di90

I swear by moneysaving expert, travel supermarket and the likes and i have saved sooo much money using these sites for info and buying things.

Will i have it this easy in oz when we move? and could the link below be the equivilent to MSE in the uk.

dpande

err....no
It costs $47 to subscribe and is only about how to live as if there's a war on. I mean- putting left-over bars of soap in the blender FFS!
I agree Oz needs a proper MSE equivalent.

beaumonts

maybe we are the ppl to start the ball rolling

also would nt mind finding a better equivelent to hotukdeals too - i lived my life on there lol

dpande

You might have something there, beaumonts!
The stumbling block is probably that Oz shops don't put prices online very often.

windsordave

I've found this site to have some really good deals on it ....

http://www.ozbargain.com.au/

Usually about 10 new things added per day ... it's community based ... deals are voted on by the masses.

Dave

beaumonts

I know have repeated and said how I hate shopping here - I even miss argos (thats saying something lol) - just have to rely on the tens of tonnes of leaflets we get in our postbox everyday - and gets some scouts on the streets bargain hunting

btw thanks for that dave will check it out

di90

What a great idea, why not research it and start something up - think of Martin from MSE and how famous and probably well off he is!

Oz needs an MSE!

beaumonts

l would love to but got no clue about web design or finances lol x any volunteers out there i would be happy to help anyone

dpande

Thanks for the link- I have bookmarked it!
The Eee PC with XP looks great- you had to tempt me didn't you!
(I need a computer that has both XP and an internet connection to get my satnav up and running again after I wiped UK maps off in preparation for loading Australian ones! Laptop runs vista and is a steaming pile of ****).

di90

how about contacting Martin and finding our how he set it up. He is after all a wealth of information.

oliver1982

Well for starters he's a graduate of the London school of economics

Has a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism

and is a bestselling author

All of the above help

di90

I never knew that! Well i guess that does help i guess. still there must be a way. Am sure it will happen some day - the right person will see a gap in the market someday.

oliver1982

Hopefully. Australia needs better websites/online shopping etc. Sick of all those 'virtual' catalogues on the websites where you have to turn the pages yourself

sciencemonitor

Try

www.moneymanager.com.au/

for info on best loan / credit card / mortgage rates.

Don't know of any shopping tips websites, though.....

beaumonts

also have found this site - dont know how good it is as i have just found it myself
http://www.barefootinvestor.com.au/