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Cost of living - petrol, food, etc. (8)

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Marie

petrol containing ethanol

This petrol is 2 cents cheaper. It's better for your health, your car and the environment. I keep going back to the same petrol station bec…

Started by Marie

2 Oct. 3, 2009
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Keith Musgrave

Price of Fuel

Hi everyone, Firstly, let me wish everyone a happy and healthy 2009. I wish to get some feedback (especially from anyone in the know) why w…

Started by Keith Musgrave

2 Feb. 12, 2009
Reply by moonbuggy
Jill Fraser-FatCat journalist

The Rising Cost of Healthy Food

A well balanced, nourishing diet is officially more expensive than a diet high in sugar and fat. Research at Deakin University, Melbourne…

Started by Jill Fraser-FatCat journalist

0 Nov. 18, 2008
Natalie Bochenski

The full ONE per cent

The Reserve Bank board certainly knows how to surprise! Today’s full one per cent cut to official cash rates was the biggest in 16 years, a…

Started by Natalie Bochenski

1 Oct. 8, 2008
Reply by AlRow
Natalie Bochenski

What's your magic (fuel) number?

Petrol prices today reached $1.70 a litre in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. In Brisbane, bowser prices passed $1.60 for the first time.…

Started by Natalie Bochenski

17 Sep. 3, 2008
Reply by LS
AB

Green cars - how soon until the gas guzzler is dead?

I came across the interesting video on the NY Times website about designers creating green cars that not only reduce emissions, but also ha…

Started by AB

3 Jul. 21, 2008
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JG

Are you more worried about money than before?

The Sensis Consumer report for June 2008 is out [pdf] and it makes for bleak reading: The June 2008 Sensis Consumer Report found a net bal…

Started by JG

0 Jun. 17, 2008
JeffK

Fuel Prices

I noticed that petrol (gas for them - still don't understand why they think they can call a liquid gas, but hey, that's the US for you) pri…

Started by JeffK

10 Jun. 16, 2008
Reply by JG

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Be aware that Fox Symes is more of a credit management company and might not be what you need. I would talk to the lease company first, explain your circumstances and try to renogotiate the lease terms, eg extending the term to make payments less...…
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The Shire of Litchfield had a problem collecting about $250,000 from unimproved land holdings which were unmaintained and basically had no active ownership. This properties known as "dead man" leases were owned by estates that acquired them in the 1…
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You should email this to Get-Up
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Ever read "The richest man in Babylon"? Its got the most straight forward financial plan that applies to anyone.
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In fact you can buy a series of books revealing Buffetts strategy. The ones I prefer are any authored by Mary Buffett but there are others as well
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