Insider Secrets Archive January 2009

Tough times call for desperate measures. And when your creditors come knocking at your door – you need to know that you’re not going to lose everything (expect the shirt on your back). That’s why, this week, I spoke to one of our top financial contacts, Mark Fuhr.

I don’t know about you… But at the start of this week I was ready for another holiday. It felt like I just couldn’t “get a handle” on things. But then I happened across a technique Eisenhower used to manage stress. And I have to say – it really works!

It's the third (3rd!!!!!) time that a certain, nameless bank has charged me for phantom bank fees. It's ridiculous. If you don't scrutinise your statements you could be overcharged by an extra R100-R200 - for no reason at all! That adds up to an extra R2,400 every year.

Let's face it: Who has time to become a full-time humanitarian? I don't. And I'm sure you don't too. But I know you're a good person. And I know you want to make a difference. That's why I wanted to find some clever ways for you to "save the world" in less than 10 minutes.

If there's something you've been thinking about studying. If there's something you want to learn more about. Don't waste another minute. Today, I want to get you  signed up. And when you graduate online - you can email me and tell me that you finally "did it".

I had to laugh yesterday. My boyfriend's cousin's son phoned his grandmother in a flat panic. He's only seven - but he'd managed to hack his father's online poker account and had lost every single cent of his father's credit. He needed his gran to make an electronic deposit - fast! Now while I don't encourage underage gambling (even if you are of Lebanese descent)... He might have escaped his inevitable punishment if he'd known how to avoid these poker mistakes...

Predicting what the economy is going to do next is a bit like playing Russian Roulette. And to tell you the truth... I've never been much of a gambler. (It must be my Swiss heritage.) I like to make "educated decisions". That's why this week I've been "fishing" in Personal & Finance Confidential's "pond" of financial experts. Here's what they had to say...

This year I plan to try fencing (as in the sword-play type and not the palisade kind),  go for monthly back massages (if the interest rate on my bond comes down - finally) and finish studying through UNISA (that's right - your editor is a wanna-be archaeologist on the side). It's an ambitious list. But it's achievable. I've made sure of that.

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