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Kids AND a Mortgage – Is it Possible? Solution Five: Refinance
The borrowing situation has improved a lot in the last 12 months and there are loads of deals to be had. Unfortunately your lender is unlikely to be willing to offer you a deal until you’re walking out their door … Continue reading
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Tagged credit union, mortgage broker, one big switch, refinancing, saving money
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Kids AND a Mortgage – Is it Possible? Solution Four: Start a Trend, don’t buy your kids Everything
As a parent I feel a constant pressure to keep my child up to date with the latest cool gadgets around – especially if little Johnny up the road has one already. I’m also guilty of buying way too much … Continue reading
Kids AND a Mortgage – Is it Possible? Solution Three: Buy something and rent it out for 6 – 12 months while you live with your parents
It is possible to save a huge amount of money by moving in with close relatives (typically it’s only parents who will put up with this, though siblings are an option too) and sharing living costs for a while.
Kids AND a Mortgage – Is it Possible? Solution Two: Buy Somewhere Cheaper
Have you thought of a Sea Change or a Country Change? There are a number of government grants available in different states to people considering moving out of the city to rural areas. By “rural” we mean…you can still live … Continue reading
Kids AND a Mortgage – Is it Possible? Solution One: Buy Something Cheaper
It’s really hard to skip over the bright and shiny and settle for mission brown, but it’s even harder to keep up with a mortgage that you can’t afford. So when you’re looking for your home, think small, think structurally … Continue reading
Kids AND a Mortgage – Is it Possible?
The US Department of Agriculture recently reported that the cost of raising a child born in 2008 to the age of 18 in a middle income family is about $291,570 (that’s factoring in inflation). Assuming that the typical Aussie family … Continue reading
Excellent Idea for Mums and Dads from Simple Savings
Simple Savings is a great website filled with a myriad of innovative tips on how to not need money in order to need to earn less money. I subscribe to their weekly email which includes a savings tip of the … Continue reading
Group Buying Deals – Are they as Good as they Look?
Do you subscribe to a group buying deal email? I do…Well actually I subscribe to three. How incredibly cool are some of the deals? Have you purchased much via group buying? I’m guessing that if you haven’t tried it yet, … Continue reading
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The best method of saving (term deposit, savings account, offset account etc) Part Two of Saving Money For Your Kids
Because there is SOOOOOO much to think about and because no one has time to think about everything anymore, I’ve summarised all of the information I could find on banking options for your child and put it into the one … Continue reading
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Simple Savings Hint Of The Week
Simple savings is one of my favourite websites. In their weekly newsletter they include a “Hint of the Week”. The one below (from the September 2010 issue) is one of my all time favourites. I’ve tried it out and found it’s … Continue reading