It Pays to Ask The Bank

When we were saving up for our new house, I spoke to our bank teller about account options. A term deposit didn't really suit our needs as we were adding very small amounts to the total all the time.

They came up with an at-call account which offered more than 4 times the interest our current "savings" account was offering us.

By the time our house was built and needed to be paid for, the extra interest we earnt was enough to purchase a brand new dishwasher.

That's really what I call "money for nothing".

Save Money with a Change Jar

You cannot go past the old change jar as a brilliant way to save money. It is incredible how quickly those coins can add up and you won't even miss the few dollars and cents you're adding to it at a time. Before you know it you'll have a cash amount worth smiling over.

If you're bad at raiding the change jar, make sure you get a tin that is unopenable and only open when it's FULL.

It's a simple and painless way to save money.

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This blog is about providing you with brief tips and tricks to help spread those dollars just a little further. Tips will be a combination of those I make use of myself and those passed on to me by others. If you have a tip you would like to include to help readers save money, please feel free to contact me.