Ninetynine Ways

A little while ago I wrote an article about how New Zealanders should take advantage of the strong dollar and shop on overseas websites (here). DHL recently released some figures that show a 26.6% growth in deliveries to New Zealand between March and September. The main reason for the rise is the buying power the [...]

Last week, the shell for our Toyota Corolla key fell apart. Since all the internal bits and pieces were working just fine I saw it as a cheap, quick and easy fix. My first port of call for getting the shell replaced was Toyota but when I spoke to them, the notion of it being [...]

If you are like me and a lot of other people I know, then you will more than likely be in a situation where you want to keep as much of the hard earned money in your pocket. One way that I try to keep as much of my money on me and not throw [...]

Over the weekend, I drove into a Shell service station to fill up on what I thought was going to be a good deal on fuel. I paid for a predetermined amount of fuel and just when I started to fill up, I noticed that the price at the pump was a little higher than [...]

The current economic situation in the U.S. is kind of scary on a number of levels because of what could happen to not just the U.S. economy but the global economy if a resolution is not reached soon. Seeing the world sink into another recession so soon after last one (if it really ever ended) [...]

One thing that comes with the purchase of a device such as an iPhone is the need for a good data package. Getting the most out of your phone’s functionality as well as using a lot of the apps that you will eventually download will chew through your data plan. Some mobile operators provide data [...]

One thing that is definitely happening in New Zealand is that the cost of living is going up yet there doesn’t seem to a similar rise in wages to match it. Gas and electricity bills are already high enough and are also on the rise. One thing that a lot of us, including myself are [...]

New Zealand already has it’s share of daily deal sites which include GrabOne, Spreets and very recently, Treat Me by Trade Me just to name a few. At the moment it looks like GrabOne is winning the race and covers more regions around New Zealand other than the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. [...]

A friend of mine is taking his family overseas in a few weeks and it has been a bit of a while since they have travelled far afield. One thing that he was concerned about was how much he would have to pay on excess baggage. For various reasons he will probably go over his [...]