Archive for the ‘Finances’ Category

Goodbye to Bill Gates

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

It is with a sad heart that we say goodbye to Bill Gates. It's been an affair that stretched twenty seven years. But like all good things it finally had to come to an end. I'm not shedding any tears though as Microsoft has cost me dearly in the past ...

Collecting Bad Debts Can Be A Nightmare

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Do you run a small business? Are you so busy that its hard to follow up on poor payers? Have you had a client play the game of putting off payments for so long you feel like your head is about to explode? Me too. So I did something about ...

THE LAW OF VALUE - John Ruskin 1819-1900

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Quote by John Ruskin, English Philosopher (1818-1900) "It's unwise to pay too much...but it's unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money...that is all. When you pay too little...you sometimes lose everything... because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. ...

Got extra time to waste?

Friday, September 7th, 2007

Got extra time to waste? Of course you do! We all do. At least that’s what financial organisations must think. After spending my whole day today trying to sort out my insurance, car tax, banking issues and accounts receivables I’m sure that’s what they think.

Are you really being ripped off?

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Do you think your builder, electrician or gas fitter is ripping you off? There are those who intend to do just that but I believe that most contractors are fair minded business men. Why then are we all made out to be thieves and rogues ripping off the public and ...