My Worst Christmas Ever 09 Dec 2009 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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Christmas 2005 sucked a lot for Sean and I.

It sucked because we had no money. We didn't have much time either. But sometimes you have to make sacrifices.

In this case it was a place to live and a new girlfriend.

Let me explain...

We're super organised now, but, we made some rookie errors at the start - and under -budgeted for the start up.

One of us had to mow lawns in Brisbane a couple of days a week to make ends meet. We were behind in rent and bills in our place in Brisbane.

We scraped but we believed in what we were doing and sometimes that's all you need.

On top of it all we'd both just met new girls and we didn't have a lot of time or money to sweep them off their feet - just like we do these days.

On Christmas Eve, it all came to a head.

That day, I mowed 14 lawns. People like their places looking good for Christmas.

One fussy client had made me get down on my knees and scoop blades of grass off her driveway with my bare hands.

What a day.

After having a cold outdoor shower... Read More »

In These Financial Times You Need Tight FISTAL Policy 12 Nov 2009 by Sean Teahan in Founders Blog

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A TIME TO SOW... A TIME TO REAP.

Like most things in life fiscal policy is all about balance - A time to sow and a time to reap. Problem is we've been doing far too much reaping in the last 10 years.

THE REIGN OF THE TIGHT ARTIST

Welcome to the era of the Tight Fist. They reign supreme. They've saved their money instead of spending for the last 10 years. They're the ones you see gleefully inspecting properties at the thought of getting a bargain while everyone else looks on in broke confusion.

THE CUNNING OR THE CAUTIOUS - WHAT 'MONEY PERSONALITY' ARE YOU?

No one seems to realise how innate our attitude to money is. Dealing with money did not just start in the 20th century. As soon as we humans started walking on two legs we started to trade. It wasn't money as we know it today - sometimes it was salt, sometimes valuable stones but the principals were the same. Even among those very firs... Read More »

Rush247 Inflates A Jumping Castle In An Instant 19 Aug 2009 by Greg Ellis in Founders Blog

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Help In The Short Term Leads To Long Term Benefit. A Perfect Example Of How An Instant Cash Advance Can Help You In The Long Run.

Backyard Blues. Boredom. They're jumping on your bed and it's driving you a little crazy.

How to entertain the kids?

Take advice from our new friend, Adam. We never imagined that our service would be used to make a man into a Super Dad.

But it has.

Adam has a few kids. And like all parents he's hit with requests for the latest Wii game, Hot Wheels track and "Please Dad, this'll be the happiest McMeal of my life".

As a parent, Adam has to curb that inner need to give it all.

But sometimes, giving in...and lashing out... if done strategically, can offer priceless peace.... for years.

Below is Adam's story. A cliché... but yes, this picture tells a thousand words.

Listen to what he has to say here