Category Archives: finances

New Year’s Resolutions 2009

I’ve never quite believed in resolutions because you never achieve them half the time. But that’s because I never really had a plan to do them, that’s why they fail half those times. But this year, I figured that with aplenty time in my hands, I could actually do something about it. And certain circumstances [...]
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How To: Save $1000 in 30 days

This fella, Ramit Sethi from Stanford is teaching his readers how to save $1000 in 30 days. For me obviously, this guy has to be considerably financially well-off to have a site called iwillteachyoutoberich.com, or I really don’t know if his tips are good but it doesn’t hurt to follow them. The truth is, I’m in [...]
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The Financial Crisis in Plain Language

If you don’t understand the recent buzz about Wall Street and financial jiberydo, Kevin Nguyen from The Bygone Bureau explains it to his fourteen year old sister. Maybe you’d like to have a read too.
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Avoiding the reds

Lately I’ve been finding it hard to make ends meet. So as most university students do, I scrimp, save, sell whatever I can and beg find jobs. The Australian dollar has finally recovered whatever little it could against the US dollar just to make it more worthy. And with the white space loitering around this site, [...]
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Advertising on Willywei

Need to reach an audience on a budget? Promote your events or website on Willywei. Willywei is my personal blog on internet titbits, design, Melbourne’s happenings, Christianity and life in general. At the moment most of my readers come from Australia and Singapore, 18 to 24 years of age. With a modest readership, I offer deals [...]
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Sydney 08 Round-up

Return Air Fare with Virgin Blue – $154.00Accommodation for 6 Nights – $151.80Day 1 – $42.85Day 2 – $42.50Day 3 – $119.80Day 4 – $54.00Day 5 – $25.30Day 6 – $23.00 Grand Total – $613.25
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Sydney 08 Day 6

Oysters, Cooked Prawns and Assorted Yoghurt from Sydney Fish Market – $10.00Mocha at Mecca Espresso – $3.00Taxi Fare to Airport – $10.00 Total – $23.00
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Sydney 08 Day 5

Bus Ticket to City – $1.80Iced Chocolate at Lindt Cafe – $7.00Lipton Iced Green Tea – $3.50Korean BBQ for Dinner – $15.00Bus Ticket to Circular Quay -$1.80Pancakes on the Rocks for Supper – $5.00 Total – $25.30
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Sydney 08 Day 4

Lunch at Sydney Fish Market – $20Dinner at Hurricanes Ribs – $34 Total – $54
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Sydney 08 Day 3

Mocha and Jam Toast at Mecca Espresso – $5.50Wallets from Paddington Flea Market – $50Shoes from Glebe Flea Market – $35Honey Roasted Peanuts from Glebe Flea Market – $5Table Tennis Balls for Table Games – $3Dinner at Löwen Bräu Keller – $21.30 Total – $119.80
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