From: Greenie, Sydney
My Husband and daughter (12) have severe IBS, been to every doctor known to man and spent a fortune to be really no closer to a pain free life. We have also visited acupuncture which sometimes works for the 12 yr old and has settled down her allergies/hives. (more…)
Did you know that sugar causes unwanted wrinkles and accelerates the ageing process? Yes it does! Ageing gracefully can be as simple as reducing the amount of sugar in your diet.
When I was building a career back in the early days armed with a good dose of ambition, I had a reasonable expectation that I would have to work harder, learn faster and perform better than my peers in order to prove myself. It was a winning formula.
I generally write about investments, finance and basically just all things to do with money. Today however I want to discuss a topic which is somewhat unrelated but got my attention. I read an article in the paper a few days ago about how women are hanging up their hopes of finding a man during the “man drought’ and picking up a briefcase to focus on their careers instead. (more…)
Albert Einstein and second wife and cousin, Elsa.
I remember when I was six years old, I had a crush on my fifteen year old cousin. He was tall, handsome and knew everything there was to know about fairy tales and superheroes. And then one day, he came to visit our house and brought along his girlfriend. She was very pretty and I was heart-broken.
Superannuation that brings in 1% a month – not 1% a year!
Ahh! The word superannuation! Before you pass out in boredom – read this one line. Australians have the opportunity to run their own super funds and can invest in all sorts of things from wines to artwork, to property to share markets. What is your super doing?
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From: Eva, Melbourne
My boyfriend and I are talking about getting engaged and have decided to move in together. This would be my first time to live with a partner (I’m 27) and I’m not quite sure how to approach the issue of money.
“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” – Benjamin Franklin
Many people cannot justify buying a $30 book on how to save money and learning about investments. The same people will happily shell out $50 to go watch a movie every week. What if for one month you made the commitment to buy one book on the topic of finance? By the end of the year – don’t you think you will have increased your financial IQ?
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“Change is by choice not by chance. There is no luck, but opportunities that you create by taking action and doing what others don’t like to do.”
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Do we really need fat in our diet?
Some nutritional anthropologists believe the human brain would not have developed as it did without access to high levels of quality fats. Learning about fats is confusing. When you go to the shops, you’re confronted with advertisements telling you that a product is low in fat, or a product is made with partially hydrogenated oil. But what does it all mean? Continue Reading
Apparently, “swingers do it more often” and are happier in their relationships than those who stay in monogamous relationships. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean we should all go and have a try, because as most things, swinging isn’t for everyone. Continue Reading
From: Marianna, Melbourne, Victoria
I recently attended an interview for a senior role I was headhunted for and was a little taken aback by the questions asked. The “interview” which was posed to me as a “chat” was conducted by the Managing Director himself in an informal setting – at a coffee shop. This didn’t bother me of course. This is not an unusual practice in the hidden job market. The MD was seeking to fill a role the incumbent had left. She “followed her heart all the way to London for a boy”, he explained. Continue Reading
“The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.“ – Edith Wharton
Money can absorb all our energy. It can take all our focus and make our lives very hard. But simply having money isn’t enough because then you worry about losing it! That’s why having a financial education is the best investment of all. You know that even if you lose everything tomorrow – you could get it all back again. Education is the key!
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