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Coping with Unexpected Expenses

November 15th, 2019

It’s very hard to look at your bank account and realize that despite your best efforts its balance is much lower than is needed to meet your expenses. Sometimes the low balance is as a result of a consumer’s poor decisions, however there are

Restaurant Week 2019 Begins!

November 8th, 2019

Okay so everyone has different times of the year that they excitedly wait for and my favorite month is November. Why is November so special to me? Well it’s the time of the year when restaurants have ‘Restaurant Week’. This week in November is set

Every little bit helps!

November 4th, 2019

As a young child going to primary school I never had any extra money so I was always shocked that despite receiving the same amount of money, my sister always had extra cash. I wondered why I was always broke! Well it wasn’t a

Have you made plans for your retirement?

October 24th, 2019

Most people don’t like to think about aging. The young think that they will be young forever and they push aside any uncomfortable thoughts about the time when they will no longer be able to work. The reality is of course that everyone will grow

How to shop safely!

October 12th, 2019

I recently watched an online news story about robberies caught on surveillance cameras in several American supermarkets. It showed how easy it was for shoppers to be robbed of their possessions and cash while shopping. The scariest part of the video clips that they

Obstacles to financial success!

October 10th, 2019

Do you have enough money in your bank account? Is it enough to pay all your bills and still leave enough to live off? If your answers to those questions are negative you might be facing a financial hurdle. How can you overcome those obstacles

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