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SOUTH AFRICA: Saving Water, Money and Improving Livelihoods

For many months now, a hosepipe connected to a leaking cistern in Isaac Mooi’s
outside toilet daily pours an estimated 100 litres of wasted water into the aged
sewer system of the Emfuleni Municipality, in Vanderbijlpark, south of
Johannesburg.

Southern Africa – INTER PRESS SERVICE

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Saving Money Using These Helpful Hints (Vicki Gilbert)

Given the current economic climate, knowing how to save money is very important. After bills, typical expenses and the temptations people face every day, having money left in the bank at the end of the month can be very challenging. Even when they are small, you need to pay attention to the purchases you make. This article will talk about some quick and easy things you can…
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Saving Money Is Easy With These Tips And Tricks (Alfred McKenzie)

It is absolutely possible to save money if you’re willing to change your habits a bit. For the most part people buy things without stopping to think if they actually need them or not. If you are more conscious of the habits you have formed for spending, you will have an easier time changing things for yourself. Keep reading to learn a few things that will not only help you…
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Effective Tips And Suggestions For Saving Money (Elaine Mann)

Saving money is totally possible, if you’re able to develop some new spending habits. Very often, we spend money thoughtlessly and don’t even consider if we really need something or not. The more conscientious you can be about what you buy and how much you spend, the easier a time you will have to get them under control. What follows are three easy ways to save money, and…
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Many Gen-Y workers saving 20pc for a home

Many Gen-Y workers saving 20pc for a home
More than a third of young, potential home buyers are saving 20 per cent of their pay packet to get on the property ladder, a new survey has found.The latest Bankwest/Mortgage and Finance Association of …
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Many Gen-Y workers saving 20pc for a home
Young people are becoming less worried about losing their job and are frantically saving to buy their first home.
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Time : How to Stop Wasting Time, Start Saving Hours & Enjoy Life

Time : How to Stop Wasting Time, Start Saving Hours & Enjoy Life
Calling all multitasking moms! This audio/worksheet kit will help you get off the treadmill of life by helping you streamline your schedule and change your perspective. It won’t add more hours in your day, but it will help you enjoy them more!
Time : How to Stop Wasting Time, Start Saving Hours & Enjoy Life

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Saving Money Power Tips

Saving Money Power Tips
How To Save Lots of Money And Buy What You Want…
Saving Money Power Tips

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Give away an entertaining and interesting book, to make money!
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Money Saving Ways to Remove Stress from Buying Insurance

Health insurance. Life insurance. Car insurance. Of the three, health insurance creates the highest anxiety, simply because health care costs continue to rise at the fastest rate in U.S. history. But you can take the stress out of buying insurance with these eight money-saving tips.

1. Do your homework. Balance your need to purchase adequate health care insurance with the need to purchase life insurance, home insurance and other insurance policies. The greatest majority of Americans cannot afford adequate insurance coverage, period. But creating a plan that includes saving for insurance coverage is less stressful than giving up.

2. Comparison shop. You can buy a stronger insurance policy or get insurance you don’t already have by cutting down the cost of your current insurance. Comparison shop. Go to unbiased resources such as the magazine Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org), which accepts no advertisements to avoid conflicts of interest when rating. Make it a habit to revisit your coverage once a year.

3. Think “group coverage.” If you are self-employed or working for an organization that does not provide insurance, consult professional organizations in your field to learn if “group” self-insurance is available that can offer lower rates than individual-only policies.

4. Know if an insurance provider can deliver what is promised before you become a customer. A.M. Best provides free access to its Insurer Ratings Directory at its Web site at www.ambest.com. You can also contact the attorney general’s office in your state for additional resources. Do a “google.com” search, too, for the latest news and reports on the reputation of insurance companies.

5. Don’t make mistakes on your insurance application. If you make a mistake or leave out any information (especially on many of today’s health policies that will void your policy over the smallest mistakes or omissions), you risk being declared ineligible. When you need your insurance is when some insurers will go over your policy word by word searching for any mistakes. So don’t make mistakes.

6. Never pay for insurance in cash. You need a paper trail to prove you have coverage and have made your payments in a timely fashion. Keep your records in a safe place.

7. Do your homework before saying yes to supplemental insurance. Don’t pay for supplemental insurance you don’t need. Also ask yourself: Is this policy really just a company that provides discounts that you can negotiate yourself or find by comparison shopping?

8. If you are over the age of 50. If you are 50 or older, or approaching that age, consider joining the American Association of Retired Persons (www.aarp.org). The richest corporations have powerful lobbyists to win tax breaks and cost savings from Congress every year. The AARP combines its large membership voice to equal the lobbying clout of many top corporate interests.

Today’s environment makes buying health insurance, life insurance, and car insurance somewhat of an anxiety-laden task. We hope our tips help to lower your stress level.

