Ever heard of Diners Club? Most people under a certain age have not, even though it was once the pioneer in creating credit card culture. My first credit card was a Diners Club card – a charge card actually (there is a subtle difference between charge cards and credit cards). I got it in March …
Tag Archives: personal-finance
We Are Pleased To Announce That We Are Passing On This Rate Increase In Full On Your Variable Home Loan…
The heading for this blog post is taken from a message sent out in the past day by ME Bank to its home loan customers, following the announcement by the Reserve Bank that official interest rates were rising. This tone deaf message probably marks the dissolution of the last vestige of the myth that ME …
Share Market Falls Upwards
This past Thursday, I went to lunch at Jimmy Watson in Lygon Street, as is now my custom one day each month. You see, I have joined what is commonly known as a ‘Bottle Club’ – this is a convivial group of (almost exclusively male) like minded individuals who enjoy fine wine and good company …
It’s The Economy, Stupid….
It has been an interesting few days since the tariff announcements and retractions by the Trumpster. Share market fluctuations have been sufficiently volatile as to resemble the ‘Big Wednesday’ which that stable of share market commentary newsletters has been predicting. I have been sitting tight though. I know that my ability to predict the market …
