The Get Rich Project

This is the first article in a series exploring budgeting. I hope to expand this series over the coming weeks. Today I’ll be kinda talking about what is a budget and one of the major reasons I find for making one. At any given time, do you know when the next bill is due, how [...]

The Get Rich Project took part in the 49th Carnival of Personal Finance over at Frugal for Life (with Your Money or Your Wife). It’s not as focused on frugality as I feared it might be, which has thrown up a few interesting reads I’d like to share. Brian at Financial Reference ponders The Role [...]

This weekend I will be taking a much needed break away from computers to spend some quality time with my family. Although I only had a weeks break from work about a month ago, things have stepped into overdrive since then, leaving me desperate to “put my feet up”. Not that I’m likely to get [...]

Money comes and money goes, but broken hearts can last forever. By sitting down and talking openly about your finances you may avert a potential disaster down the track. When all is said and done money isn’t as important as our relationships – The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape) Money has long been a high contributor [...]

When I wrote previously about always looking out for a better bank account deal, I mentioned I was opening a savings account. What I didn’t mention, was I had to open a new bank account with the bank to get it. This gives me the perfect excuse to test my own advice (again). Today the [...]