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Saving Money With An Individual Savings Account

An individual savings account or ISA allows you to save up to £7,200 in total tax free in any one tax year. There are two types of ISA and these are cash ISAs and a stocks and shares ISA and the amount of £7,200 applies to the total of these two ISAs combined.

In the past you may have heard of mini ISAs and maxi ISAs but as from April 2008, this has all changed and the procedure simplified. Nowadays, you just have an ISA allowance and you can choose to use your allowance in either a cash ISA a stocks and shares ISA or both.

Cash ISA

A cash ISA allows an individual to save up to £3,600 tax free in any one tax year. The restrictions are that you can only save with one provider in any one tax year.

Stocks and Shares ISA

With a stocks and Shares ISA you can save investments of up to £7,200 in any one tax year. This includes cash, stocks and shares and other investments. Again, you can only save with one provider in any one tax year.

An individual can have both a cash ISA and a stocks and shares ISA if they wish but cannot save more than the total of £7,200 in any one tax year, for each type of ISA.

How do you get an ISA?

ISAs are offered by what are known as ISA managers and these can be banks or building societies, or financial advisers or even some retailers. Any ISA manager has to be authorised by the Financial Services Authority or FSA and approved by the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Advantages of an ISA

- You don’t pay any tax on the interest you receive from your savings or capital gains from your investments

- You can have easy access to your money and withdraw it at any time without penalty, although some providers may request some notice before you withdraw

- With nest ISA’s you can pay as little or as much as you want into your ISA at any time you want, although some products will require a minimum open balance. There is no requirement to save regularly

Anyone who has any kind of savings or spare cash should be making full use of their right to open an ISA as it is a convenient and effective way to grow your money. Before opening an ISA with any one provider, make sure that they are indeed authorised by the FSA and approved by HMRC. Also, different providers offer different rates and terms and conditions so if you are in doubt as to which one is best for you, seek the advice of an independent financial adviser first.

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Canadian Tax Free Saving Plan 2010

Taxes are certainly part of every responsible and able citizen. It keeps the county running with the promise of better economy, through funding of commercial projects, and continued peace and order, through improvement of the nation’s military and police force. It’s definitely something that we are bound to do. True are the words of the late US President Benjamin Franklin when he said that “There is nothing more compelling that death and taxes”. Almost more than a decade later, it still applies.

A lot of people have seen how taxes could impact to your total earnings, and surely, let’s be honest, sometimes it can be quite too much. Canadians took a big step and launched a Tax Free Savings Account in January 2, 2009. It’s open to all Canadians with no age limit. This is a great help most especially for seniors who just depended on their Registered Retired Savings Plan (RSSP) to alleviate the impact of taxes on their finances.

Financial accounts such as RSSP and TFSA help Canadians a lot in setting up their financial plans for the future. In fact, both of these accounts, RSSP and TFSA, have very unique features that can be combined to maximize the benefits of both plans. You can check with your financial advisor on how this would work best for you.

There is a huge difference between RSSP and TFSA. RSSP is a retirement plan that allows payment of taxes to be deferred. On the other hand, TFSA is a savings that is totally tax free, you don’t have to pay a single penny for taxes. The revenue just keeps on piling up every year. Let me give you an example. Comparing a non-registered savings account from a TFSA account, where both are contributing $500 yearly. With the non-registered account, it gets %5 increase while the TFSA account gets %8, due to its tax free feature. It might not look that significant now, but in due time, that %3 difference could develop to a quite monumental value.

As this plan is open to everyone with no age limit, it’s very flexible. For seniors for example, they can invest their excess cash flow in TFSA to continue to get an increase which is not affected by tax, at the same time not jeopardizing government benefits. After-retirement stage can be quite worrying especially for someone who is not that confident financially. TFSA can be very helpful in making you life after retirement free of financial worries.

The younger generations can also make good use of TFSA. They can certainly save early for a variety of reasons. With the tax free feature, your increase is consistent and there will be no deductions from tax whatsoever. This could spell higher revenue for an account. Those with high income could make bigger deposits that will boost your annual increase a few notches. Again, these small increments may not seem that big, but as you grow older, you will definitely see the great benefits of your investment, and you could look back and tell yourself that you’ve the right choice. It might not have a big impact now, but certainly, when the time comes that you need some money, every percent on your savings account will count.

With the world economy being not so stable right now, it’s better off to plan ahead and save for the future. There is nothing worst than having a good financial life now and not investing for the future. We can never be sure of what will happen. Future finance security is something that we should all think about now. RSSP is indeed a great option for Canadians. Now, there is another option, TFSA. With its great, unique and exciting features, you could at least certainly say that your money is growing, and it’s growing fast.

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