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Designing Your Own Eco Friendly Home

Designing Your Own Eco Friendly Home

Designing an eco-friendly home isn’t just good for the environment. Owning an eco-friendly home can mean cost savings through cutting energy and water costs, so that homeowners might be able to pay off their home loans more quickly. Green building design can start in the phase when the architect designs the building, [...]

January 2, 2013 ×

Business

Leaving your Computers to Professionals

Leaving your Computers to Professionals

It’s tempting to do DIY work on your IT system, computers and your Internet marketing strategy. Yet, many people recognise that it can be risky to manage and maintain these essential elements of their business without adequate professional advice. From IT managed services to website maintenance and marketing, here are some of [...]

December 30, 2012 ×

Home & Garden

Making Your Pool Pet Safe

Making Your Pool Pet Safe

Having a swimming pool is a great treat for you and your family – but it can mean that some pets are in danger of drowning. While most dogs can swim, other pets (such as younger and smaller animals) may not be able to swim very well. Is your pool [...]

December 28, 2012 ×

Home & Garden

Protecting Your Home Contents in Transit

Protecting Your Home Contents in Transit

Moving house (or offices) can be a stressful time, and if your goods and possessions aren’t protected, you will find yourself financially liable for replacing or fixing any damages that occur during the move. From using removalists to reviewing your home and contents insurance, here’s how to best protect your belongings:

December 26, 2012 ×

Business

Recovering from Unpaid Bills

Recovering from Unpaid Bills

Many businesses know about the importance of following up unpaid bills. A profitable business values customers who do pay on time. Left unmanaged, cash flow problems could lead to unwanted issues for businesses down the track, such as insolvency and liquidation. Rethinking the invoicing process, getting payment in advance and accepting [...]

December 24, 2012 ×

Travel

Travelling from Australia to Fiji

Travelling from Australia to Fiji

Hundreds of thousands of people have Fiji holidays every year. Australia’s probably one of the first locations that come to mind when Oceania is mentioned, but Fiji is another amazing destination in the region not to miss. We look at some of the different ways you can travel from Australia to Fiji, [...]

December 23, 2012 ×

Business

Using an Agent to Find Land

Using an Agent to Find Land

  There are plenty of perks for home builders in Australia who choose to build their homes from scratch, and financial incentives from the government can make home building (especially for the first time) a wonderful endeavour. However, finding the right block of land for your project can be a [...]

December 22, 2012 ×

Business

Estimating Household Extras for Insurance

Estimating Household Extras for Insurance

If you are thinking of purchasing home and contents insurance, you will need to make an accurate estimate of the total worth of the belongings in your home. Every room in your home will contain something valuable, so you’ll have to go through and value each of these items in order [...]

December 20, 2012 ×

Business

Investing in a Slowing Market

Investing in a Slowing Market

With a slowing financial market, it can be tempting to hold back on your investments to reduce your risk. In reality, however, this can be a costly exercise because there are huge profits to be made from the right investments.

December 19, 2012 ×

Travel

Best Hot Weather Destinations

Best Hot Weather Destinations

If you live in the Northern hemisphere then winter will be a time of cold, wet and dreary weather. Over the winter period the lack of light and warmth can become oppressive and whilst indoor fires and Christmas lights may cheer you up, this is not always enough to drive [...]

December 18, 2012 ×

Home & Garden

Assessing Your Need for Solar Panels

Assessing Your Need for Solar Panels

Deciding whether to invest in solar panels is a difficult decision because it represents a significant investment. Once you have bought the solar panels and paid the electricians to install them, you will have invested thousands of dollars. Assessing the need for solar panels is difficult because you will never [...]

December 18, 2012 ×

Living

Essential Services for a New Baby

Essential Services for a New Baby

When you are having a new baby you are inevitably going to be faced with some changes and some huge shifts in your lifestyle. There are some essential services that you can employ to ensure that you are giving everything you need to your baby. This article considers the essential [...]

December 17, 2012 ×