Recently I travelled from Sydney to Chicago. Many things happened on this trip that with a little forethought I could have avoided. As such, here are my 5 tips to consider when you are travelling overseas!

Check your passport

This might sound basic but I ran around trying to update my passport to my married name. Finding someone who knew me for long enough and was either enrolled to vote or had an Australian passport was harder than I expected. Once I finally found someone I still had my first application rejected then when I was doing the second application I [...] Continue Reading…

Everything today is about connectivity. You want to be connected with your friends, family and even people you’ve never met before, and they you. Why is that? One reason is we want information but in many cases it’s more specific than just that, we want input from others – advice, experience based opinion, guidance. People pay lots and lots of money for this kind of information in the professional world. People that take your money to give opinion are called consultants

Well, now you can stop paying for consulting, at least in the fashion world.

A new service just launched [...] Continue Reading…

Well, I made it back in one piece! The Financial Blogger Conference was amazing. There were hundreds of bloggers as far as the eye could see. No one batted an eye at my complaints about having to pay for WiFi or my trying to split a cab anywhere we went. It was heaven so many like-minded individuals in one place, and all there to grow as a whole.

The conference was organized by one Phil Taylor, and I don’t think anyone could have done a better job. The speaker list was amazing, the food, sponsors and swag fantastic and [...] Continue Reading…

I don’t know if you’ve heard but the first ever Personal Finance Blog Conference is being help this week and I’m going!! I’m so excited about this because not only is it very niche specific, just about every personal finance blogger I’ve met online throughout the years will be there. I’m looking forward to getting to know all these great bloggers even better and am excited to visit Chicago, where the conference is being held.

Some people attend conferences on a regular basis but I made a goal and limit to attend one, and only one conference this year. They [...] Continue Reading…

I have been hesitant to talk about the daily deal site boom until now because I felt like there was something missing…well, now I know what it was.

I’ve used a few deal sites myself and gotten some great deals. I used Groupon and snagged a sweet Amazon gift card at half price for a $10 score. I used Living Social to buy a Fandango gift certificate, two tickets for $9 which I used to see Harry Potter 7 Part 2 with my wife, effectively destroying my record of having not been to the movie theater in five years. And [...] Continue Reading…

One of the top trends of 2011 has been mobile or digital payment methods. Being able to pay with your smart phone from anywhere in the world, instantly, in any currency is now a reality and that is just the tip of the iceberg compared to what is possible with the new technology being developed in the world of digital payments.

PayPal has been around for what seems like ages and they do have a mobile application allowing you to move money or make payments to someone on the go, but things have progressed even past PayPal. Some of the [...] Continue Reading…

I am hypoglycemic. I have been all my life according to my mom and most of my immediate family are also hypoglycemic. While there are forms of hypoglycemia specifically caused by dietary habits I believe ours is the genetic type and runs in the family.
What is Hypoglycemia?
Hypoglycemia is a condition wherein the blood glucose levels are lower than the normal range of usually about 70 to 110 mg/dl. In its early forms, hypoglycemia can cause weakness, sweating, crankiness, nervousness and a dozen or so other symptoms. These symptoms are frustrating but for the most part manageable and inconclusive of [...] Continue Reading…