Archive for October 4th, 2009

Superfoods for Super Bones

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Many people believe that the primary cause of osteoporosis is the lack of calcium in their diet. However, in the overall picture, calcium is only a small piece of the puzzle. Though calcium supplements can certainly help, there are other dietary concerns that need to be examined.

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DO NOT ALLOW THE BANK TO ADD ON COSTS

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Today’s competition between banks for bond business is very strong. This results in them making various offers to their customers in order to make buying a home easier. This includes adding a variety of costs onto the bond account

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BOOK REVIEWS: False Economy

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While economic history cannot provide truth or reality, it may reflect a measure of wisdom. So the fun (or perhaps frustrating) thing about economic history is that whichever way one looks at it, it will always be wrong (unless you are the person making a particular point).

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Is everything happening perfectly?

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12 ways to improve the odds One thing of which we are all certain is that the future is uncertain. But what if there was a way to increase the odds of it all happening perfectly. The author of Embracing Uncertainty, Dr Susan Jeffers believes there is: by learning how to use the infinite wisdom of your intuitive mind.

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OTHER ADVANTAGES OF UTILISING YOUR HOMELOAN AS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT

You will have seen from the examples above that you can save thousands of Rands and settle your bond...

PAY YOUR INSTALMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PAY IN ADVANCE, AND NOT ARREARS

If you change jobs and your payday changes, ensure that you notify the bank immediately. Paying just 2 day...

BUY WELL WITHIN YOUR MEANS

A lot of people make the mistake of buying a house very close to the maximum for which they...

DO NOT ALLOW THE BANK TO ADD ON COSTS

Today’s competition between banks for bond business is very strong. This results in them making various offers to their...

TAKE A MAXIMUM TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

This piece of information is closely related to the section on not taking a 13th cheque from your employer....

DO NOT REDUCE PAYMENTS WHEN INTEREST RATES DECREASE

In South Africa, interest rates are often subject to wide fluctuations with little warning. When rates decrease, the banks...

DO NOT TAKE A 13TH CHEQUE

A popular practice amongst companies today is to allow staff to decide whether or not they would like a...

USE YOUR “DORMANT” MONTHLY FUNDS

These examples show how much you can benefit simply by placing funds which you only need at a later...

Home Loan Series Vol 2

The problem, as discussed in the previous article, is the capitalisation of interest, over and over again EVERY MONTH...

Homeloan Series Vol 1

The purpose of this series of articles is to provide bondholders in South Africa with practical and simple methods...