The bombs that went off in Brussels Airport in Belgium on the 22nd of March 2016 occurred at the check in area of the airport. Only fuckwits and dickheads make these jokes to staff who are working in these environments. Getting through airports with all of your gear in the quickest and most painless way possible is something we'd all like to do. Here we look at the things you will need to consider to get through airports as quickly as possible when travelling in Australia. We will also include points of fact on things to consider as well as some handy tips you can use to maximise the allowance you are given by the airlines. Planning ahead will save a lot of problems, using modular packing techniques will help you to avoid costly mistakes. Knowing what you can check in and what must be carried on. It’s important [...]

There are only 4 types of investment asset that investors invest into, each have a variety of sub-classes and have their own benefits and disadvantages. As such different strategies are used when investing into each category. Business Owning a business can be anything from a one person operation up to hundreds if not thousands of employees. However there are distinct differences that must be considered when looking at what kind of business to invest into. There is the question of whether you intend to work in the business. Will you manage it on a day to day basis or have a trusted team who does this for you. Knowing the difference between what is self employed and the owner of a business system is vital. If you are familiar with the writings of Robert Kiyosaki then you will be familiar with what he calls the Casfhlow Quadrant. When Robert [...]

Information Age Strategies Information Age Strategies is a series aimed at exploring the ways we can make money in the information age. These strategies are an exploration of the digital economy and the ways business is conducted in the information age. The Information Age has been defined by an economic focus on information technology. Information itself has become a commodity and is disseminated easily and instantly. The IT sector has grown in leaps and bounds since the development of the microchip and even faster since the advent of the internet. However, a vast majority of the world economy still functions on industrial age ideas and educational paradigms. In the industrial age mass manufacturing and large industrial businesses caused people to move out of rural and agrarian areas into large cities. This was because it was possible to earn more money working on a production line than on a [...]

Keeping It Simple is a blog about being successful in the modern economy. What exactly does that mean? It means knowing about and understanding the tools we have at our disposal, both in the digital space and the real world. It means taking those tools and using them effectively. Most important of all, it means achieving our goals and living our life the way it makes the most sense.

How to Reduce Debt: The Debt Snowball Method Reducing debt can be accelerated with a little forward planning. The snowball method is one way that debt can be reduced much more quickly than expected. How to make a debt snowball The first thing to do, to reduce bad debt, is make a list of all liabilities and all expenses. Your liabilities should be placed in order of the largest to the smallest. Your expenses will be placed in order of least expensive to most expensive. This is in relation to any credit card interest rates first and then the actual monthly cost second. The goal in using this method is to reduce bad debts as quickly and as cheaply as possible. To do this you want to make the best use of your cash and your credit cards. Credit cards generally offer an interest free period and taking [...]