Monday 22 September 2008

How To Save $

Pay bills when they’re due. Have direct deposits put in your mortgage, change some habits. Don’t eat out. Get rid of your extra TV channels. Sell unwanted items round the house. Garage sale. Get some financial intelligence from experts.

In these times of economic downturn which has affected most nations, we need to review all the ways we are spending or consuming, when we are spending too much.

Look at insurances get cheapest deal, ask Bank for lower interest rate, pay off credit cards, review phone deals, especially mobiles. Change. Change. Change. I have an opportunity to renew a business name. I think I choose not to. It’s only a state thing. When I should have changed my super fund I procrastinated which meant yes I lost thousands but one man I spoke to lost 400,000. As a Christian it’s no big deal to him because we don’t put our trust in riches. If we did we’d ‘pierce ourselves with many sorrows.’ As a believer in giving i don't mind giving to local community needs. It surely doesn't hurt to give to country fire brigades and hospitals etc.

Monday 8 September 2008

One thing leads to Another...

Ever found yourself in a funny spot when you find there's another purpose to it.
I was surprised to find out that an overdose of vitamin B6 can cause a tingling and burning sensation. This happened to me lately and not knowing with chest pain also I went to hospital. They transferred me to a bed late in the day which was next to someone of the same surname. Funnily enough she and I are both remotely interested in our family tree. Yes she was related. As we have a fairly rare surname it was easy to find a link in auntie Joyce. She was just on holidays and so we as a family got to meet this other family who were staying less than 5 minutes away. It was great to meet my husband's relie. Basically his grandfather and auntie Joyce's grandfather were brothers. He, Ted, now 77 was sweet and kind. You could even see the resemblance. We were supposed to be called Beale but one immigrant from England decided for some reason to keep his mother's surname. So all the drama of the tingling and burning was worth it. (She had a migraine). We exchanged details. As an older Mum it's nice to know my son will be able to have some biological family he can contact if need be. You see we will be 80 when he is only 32.