It’s official – Australian homes are now the largest in the world – 6% bigger than the average US home,  and amazingly nearly three times larger than the average home in the UK. Data released yesterday by Commsec shows that over the last 20 years, the average size of a home in Australia has increased [...]

It’s really pretty simple – but the speed in rich you rent out your space is heavily influenced  by the quality of your listing details. Remember that the reason you wanted to list your spare space in the first place was to make yourself a handy new income, and the best new income starts asap! [...]

I was very pleased to attend and have the opportunity to “pitch” at the Brisbane Pitch Club event held at the Caxton St Hotel on Wednesday13 November. If you’ve not yet heard of Pitch Club – it is an organisation that runs events Australia wide – where Entrepreneurs, Startup Businesses and Ventures (many looking for [...]

Huge price variations – some more than 100% – have been highlighted by SpaceOut in their latest Australia Wide Self Storage Price Survey. The new nation-wide survey reveals some shocking results, with the most expensive storage facilities (in Sydney) charging more than $800 a month for a single garage sized space. The new survey data [...]

In the final 2009 episode of Channel Nines Money for Jam series, Paul Clitheroe, one of Australia’s leading media commentators on financial issues says : “One Idea that I really like is SpaceOut.  I love this idea of making money out of things that we already own.  SpaceOut is a website where you can list [...]

Well it’s been a while coming, but SpaceOut finally made it on to the final Money for Jam Episode in this series.  Episode 8 went to air – Wednesday night (4 November), with the final round of tips on how you can  make or save  a little extra money. This episode featured SpaceOut in a [...]

There will be a dramatic increase in the number of parking meters in Brisbane’s inner city under Brisbane City Council plans to push out free parking from the CBD’s fringe. Brisbane inner city suburbs including Herston, Kelvin Grove, Bowen Hills, Teneriffe and Newstead are to be targeted.  The overhaul would see the number of parking [...]

If you think your website is humming along quite nicely, it might be time to think again – the inaugural SmartCompany Web Awards highlight exactly what you’re up against. SmartCompany Web Awards 2009 The SmartCompany Web Awards were designed to show just how good small business websites could really be.  There were more than 200 [...]

I was brainstorming on the ideal gift the other day – and all sentimental value aside – guess what I decided would be the best thing anyone could get… a passive income! I mean, just think about it… you as the receiver just suddenly have cash flowing in that you didn’t otherwise have – without [...]