One way to support companies with positive environmental, governance and social practices is to choose a “green” super fund. There are around 100 funds that invest in socially responsible companies, typically avoiding pollution, tobacco, gambling, alcohol and worker exploitation.

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When my daughter finished school I assumed the expenses were over. What was I thinking? 5/04/2013 8:30:00 AM, University, I have discovered, is a whole other series of costs. So how do you pay for it?

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What shares do bottom-up, value investors buy in the current Australian sharemarket?

What shares do bottom-up, value investors buy in the current Australian sharemarket? Well they don’t buy the big tier resource companies. “We believe their shareprices are overblown and they need to come back to earth,” says Bob Van Munster, long standing veteran of the Australian sharemarket and head of Tyndall Equities.

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If you're buying organic, buy in season and in bulk for the best bargains

Buy what is cheap on the organic shelves. It may be cabbage or carrots but buy it in season, keep your eyes open for sales, and be sure to use the stems.

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New Year Tip: Save a bundle at warehouse sales and online My daughter finished school last year and there were plenty of expenses such as schoolies, the formal, graduation dinner, etc. There are no more school uniforms, so she has been hitting the warehouse sales that are up many flights of stairs in the garment district to snare all sorts of bargains — especially from the cheapest sample racks where prices are 70 percent to 80 percent off.

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