Education

How To Pay For Your Child’s Education

by Mitz November 28, 2011

Many parents pay for their children’s college educations or contribute toward the costs. Most young people couldn’t pay for it themselves and it makes sense for parents to help out if they can afford it. The way parents structure that help can make a huge difference in how much their children get out of it. [...]

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Starting a Business on a Budget

by Deb August 17, 2011
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Starting a business on a budget

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Cheap Holidays Activities for Kids

by Andrew Black January 1, 2011

It’s Holiday time, which means entertaining the kids.  All kids love Holidays especially when they receive gifts, toys, and a lot of presents.  Let them realized that Holiday isn’t just the time of giving and receiving gifts, it’s also the time to cherish every moment with your loved ones without spending a fortune. Here are [...]

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How to Increase Your Chances of Securing an Instant Approval Credit Card

by Timothy May 24, 2010

It is possible to improve your credit card application and raise your chances of receiving an instant approval as many banks are becoming notoriously strict about their lending criteria. This article shows you how to increase your chances of securing an instant approval credit card.

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What expenses can I claim for with the Educational Tax Refund?

by Mitz September 7, 2009

For each child that you have in Primary or Secondary school (up to the age of 25) you can claim your expenses on the following items: computers and laptops and the expense in repairing them and updating them; software to run on the computers – this includes word, excel, power point, adobe and virus protection; [...]

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Who can claim the Education Tax Refund?

by Mikelle September 7, 2009

You can claim the Education Tax Refund if the following applies to you: the Family Tax Benefit Part A was received by you for your children that are attending school (primary and secondary only, not tertiary). Basically if you and your partner are receiving under $100,000 combined income you are entitled to Family Tax Benefit [...]

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How to claim and fill out the educational tax refund from the tax department.

by Mitz July 8, 2009

We have all heard about the new Educational tax refund that the Australian government is offering but how do you claim? Obviously the first thing you must do if you want to claim expenses with the education tax rebate is to keep receipts of all your eligible purchases. Then at tax time, parents can simply [...]

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Education Tax Refund from the Australian government.

by Mitz June 22, 2009

This year we have another bonus coming our way. An Education tax refund for items that we purchase for our children’s education. This education tax refund lets you claim up to 50% of eligible education expenses for school children.   Who is eligible for this education tax refund? If you care for a child that [...]

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Save Money And Beat The Back To School Budget Blow Out!

by Mitz January 23, 2008

When people warned me about children costing an absolute fortune, I hate to admit that they were definitely right. Besides the usual food, clothing, and recreational costs, the biggest cost would have to be education. Getting your child back to school at the start of ever year is becoming very expensive, especially when they hit [...]

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