Articles, tagged with "sydney morning herald", page 1

Swimming Pool Styles to Choose From

The Sydney Morning Herald's Real Estate News reported Sydneysiders' fascination with swimming pools, despite being surrounded by beautiful beaches. For them, a swimming pool "isn't a luxury, it's an integral part of the home" because it serves as a focal ... Read >
Author: John Thomas

Vending machines that dispense gold

Vending machines are used in many countries across the world and most consumers are familiar with them. From food and drink to sports equipment and pregnancy tests, the range of products they stock is broad. However, one firm has taken this a step f... Read >
Author: Tom Jui

Credit cards 'readily accepted worldwide'

This could be the ideal option to pay for goods abroad.Australians considering their financial options as they look to travel abroad might like to note credit cards are mostly accepted all over the world, according to one industry expert.General manager o... Read >
Author: Tphillipson

Having a second credit card at a different bank 'makes sense'

People need to have discipline if they are going to have credit to spend but not use it, one expert has suggested.It might be worthwhile taking out another credit card at a different bank, if one industry expert's advice is anything to go by.According to ... Read >
Author: Tphillipson

Plenty Of Jobs In Sydney - But Only For Smarter Job Seekers

Now, nations have come out from the clutches of year’s long economic recession. Industrial and business sectors are restructuring their work force to compensate the losses and impacts upon their growth rate. Australia too is not different from other natio... Read >
Author: kelliew

Think about credit card spend ahead of Christmas

It might be useful to plan out the festive spend, one industry expert has suggested.Those who use a credit card for the majority of their Christmas spending need to plan ahead, according to one writer.In a piece for the Sydney Morning Herald, Bina Brown h... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

Can A Smart Phone Ever Make A Smart Business Gift?

Company phones can be a useful way of keeping in touch with staff on the road such as sales people and site based workers. Their practicality makes them an integral business tool, and the evolution of phones over the years means that the latest models hav... Read >
Author: alanjgrainger

How to beat credit card and home loan fees

There are many ways in which consumers can avoid paying bank fees, one publication has noted.Credit cards, home loans, transaction accounts and other products are all affected by bank fees each year, but there are plenty of ways in which this can be beate... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

The new financial year - what does it mean for commercial property?

As we head into August and businesses are wrapping up their activity for the previous year, the 2010-2011 financial year is finally well and truly underway. Experts have been predicting that this will be a strong year for recovery, with many sectors in... Read >
Author: Scott Jamieson

Don't Try to Sell Ice to the Eskimos

Contrary to popular belief, it's not just the ad copy that really matters. You also need to consider the medium, or where the ad is placed. Yes, despite the saying, it's very hard to sell ice to the Eskimos. When you advertise, you need to make sure... Read >
Author: Scott Bywater

Landlord Joins Talks On A Plan Of Bali Memorial Park

February 26, 2010 - Terry Fitzgerald, a Perth property agent, has made an emotional return to Bali to lead negotiations to buy the site of the Sari Club, where scores of people died in the 2002 terrorist attacks. After years trying to locate the myster... Read >
Author: annora

Mining needs over 6000 Workers Now

It was reported in The Sydney Morning Herald recently that although the mining industry was up in arms about the proposed super profits tax, it is trying to hire workers like never before. Bureau of Statistics job vacancy figures show the mining industry... Read >
Author: westjobsdyli

Banks charge interest rate of up to 14,000% 'for exceeding overdraft'

Banks are charging interest rates of up to 14,000 per cent when people go overdrawn.Some banks have been charging an annualised interest rate of up to 14,000 per cent to people who exceed their overdraft limit.Your Money - part of News.com - has found tha... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

FORGIVENESS

'Many researchers think forgiveness - a virtue embraced by almost every religious tradition as a balm for the soul - may be medicine for the body. They have shown that "forgiveness interventions" - often just a couple of short sessions in which the wounde... Read >
Author: Michelle Mayur

Choosing A Personal Loan Can Be Harder Than You Think

$1.2trillion.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, this staggering figure is the total consumer credit lending to individuals in Australia at the end of December 2009.William Shakespeare told us in Hamlet that ‘borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry'. ... Read >
Author: aaronzaias

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