personal finance

Getting the finances back in order

February 25, 2009

Over the Christmas break and summer holidays I made a conscious effort to let go of some of the restrictions we place on ourselves during the rest of the year.  Schedules pretty much went out the window and, to a certain extent, so did any sort of budgeting. Now that the new year is well […]

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Achieving goals – June

July 2, 2008

It’s time to report in and see how well I’ve done in achieving the goals I set for June. I have to say that knowing I’d be writing about my goals here, for all to see, has really made me focus. Blogging Write a series of posts to schedule if I am away. I’m into […]

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Preparing for tax time

June 30, 2008

Today is the last day of the financial year in Australia. That means it’s time to start thinking about taxes. Ugh. Do you have all your paperwork ready to go for this year? Is it a simple matter of grabbing a file and handing it to your accountant or plugging in some numbers yourself? No? […]

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Maternity leave – To pay or not to pay?

June 16, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Paid maternity leave has been getting a run in the media over the last week or so. Apparently Australia is one of the few countries in the OECD where it isn’t compulsory. However, there are a few forward thinking companies that already offer paid maternity leave, such as some local governments and […]

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Budget Review for April/May

May 21, 2008

The Engineer was paid on the 15th, so on the weekend we sat down and reviewed our budget to see how we had fared. Overall, we did well. We made it through the month without a credit card. Woo Hoo! This is the first time in years that we have not relied on our cards […]

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How we’re reducing our credit card debt

April 22, 2008

Like thousands of other families, we are trying to reduce our credit card debt. In An introduction to credit card woes I mentioned that we have tried this before, but this time I feel like we’re actually going to do it. Here’s why. The first thing we did was sit down together and decide that […]

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