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Invest your money!

January 24th, 2015

Often you don’t realize how little money you have until you need it. Our meagre salaries go to paying bills, rent or mortgage payments and buying groceries. Trying to build a nest egg is not always possible although a well planned budget will result

Keep your number!

January 21st, 2015

The excitement of getting a new phone is often tempered by the stark reality that you had to change networks and so you now need to change your number. How many times has this happened to you? It is really frustrating to change your phone number

Shop around!

January 16th, 2015

The best part of being a consumer is the ability to choose where to shop. The variety of options give consumers the upper hand as businesses compete for their attention. This results in decreased prices for selected goods or services which is always good

Chicken anyone? Chicken prices lowered!

January 11th, 2015

It is an undeniable fact that Jamaicans love to eat chicken. They love it prepared in a variety of ways and at any given moment can be found consuming large amounts of the product. In fact eating chicken is so popular that at times persons respond

New Year – New ways to save money!

January 3rd, 2015

Okay so its 2015 and you started the year feeling so optimistic only to realize that you are so heavily in debt that it feels as if it will take a miracle to recover. The problem with the new year is that it encourages people

Are you a careful shopper?

December 30th, 2014

How many times have you bought something only to be disappointed with your purchase when you examined it at home? Unfortunately many consumers have had this experience as they make purchases based on a whim without really carefully examining it for defects or other signs

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