From the category archives:
Budgeting
Harden Up
October 21, 2011 - 64 Comments
I’ve got a huge amount of respect for the dignity with which the so-called ‘silent generation’ lived their lives (financially and otherwise). And with all the navel-gazing negativity going on, let’s draw on some life lessons from them…
Read moreWhat to Do With Your Mortgage
August 11, 2011 - 7 Comments
Something just didn’t add up – my experience is that the banks leave the ‘gambling’ on rates to the average householder, who usually ends up losing out.
Read moreBarefoot Reader Mailbag
August 5, 2011 - 22 Comments
Should I be worried about the share market crash?
Read moreThe 2011 Budget Fallout
May 13, 2011 - 11 Comments
With the price of our iron ore and coal at once in three lifetime highs, and employment being at record lows’, you have to wonder why we’re fifty billion bucks in the red…
Read moreHow to Manage Your Money in 10 Minutes
February 18, 2011 - 49 Comments
To this day I’ve never, ever been able to stick to a budget – but I’ve compensated by letting technology do the heavy lifting for me. It’s called the 60-20-20 plan, and it’s the easiest way I know to manage your money.
Read moreWarning: There’s No Such Thing as Easy Money
February 18, 2011 - 11 Comments
At some level each of us is attracted to the idea of making easy money. It’s an urge we all have, yet whether we act on it is another story. Let me tell you about two blokes who did.
Read moreHow To Get Bank Fees Waived
February 11, 2011 - 20 Comments
After a bit of coaxing, he confided it was his credit card company – who were calling with a friendly reminder that he’d missed his monthly payment. By two days.
Read moreThe Most Asked Money Questions of 2010
December 17, 2010 - 7 Comments
Around this time each year I declare bankruptcy – on my emails. The only way I can hope to clear my creditors is by wading through my overstuffed inbox and pulling out three of the most common questions I’ve been asked this year. Here they are:
Read moreEddie and Barefoot Talk Trash
November 25, 2010 - No Comments
Scott chats to Eddie and the Triple M Hot Breakfast Team about all of the little things we seem to waste our money on…
Read moreHere’s How to Get More Smile from Your Pile
August 27, 2010 - 5 Comments
You’d think we would know how to spend our money in ways that bring us the most happiness, but psychologists suggest we suck at it. This week I found it out for myself.
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