The first Sunday of August is International Friendship Day — recognised throughout the world as a day to honour friendships and the contribution they make to our lives. School mates, colleagues, neighbours, siblings, partners — friendships come in many guises, but just how often do you show them how much you care? Officially introduced in […]

Since John Gray wrote Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus in 1992, it has been a commonly held belief that the brains of the two sexes worked differently somehow. Now, new research shows that Gray was not far off the mark. This new research may explain some of the assumptions about differences between […]

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These days, tightening your belt isn’t just a fashion statement, it’s a way of life. Rising interest rates, soaring rents and petrol prices seem to be swallowing our pay. But by joining the ranks of the newly frugal you can stop frittering away your finances and get what you really want. There’s a simple rule […]

Limit your supermarket shops to once a week or fortnight. Most people will buy two or three items they didn’t plan on every time they hit the supermarket. (Get bread and milk from the corner store instead.) And shop alone if you can — it’s cheaper and faster if you don’t have the kids there […]

As if tying the knot wasn’t expensive enough — the latest cost to be added to the ever-growing list of wedding expenses is for trying on bridal dresses, a new measure being introduced by a number of high-end designers and boutique stores across Australia. The charges, which have applied for some time in the UK […]

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