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High Interest Savings Accounts are Heating Up

With the arrival of Richard Branson into Australia today comes the launch of a market-leading high interest savings account named the Virgin Saver. Granted, this high interest rate only lasts for 4 months after which it reverts to 5.35% which is well behind the UBank Usaver.
Plus there’s the launch of two new Virgin credit cards [...]

Three Mindsets to Radically Improve your Financial Health

Looking back on my journey out from underneath the mountain of debt I created for myself several years back, I was able to make some very important conclusions.
First, it wasn’t so much about changing specific actions in my daily life, it was more about changing my mentality towards money and how it comes in and [...]

10 Best Books on Money, Investing and Philanthropy

Exploring fact to promote fantasy, the best books on money, investing and philanthropy examine real-world examples of successful entrepreneurs and investors, as well as ancient anecdotes and tested investment theories to fire up the ambitions of readers who wish to improve their economic standing.
While no-one is promising that reading biographies of Rockefeller or Buffett will [...]

7 Often Overlooked & Unusual Ways of Making Money

The recession is showing little sign of abating. Millions of us are having to tighten the purse strings and cut back on life’s little luxuries more than ever. It’s enough to send you cowering under the confines of your duvet and give you cause never to resurface. Fear not, though, there are still countless ways to make and save money, and they’re all around you just waiting to be discovered. So, put your ‘glass half full’ cap on and read on to see how you can uncover the overlooked and unusual ways you could bolster your finances.

11 Easy Ways to Get Free Money

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Free Money. Who’s ever heard of such a silly thing? What are you going to offer me next, a $500,000 beach front property in Bali?
Well believe it or not, there is free money out there. Some of it might even have your name on it. It won’t simply fall from the sky, and you [...]