Category: Financial

Google Prevents Use of American Express Cards on Certain Cross-Currency Transactions

American Express unusable for this purchase

Up until yesterday I had only ever downloaded free application from the Android Market but yesterday I was looking to get some nice looking widgets courtesy of the “Beautiful Widgets” app. I thought for the cost of €1.45 (approximately AU$1.95 at the time of writing) it was a fair price for something that has received pretty good …

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The NAB Saga – Were You Affected?

These days, many people reckon the banks are giving the regular person a raw deal with bank fees and mortgage interest rates all while record profits are being raked in. That aside, people have an expectation to be able to access their money at a time and place convenient to them. The wife and I …

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Complete Electronic Tolling – Hurry Up Sydney!

I just came back from Melbourne for an extended weekend and I always use the Citylink tollway when I drive in from interstate or when I leave to go back to Sydney. The Citylink and Eastlink tollways in Victoria are both fully electronic through the use of tags that are placed inside the vehicle or …

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