Reading Time: 2 Minutes “Hey we have to buy this…” “But what?” “This”. I looked around… sigh, yet ANOTHER item we must have. Turns out this time, it’s a DeLonghi air purifier, heater and cooling fan. Ooo La La. Yep, welcome to the one weekend where MrsFrugalSamurai turns into a possessed wheeler and dealer – hustling and bustling in the online Bazaar. I am referring of course, to the Black Friday Sales, which leads into Cyber Monday. As much as I love having my CO2 purified, I can’t help but feel my gullible yet still sexually attractive wife has been suckered by yet another tactical play from the retail powers-to-be.…
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7 Steps Involved In Buying Property (Youtube Video)
Reading Time: 1 Minute Hello everyone, Here’s the latest Youtube video on “How to buy property in Australia”. When I first started, I was pretty confused with the steps involved when it came to buying property. So when a friend who’s shopping for a new home, asked me what to do – I thought… why not do a video! So here we are… Have a watch below: Hope you enjoyed the view! Buying property can be very daunting and overwhelming – but hopefully with these steps, things will seem a lot easier for you. Until next time! Did you enjoy this post? If yes, put your email in and click…
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Blueprint For Investing During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Reading Time: 4 Minutes I’m seeing a lot of questions on social media about “Has the market bottomed?” or “What should I buy?” Now more than ever, as the markets whip-saw, more and more people are paying attention as their investment and retirement balances are smashed 20%, 30%, some even more… all in the space of a month. The speed of the market decline to form this bear market is unprecedented. So of course, there are many folks, myself included who are sitting on the sidelines, champing at the bit, ready to charge in, and make a killing. But I think we are all asking the wrong questions, or at…
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The History Of Pandemics, COVID-19 In Perspective
Reading Time: 2 Minutes Geez, some of the news just goes from bad to worse right guys? Stay safe, stay vigilant and above all, wash those hands! Despite all the chaos and disruption and FEAR, I thought perhaps we could take a step back and ask why? Why is this happening? And more importantly, why is it happening now? The answer is… … It’s always happened. By this I mean pandemics, and viruses and natural illnesses have always been a part of our history. Indeed, some pandemics have been far, far worse than COVID-19. Our friends at Visual Capitalist constructed a brilliant post on the history of pandemics to give…
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A Conversation Between Two Punters About Coronavirus
Reading Time: 2 Minutes What’s up people! Of course, the word on everyone’s mind is “Coronavirus”. Boy, has the market been smashed!!! Yours truly is staring down the barrel of some whooper losses. Oh dear, oh dear. So what to do? Should we sell? Should we buy? WHAT? Well, I was talking about this with my e-penpal and thought it would be interesting for everyone if I shared our conversation. I haven’t told my penpal, but I’m pretty sure he won’t mind. TFS: Thoughts on the latest? Penpal: This seems like the biggie I’ve been waiting for. My mental model on this is based around: Back in early Jan I…
