by sue | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Image: Michael Shanning, Unsplash, with thanks. Investing can be risky, and some investments are riskier than others, that’s why understanding your risk profile and your attitude to risk is important to your decision-making in investing. Even if you don’t plan to...
by sue | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized |
A mean-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge is asked to donate to a charity for very poor people, on Christmas Eve. Scrooge sends the collectors away with a flea in their ears, and complains to his assistant, Bob Cratchit, that he will have to pay Bob for the following...
by sue | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Did you ever wonder how people who are in a bad place financially still manage to enjoy Christmas? It can be done, and in fact all our research indicates that the more money that is spent at Christmas the less it is usually enjoyed. That’s because Christmas is about...
by sue | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized |
What is PayID? In short, it is an identifier that is linked to a bank account. Unlike bank identifiers that we have traditionally used, like a BSB and account number, PayID can be chosen by you, so that you can make it something you easily remember. Many people use a...
by sue | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is certainly something that is hard to get your head around. We can all understand computer-based banking and financial transactions, but if Bitcoin doesn’t use ‘real’ money, then what is it? Here is a simplified way to begin to understand it – if you want...
by sue | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Aunt Sue answers some of the questions that she often gets asked about buying property. Is your own home an investment, as such? If we define investment as “the action or process of investing money for profit”, then it is an investment, albeit a special case. I...