Fraud Prevention
Identity fraud can range from passing bad checks and using stolen credit cards to taking over another person’s total financial existence. After obtaining a loan or running up credit card charges, the thief typically disappears never to be seen again, and leaving a ruined credit rating that may take you years to correct. Efforts to [...]
Save Money by Shopping Online
Shopping online is a great way to save money and ensure that you get the best possible price for your purchases. However there are a number of general tit-bits of advice you should consider when you shop online that will make the experience easier all around. Firstly, shopping around when you are online is a [...]
Negative Gearing
Investment Property Financing Creating wealth through purchasing investment properties is a well established practice in Australia. This page outlines a brief guide to negative gearing and depreciation. This guide is not a complete reference to the Tax & Legal ramifications of negative gearing or depreciation. Accountants and solicitors are the only professionals qualified to give [...]
Crash Credit Card Debt and Refurbish Your Credit Score
Did you know that you could easily save thousands of dollars simply by eliminating your credit card debt? Presently in 2011, the debt level in the US has spiraled out of control and it is soon going to reach an unnatural level of $25 trillion, according to economists. People are just looking for all kinds [...]
Credit Report: What Is It?
Your credit report is a compilation of your personal and financial data, gathered and maintained by a credit reporting agency. The information contained on your personal credit report can mean the difference between ‘approval’ and ‘decline’ on your next application for credit. Find out what kind of information may be contained in your personal credit [...]
First Home Owner Grant
To offset the impact of the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST), the Commonwealth has requested that the States and Territories assist first home buyers through the establishment of the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG). The First Home Owner Grant applies from 1 July 2000. Each State and Territory Revenue Office is responsible [...]
To Lease or To Buy?
It’s time for a new car and having made the decision to buy, the next question is often not what car, but how you are going to pay for it. Financing a car can be a minefield to the uninitiated, especially when the salesperson starts bandying about terms like hire purchase, novated leases, residuals and [...]
Personal Loans & Comparison Rates
What is a personal loan? A personal loan also known as Consumer Loan and can be used for a specific personal need. A personal loan can be used for your existing debts, vacations, school tuition, home improvements and car repair etc. The Personal Loan can be borrowed from a bank or from private lender. A [...]
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