Archive for August, 2008
The Handy Little Savings Chart
What I would like to do today is illustrate how powerful putting even the smallest amount of money a way can be.
The trick to saving well is having a goal. It helps substantially if you have something you are saving for, be it a holiday, a new car, money to invest, creating an Emergency [...]
Is Simply Going To Work Costing You Money?
One thing that I have learned recently is that going to work costs you money. And I don’t mean your travel costs getting there and back.
What I am talking about is the money that you spend while at work. All those gifts for people’s birthdays and farewells, morning teas, charitable donations, more gifts, lunches, [...]
MonoMoney Sunday Round-Up
I thought I would start a new weekly feature here at MonoMoney - a round-up of my favourite posts from other blogs about personal finance.
ShoeMoney lists his top four reasons for not owning an iPhone. From someone who isn’t big on “must-have” gadgets, it’s refreshing to read something that isn’t gushing about [...]
Gain Wealth Slowly - It’s The Only Way
Not long ago I wrote a post on Lottery tickets and what a waste of money they are. Well I just read an article over at MSN Money that tells the story of eight lottery winners in America and how they lost it all.
The article describes eight winners of various lotteries all [...]
Lesson Learned - Have An Emergency Fund
I have learned a very valuable lesson this week on why you should have an Emergency Fund (or, in my case, a FU Fund) and how important they are.
I was informed on Friday afternoon that the company I work for will be cutting back on staff to save money. Despite my own views of [...]
