Cooking time!

by SaveTime

Some children cook well while others never get the chance to cook at home so we thought we’d look at the advantages and disadvantages at cooking with children.
Advantages to children cooking:

they love it - it is fun!
it is a great thing to do together
it is a valuable life skill - imagine your 25 year old [...]

BenjiBox Competition

by SaveTime

The right shoes on your feet in seconds! benjibox clear shoe boxes have a fabulous slide-out drawer so you can get to your shoes quickly AND easily! No messing around with fiddly side flaps that scratch your hands and shoes and no awkward lids. One very lucky winner will receive 10 (yes, 10!) benjiboxes to organise [...]

Save Time Online competition terms & coinditions

by SaveTime

Save Time Online runs monthly competitions for newsletter susbcribers. Prizes vary from month to month, but entry is always free and based on answering a simple question.
Details of the compeitions are listed in the competitions category of our blog and in the monthly newsletters themselves.
The full terms and conditions of our compeitions are:
This competition is [...]

School holidays for parents

by SaveTime

School holidays - eagerly looked forward to by students, somewhat dreaded by parents. Parents know they will have to deal with bored kids, no regular groups/classes, childcare as they work and many disruptions they don’t get through term time.
Parents also look forward to less rushed mornings (no 9am bells!), time with their children, no homework and [...]

Before buying online…

by SaveTime

Shopping online is very convenient and easy, but before you start shopping think about which site you buy from.
Unless it really is a unique product, shop around and compare potential stores by asking the following questions:

does the site look credible
location clearly specified
delivery charges clearly specified and easy to find
do they answer any queries promptly
read some [...]

Buying from overseas

by SaveTime

Buying from overseas is easy with the internet - possibly too easy for those unaware of the implications of it.
Before buying something from overseas, consider the following:

currency conversion - a $10 item may not be such a bargain once you convert it to AUD
bank charges for currency conversions - banks usually have a fee for [...]

Have you read our newsletter?

by SaveTime

Save Time Online sends out a newsletter on the 10th of every month.
It lists our competitions (in fact, you must be subscribed to enter), new sites added to Save Time Online, a list of upcoming dates and other information - book reviews, articles on business, shopping, gifts, family or other topics.
It is very easy to [...]

Christmas will soon be here!

by SaveTime

The first day of summer, the end of year is looming, the kids are tired yet excited, BBQs and parties are warming up, the shops are crazy - all the signs that Christmas is almost here again.
How close are you to be ready for Christmas? The ideal is to be ready by the end of [...]