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Patricia Babalis

10 celebrity gifts you won't be getting this Christmas

With the season of giving upon us you may be feeling more generous than usual when purchasing gifts for your loved ones. But chances are you've never felt as generous as these celebs. To celebrate the holiday season RateCity has compiled a list of ten of the most expensive celebrity gifts ever given. But remember, it's the thought that counts so don't go digging into your savings account just yet.

Savings Accounts

23 Dec, 2015

3 min read

10 celebrity gifts you won't be getting this Christmas

Patricia Babalis

How to cook a Christmas feast for under $100

Christmas Day drums up images of smiling, happy families, tucking into a beautifully cooked feast that kings and queens would happily raise their glasses to. But the reality for many of us is one of culinary chaos. Stoves boiling over, thirsty turkeys over-crisping in a jam-packed oven and a Christmas pud that isn't quite what it was in Grandma's day. Not to mention the cost of it all, which by itself would threaten to send any money-conscious family into financial stress. But what if we told you, you could whip up a decadent Christmas lunch for under $100 that will have you leisurely sipping champagne by the pool instead of sweating it out in the kitchen? This seven-dish Christmas feast, prepared by Australia's number one food blogger Nagi Maehashi from Recipe Tin Eats, ticks all the boxes.

Savings Accounts

15 Dec, 2015

6 min read

How to cook a Christmas feast for under $100

Jodie Humphries

Personal Finance Editor

Time to be water wise as water costs climb. We show you how.

RateCity has put together a list of our top 15 water saving times in time for summer.

Savings Accounts

26 Nov, 2015

3 min read

Time to be water wise as water costs climb. We show you how.

Jodie Humphries

Personal Finance Editor

Let your hair down for the Cup without blowing the budget

The Melbourne Cup is a day of champagne and horses. But every year it seems to blow the budget. Here's how you can keep yourself and your bank balance in check

Savings Accounts

02 Nov, 2015

4 min read

Let your hair down for the Cup without blowing the budget

Patricia Babalis

Woolworths new rewards card a game of supermarket lotto

Supermarket giant Woolworths has introduced a new rewards scheme to give their customers what they want: cash. But is it worth it? RateCity finds out.

Savings Accounts

01 Nov, 2015

4 min read

Woolworths new rewards card a game of supermarket lotto

RateCity

Top ten best blogs to save you money

Check out these top ten best money saving blogs

Savings Accounts

20 Oct, 2015

3 min read

Patricia Babalis

Seven things people forget to budget for

A household budget is one of the best tools you can use to make sure your savings tick up rather than down. But sometimes, it's impossible to think of everything. Here's our short-list of things you might accidentally leave out.

Savings Accounts

11 Sep, 2015

3 min read