With Christmas being the time for giving, many employers may be thinking of providing a bonus to employees. When employees are paid bonuses this is income to them and needs to be treated as such. In effect the rule is that all payments to employees should be put through the payroll regardless. Employers […]
How we saved $2,000 in one afternoon…
Yes, you read that right, 2,000 big ones!!! Treading our own path with the Barefoot Investor, we have opened up the fee-free accounts, wined and dined through our finance talks and are working on the barefoot steps to financial freedom. Being on the BFI footpath for about 9 months, we thought the time was right […]
We Did It – 3 out of 4 Ain’t Bad
We did it!!! Doing spring cleaning of the desk in my home office (read…a corner in my bedroom as we had to give up the office for the youngest child), the other half came across our list of goals that we wanted to accomplish this year. As you might now, being an avid reader […]
To Err is Human, to Volunteer can be Life-Changing
When did you last do something? Coming off a weekend where I experienced first hand the life-changing aspects that volunteering can have on a small community, got me thinking… Every community event, sporting match, school concert, even the Olympic Games would not be possible without people raising their hand to help out. Becoming […]
Books and Budgets
Budgeting By The Book Being the avid blog readers that I am sure you all are, you will recall that I have discussed some of the fundamentals from the Barefoot Investor’s The Only Money Guide You will Ever Need on occasion. With the release of his new book, aimed at the little Barefoot’s in your […]