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How to save when buying gifts!

December 16th, 2018

Everyone loves getting gifts. It can be a hassle though when you have to buy a gift for someone else if you have a limited budget. Options If you don’t have a lot of money how can you buy a tasteful gift? Well one idea is to use the person’s name who you are buying [...]

Hidden costs – is your bank taking your money?

December 9th, 2018

Picture this scene, you haven’t used an account for around a year because you moved some funds around. However you have decided that you would like to reactivate the bank account. It should be a simple issue right? After all if you don’t have a loan or any other outstanding amounts due you should be [...]

How are customers affected by expansion?

November 13th, 2018

I like progress. I like to see when businesses make improvements in order to offer their customers a better shopping experience. I don’t mind enduring slight inconveniences if it means that in the long run I will get a better quality of service or product. There are however some aspects of progress that can have [...]

Should you buy imported or locally produced products?

November 11th, 2018

There has been a recent report about imported chicken entering the Jamaican market. This has led to a rather interesting question – should you buy local or imported products? Local Products vs Imported Products Producers of local products often have a strong customer base. These customers have been buying the product for generations and will [...]

Vacation on a budget!

November 4th, 2018

Whenever I see pictures of pristine white beaches against the beautiful backdrop of a shoreline littered with trees and a hammock gently swinging in the distance, I sigh with contentment as I imagine myself there enjoying it all. Of course that’s a dream, reality usually intrudes as I face whatever task I am doing far [...]

Education costs

October 30th, 2018

Do you have children? Well even if you don’t have children of your own I am sure that you are aware that there are several costs associated with raising children. You might think of the obvious cost of food, clothing and any medical attention that they might need but one of the major challenges that [...]

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