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A Cut-Price Beauty - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May explains that a good budget still allows for little luxuries. Tammy suggests how to indulge in fashion as well as hair and beauty treatments without breaking...

Building On Passion - The Advertiser
Career One lift-out,
The Advertiser - Career One

MyBudget director Tammy May says that taking time off to care for her children was a key step in the growth of MyBudget. It forced Tammy to work on the...

Avoid The Debt Trap - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Research shows that 20 percent of new home owners rack up even more debt - so much so that many people end up with unmanageable mortgages. MyBudget director Tammy May...

How To Cope Financially - The Advertiser
Alice Wasley
The Advertiser - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May says that financial stress is usually caused by unexpected life changes, such as illness. Tammy says that financial stress can be avoiced or minimised, however, by...

On The Money Trail - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May says that cutting costs is not the only way to make a budget balance. Income generation is also an important strategy for reducing financial stress and...

Keeping The Dream Alive - The Daily Telegraph
Oryana Angel
The Daily Telegraph

MyBudget director Tammy May, provides the top 10 tips for saving for your first home deposit.

Work Out Cost Savers - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Making a living can cost a fortune - petrol, parking, lunch, clothes - but it doesn't have to. MyBudget director Tammy May shares her tips and hints for reducing your...

Game Bargain Hunters - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May explains that living on a budget doesn't mean living like a hermit. The right budget for you will ensure that your social and recreational priorities are...

In Comes Less Pay - The Advertiser
Anthony Keane
The Advertiser - Money Matters

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported that Australian incomes have fallen for the first time in 14 years. Coupled with rising prices, this is putting households under serious financial...

Plan For Christmas - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May shares her tips for planning for an affordable Christmas. Her advice includes budgeting for festive season spending so that you can begin setting aside money for...

Taming Your Debt - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

When you're struggling with credit card debt, a consolidation loan or balance transfer to a new card can seem like good options, but there are potential problems with both strategies....

Savings Is A Shoe-In - News Limited
Tammy May
New Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May says that you can enjoy shopping, dining out and generally indulging yourself while still achieving long-term financial goals. Prioritising your expenditure through budgeting is a key...

Stick To Your Sums - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May explains why budgeting needs to take a long-term view of your financial goals and commitments. Short-term budgeting (pay cycle to pay cycle), fails to take into...

Treasure Trove - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May provides useful tips for turning your trash into treasure through a garage sale. Some of her tips include asking friends and family to contribute their unwanted...

Treading Carefully - News Limited
Tammy May,
News Limited - Myweek

MyBudget director Tammy May recommends how to avoid some of the potential financial pitfalls of moving in together. Her advice includes talking about your finances, deciding to keep joint or...

Driven To Cut Costs - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

According to recent research, owning and running a family car now costs around one quarter of the average weekly wage. MyBudget director Tammy May explains the pitfalls of buying new...

Debt Problems Can Hit Us All - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director, Tammy May, acknowledges that unmanageable debt can affect individuals, companies, even entire nations. To illustrate this point, she likens the economic crisis in Greece to personal debt stress,...

Helping To Save Your Children - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Handling money is an everyday part of life, but it's something rarely taught in schools and often avoided by parents. MyBudget director Tammy May explains that by exposing your children...

Cutting Up Your Cards - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Credit card debt is at record levels in Australia - a bonanza for the banks and a disaster for everyday Australians. MyBudget director Tammy May explains the pitfalls of credit...

Don't Get Burnt - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Planning a holiday? MyBudget director Tammy May shares helpful tips for avoiding unnecessary hotel charges. She reminds readers to create a budget for holiday meals, snacks and other spending; ask...

Cash Only A Bonus - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

It's tax time and MyBudget director Tammy May reminds readers to use any tax return monies to reduce debt or save for unexpected expenses. H&R Block provides answers to some...

Loyalty Has Its Price - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

MyBudget director Tammy May provides readers with the lowdown on loyalty card programs. Her advice includes only joining loyalty programs that complement positive buying habits or essential spending. Don't let...

Take Control Of Home Budget - North Side Chronicle
Chris Walker
North Side Chronicle

MyBudget has opened a new office in Chermside, its third office to open in Brisbane. MyBudget opened its first office in Brisbane only 12 months ago and has been experiencing...

Avoid A Cash Crisis - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited

What should you do if your mortgage payments get behind? Tammy May outlines seven steps to get your mortgage back on track. The most important include keeping the lines of...

Beat Budget Blues - The Courier Mail
Alex Tilbury
Courier-Mail

MyBudget has opened a new office in Chermside, its third office to open in Brisbane. MyBudget opened its first office in Brisbane only 12 months ago and has been experiencing...

Avoid Meal Crunch - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Following a report by the South Australia Council of Social Services about rising food prices, Tammy May acknowledges that households are spending a higher proportion of their income on food...

Bang For Baby Bucks - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Tammy May gives expectant parents advice about preparing financially for the arrival of a new baby. Tammy's tips include creating a revised budget before the baby is born, the types...

Good And Bad Debt - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Tammy May explains the difference between “good” and “bad” debt. Knowing how to minimise bad debt and manage good debt is one of the keys to financial well-being.

For Richer Or Poorer - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Avoid wedding day debt and start your marriage on the right financial footing. Tammy May shares her advice for planning a cost-conscious wedding.

Time To Start Saving - News Limited
Tammy May
News Limited - MyWeek

Tammy May writes about the dangers of not saving—reliance on credit and financial vulnerability—and she shares her tips for starting a saving plan today.

MyBudget Workshop To Challenge Personal Finance Beliefs- In Business
In Business
In Business South Australia

MyBudget is holding a free ‘Mind over Money’ Workshop in Adelaide to offer more insight into the way underlying beliefs around money impact on personal finances. Tammy May says that...

Buying To Impress Hits Home - The Advertiser
The Advertiser
The Advertiser

MyBudget finds that pressure to socially conform (“keeping up with the Joneses”) is one of the subconscious reasons people often overspend and assume more debt than they can afford.

Shock Rise In Default Cases- News Limited
Alex Tilbury
News Limited - Your Money

According to a recent report, more people than ever are defaulting on their mortgage payments. Tammy May advises readers with mortgages in arrears to create a budget to work out...

Battlers Take Risks Simply To Pay Bills - Sunday Mail
Jackie Sinnerton
Sunday Mail

In a Channel Nine/Sunday Mail survey, 79 per cent of polled Queenslanders said that they would have to cut back on necessities to pay for the rising cost of bills....

Impressive Line Up Of Accomplished Women - Wealth Creator
Wealth Creator Magazine
Wealth Creator Magazine - March/April 2011

Tammy May is among an impressive list of speakers who will be addressing attendees at the International Women’s Day Gala Ball in Melbourne on 8 March, 2011.

X-amine The Balance - Herald Sun
Anthony Keane
Herald Sun - Your Money

Members of Generation X face financial pressures which are unique to their generation, including paying taxes to support retiring Baby Boomers while needing to save for their own self-funded retirement....