Photo: Snapwire / CC0 It’s super easy to enjoy all the fun of Vegas without spending a fortune If the glittering lights and sparkling glamour of Las Vegas have your heartstrings all a-flutter, perhaps it’s time to book that flight and tick Sin City off your bucket list! After all, where else can you soak up the neon sights and party like a rock star in some of the world’s most famous locations? But as appealing as it may be, many people are put off by the idea that it costs too much to visit Vegas. These people couldn’t be more wrong. Las Vegas is filled with opportunities ... read more
How to Invest Your Short-Term or Long-Term Savings
Saving is a highly praised virtue by it is highly probable that you are selling yourself short by ignoring investing. Famed author Robert G. Allen once asked if any knew of several millionaires who got their wealth by keeping their money in a savings account. Your guess is as good as mine. Because having to continually rummage through old jackets and the back of your sofa for some spare change at the end of each month is not fun, most people learn the virtues of savings fast. A lucky few did pay attention to their parents' warnings on the dangers of blowing every single coin that they ... read more
How to Help Your Child Write a Better Essay: 5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Children
Are you looking to improve your kids writing ability? As a parent, your priority is to give your kids’ sound education and ensure they get the best out of their learning experience. In this informative piece, we are taking you through easy ways to help your kids learn how to write effectively on their own. This information will help them to develop a good reading and writing habit that would lead them throughout their lives primarily through college when they will have tons of essays to write. Parents can’t write essays for their kids, but they can provide support or contact ... read more
Helpful Tips For Organising A Successful Fundraising Event
Credit If you work for or run your own non-profit organisation, you’ve probably been a part of or attended a fundraising event or two in your time. Whether it’s a simple fun run or an extravagant gala, many non-profits, especially small ones, rely on these events to generate a lot of cash in a short space of time. These events are a lot of fun for attendees, but, when it’s up to you to plan one, there’s a lot more work involved. To help you organise a successful event, here are six tips. Start To Plan Early Organising a fundraising event requires a lot of work. You need to choose ... read more
Remodelling your bathroom – the right way
It completely shocks me to realise that we've now been living in our "new" house for nearly 12 months. When we bought it the estate agent described it as a project and it's completely liveable for now the truth is that there is so much that needs doing to update the place. One of the main areas that needs a complete overhaul is the bathroom. I'm guessing that the best thing to do would be to rip everything out and start afresh. But the truth is that I'm not sure where to start. Or what is even possible with the space we have. How do we make it work for us now, but also future-proof it so ... read more
Tyres – the most important part of your car
When you next sit in your car driving somewhere please spare a thought for the often over-looked part of your car that actually touches the road surface. I'm talking about your car's tyres. Yet tyres often seem to be something that people think about more as an after thought after things like the engine and brakes. But without tyres it doesn't matter what else you have to make up your car. Tyres serve four main purposes in a car: Provide grip with the road, allowing you to safely accelerate and brake Enable you to steer the car in a controlled manner Support the weight of ... read more
Professional Guide to Writing a Original Book Report
When it comes to book report writing, students often think that it won’t take too much time, as they just need to share their opinion on the matter. Unfortunately, it is far from the truth. To write original and high-quality book report you need to analyze its content and context meticulously and come with a creative way to present your opinion in the most objective way. Get to know more about how you should do it to impress your professor. Types of Book Reports Recommendation report is about whether the book is worth reading or not. Written simply, you can add a little bit of beauty ... read more
Making sure your car stops safely as well as starts
When you first learn to drive there's a certain thrill when you put your foot down on the accelerator for the first time. Knowing that you are responsible for making that vehicle move. For starting a journey in it. There's something you learn pretty soon after that though. Making the vehicle stop again. Yet we don't seem to talk about using the brakes quite as much as I think we ought to. Yes, driving is all about going forwards. Getting from A to B. But at the same time you want to be able to stop safely when you get to where you are going, and you also need to be able to drive safely ... read more
The Pack Mentality – A Guide To Speeding Up The Moving Process
Relocating your home, for any reason, can be an enormous hassle that takes a great deal of thought and planning. It can be difficult to keep a mental checklist of what needs to be done both in the runup to the move and on moving day itself. Fortunately, there is help in the form of removalists from Melbourne to Perth and everywhere in between, who can assist you with the process of relocation. Before calling in the professionals, however, it is good to know how to speed up the moving process. There are several simple tips and tricks which can save significant amounts of time and stress, ... read more
Getting the finances in place to start afresh
The last two years have seen the most enormous changes in my personal life. In that time I have left my then husband, got divorced, sold a house, rented a flat, bought a house, got married, and had a baby! At the start of these two year I would never have imagined quite what was going to happen, but as I took that first, very scary, step, I knew that I had to make a change. For my benefit, and also for my kids. I also knew, that as well as all the emotional upheaval in my life there was going to be so many practical changes too. Finding somewhere new to live was probably the most ... read more