Have you ever thought about renting your furniture and other household items?

Is it cheaper to do so? We find out.

A recent survey by Mr Rental found that 72 per cent of 18-25 year olds surveyed wanted better household items, including the latest technology. And one way to get that is to rent.

Of course, who wouldn’t want better household items? And while renting them is a quick way to get them, is it cost-effective?

I had a look on a leading rental company’s website and found a few regular household items you would find in your…

Buying in bulk is not a new concept, but it is one that is not utilized as effectively as it could by most people.

There are two main ways to buy in bulk – you can either buy the larger version of a particular product, like buying a 5kg bag of rice for example, or you can wait until a particular product is on sale and buy a lot of that item at once.

Either way saves you money.

Making room

Before you start buying in bulk it’s a good idea to create some room in your pantry, freezer and other cupboards for your bulk purchases. Items…

Do you have something you are saving for?

Is it a holiday, a new car, or even your first home deposit?

Today I want to show you a simple trick that will make your saving easier. It’s so easy that you will probably wonder why you didn’t think of it yourself.

The Goal

The first thing you need is a very specific idea of what you are saving for, and how much you will need to save to get it.

If you are saving for a holiday for example, where is the holiday to? How much will it cost you, including airfares, travel once you are there, food, accommodation, random…

Saving money is one of those things we all want to do well, but most of us struggle with.

In the pursuit of getting some saving tips, I turned to our Fans and Followers on Facebook and Twitter to see what everyday Aussies do to save money.

The result was a pretty good list of how you can save money everyday with little effort. Before we get into the…

Christmas is a fun and happy time of year for so many people, but there is also the darker side to Christmas and New Year which many don’t think about until late January or early February – the post-Christmas bills!

All those extra purchases you didn’t budget for and the over-use of your credit card will be showing themselves sooner than you think, and your budget may get very tight in about a month as you try and repay those Christmas and New Year purchases.

What if I told you there is an easy way to have more than enough money for next Christmas without all…