It cost Paul McCartney 58 million dollars when his marriage to Heather Mills ended, and Steven Spielberg handed over 100 million dollars after splitting with Amy Irving after 34 months of marriage.

After 23 years of marriage, Linda and her husband went their separate ways. In the wake of the divorce, and as the main breadwinner in the relationship, Linda was left not just with divorce legal fees but a serious dint in her superannuation. Unexpectedly, as part of the divorce settlement, Linda was required to give her former partner a large percentage of the super she had built up over the years.  

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You’re in the perfect relationship, you love each other, you get along, you share interests, there is trust and you never fight… well almost never, when it comes to money there is often rather large and ‘intense’ discussions.  Don't be ashamed most couples will have argued about love at one point in time, everyone has.

The Westpac Women’s Markets Women & Money Survey confirmed that couples normally quarrel over money. 47% of Australia’s women have experienced a disagreement with their partner over money matters.

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A recent survey stated that “92% of Australian women believe that they do not enjoy equal rights.” The survey was conducted “by leading cosmetic company the Heat Group and UNIFEM Australia, the United Nations Development Fund for women”.

Women still feel the need to conform to traditional female roles at home which makes it harder to balance a work and home life. The study showed that close to half of the women surveyed believed domestic commitments and the lack of support in the household meant they couldn’t work longer hours in the office which ultimately lead to a female barrier in being promoted in the professional world.

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It's Sunday night and you finally have the time to create a delicious meal to serve to the family; as everyone begins cutting into their roast the phone rings... annoying! What's even more annoying is, it isn't a family friend or a relative it is someone trying to sell you something, something you already have and definitely don't need at 6:30pm on a Sunday night!

How can you stop spam callers? How can you make companies stop calling you, trying to sell you services you already have and don't need?

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Vodka is one of the worlds most popular liquors that is commonly used for mixed drinks. Femail and Russian Standard Vodka Platinum have collated a variety of Vodka inspired cocktail recipes in this blog and we hope that you also share your favourite vodka cocktail concoctions with us. Females all like to have a delicious Vodka drink once in a while...

You'll be thirsty reading recipes for Forbidden Fusion, Cosmos, Mini Mary, Tangier Tangerine, Yelloska, Imperia Mist, The Foundation of Youth and Moscow Mule!

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The Hon. Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research launched a new range of media ads to promote Australia products. The new campaign was launched at the home of Vegemite, the Kraft Foods plant in Melbourne.

Australian consumers will see these new ads that star Australian products and their workers; the advertisements will only feature products registered to carry the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo.

Posted by Brooke in Food and Beverages at 11:43 | Comments (2)

Spam is increasing at a record rating and Telstra is providing advice to coincide with the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce’s 2010 Fraud Week campaign: ‘Online Offensive – Fighting Fraud Online’.

More than eight in ten Australians access the internet weekly to shop online and visit social networking sites. When shopping online you need to minimise the risk of fraud and ensure you are safe online.

It often doesn’t matter how savvy you are online, scammers target all age groups and you need to be aware of common internet scams.

A good tip is: If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is!

Posted by Brooke in Lifestyle at 11:37 | Comments (0)

Every year Australians state that they will never smoke again, especially as a New Year resolution, unfortunately most continue to smoke throughout the year.

Mark Stephens suggests that one of the main reasons many people continue to smoke is due to lack of preparation; which is why he has decided to run a free stop smoking seminar for those who seriously want to quit their smoking habit. Mark is on the look out for 100 smokers who wish to kick their smoking habit live on television!

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