting fraction of the [...]

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