• Economy,  Stock Market

    After-Pay, Zip-Pay, Splitit-Pay and Co, Are They A Mining Bubble?

    Reading Time: 2 Minutes What’s up guys! A bit gloomy on this wet and wild Sunday ain’t it? But not for yours truly, cos it’s the perfect excuse to churn out more content for the blog. Y’know, much has been said about the recent surge in the stock price of buy now pay later companies. I’m talking about the After-pays, the Zip-pays, the Splitit-pays of the world. Here, have a look at their stock prices recently: Afterpay Zip-Pay Splitit-Pay And my favourite, Sezzle-Pay It has made those of us who were fortunate to be invested, incredibly rewarded. And of course, countless media and news articles have been written waxing lyrical…

  • Economy

    Afterpay… A New Way to Pay?

    Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s up Frugal Samuraites! Ab-so-loot-ly freezing my proverbial cheeks off here in Auld Sydney town. Maybe something about not wearing pants according to MrsFrugalSamurai. Shorts and long socks aren’t attractive apparently, ha! The nerve of that woman. I actually think it’s to do with these Antarctic winds coming over for a visit Brrrr. That’s partly why MrsFrugalSamurai and I found ourselves in the warm embrace of friendship at our friend Bess’s place last night. A riproaring dinner as always (thank you Bess!) and of course the conversation was as free flowing as the meal (beef hotpot with traditional oriental sides). Unfortunately for yours truly, I missed…