Kevin Rudd gets a cash advance and gets on with his life 25 Jun 2010 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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Helping Kevin.

What a proud moment that would be.

Imagine. The (previously) top dude in Australia gets a Cash Doctors cash advance.

There's no reason why he wouldn't? It's a smart choice. He's a smart man.

Maybe that's what we need to do. Get someone like Kevin Rudd to endorse us.

Considering yesterday's turn of events he might have a bit of time on his hands and be up for a new challenge.

Cash advances are still relatively new in Australia. In most cases they're a smarter option than using a credit card or getting a bank loan (comparison table) but some people are still a little unsure whether it's the right option for them.

Why?

Corgis, Crownies, Bookfests and trading hours over the Queens Birthday long weekend 09 Jun 2010 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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I love celebrating the Queens Birthday.

You get three days off and you don't even have to buy the ol' girl a present.

Perfect.

I remember once (in my very youthful days) going to a "Corgis OR Crownies" Queens Birthday bash.

To get in, admittance was either one or the other.

A Corgi...OR a carton of Crown Lager beer.

I searched high and low, but unfortunately, no one I knew owned a Corgi. (Mmm…I can NOW see that this was a sneaky trick to ensure a healthy beer quota for the organisers - my "young man" naivety astounds me.)

So without any Corgis to balance out the beer, that particular Queens Birthday long weekend ended up being a very messy non-regal event.

Thankfully, I'm far more refined nowadays.

This long weekend I'll be feeding my book addiction in Brisbane at the Lifeline Bookfest. It's considered the biggest second-hand book sale in the universe.

Cool website - Check it out here: Read More »

Something you might not know about me 31 Mar 2010 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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I like to cook.

And because it's Easter in a few days time I thought I'd share a rich Easter treat recipe that won't cost you a lot of time or money.

I can't remember where I found the recipe but I've been making it every Easter for a few years now.

Warning to Hot cross bun connoisseurs - You might think it a little "short-cut sacrilegious" to use ready-made hot cross buns but using a real vanilla bean pod (very Jamie Oliver), and some quality dark chocolate, will help make it feel a little fancy.

Impress this Easter without have to bust your bunions.

Give it a try.

Would you strip to your underwear just to get a free magazine? 10 Mar 2010 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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Calling it their "most revealing promotion so far", Mag Nation is presently rewarding visitors with a free magazine up to the value of $50 if they walk into one of their stores on a Monday wearing nothing but their underwear.*

What a brave move - on all fronts.

According to their blog post, on the first day of the promotion, they were inundated and their shops were almost decimated.

Hair in my sushi, the debit company stuff up and a humbling revelation 24 Feb 2010 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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A few weeks back, I went to my local Sushi Train restaurant.

I was starving.

The delicately assembled sushi on dainty little plates was driving my hunger crazy.

I grabbed the best plate of sushi I could see.

But then I saw it. A hair belonging to someone other than me sticking out of one of the nori rolls.

Not good.

"Just put it back on and choose another one", said the mate I was with.

That option was tempting. It would mean no embarrassing "see, there it is right there " finger pointing when telling the waiter, I'd choose another plate of hopefully hair-free food and I wouldn't have to leave hungry.