Monday, January 10, 2011

Hot Right Now: The Department Store Christmas Option

For those who have taken advantage of this, it is Hot Right Now to enjoy one more month off paying for all of those presents that you swiped into your households!


The Christmas option, for those who are unfamiliar is the ability to purchase goods from David Jones department stores on your David Jones credit card, and not have to actually put any money up until February of the following year. So you bought that bottle of Tom Ford Spritz and it tasered the pocket? Heck forget it, worry about it in February, when they will lump you with the pleasure of your december dollar dabble with a compiled devine delayed debt extravaganza.


It depends which way you look at it, but I'd like to think it's a big plus if you are sensible. If you're a spendster who lives week to week, well... Nice knowin' you.


Thank you David Jones. This is definitely a hot right now; Almost (yes, almost) excuses the Food Hall circus.

Not Right Now: The Beach Towel Currency

In the summer months it is a given that you will be joining your friends at the beach. The most common way to kick it in the sunshine is to car pool, as we all know that the buses are just too crammed and at $8.00 an hour, 6 cars between 7 people is just not cost efficient.


What seems to be natural of course is that somewhere along the line, you will sacrifice your beach towel in the back seat of Michelle's Festiva, or in the boot of Michael's Astra. This is your deposit in exchange for your day of sand sauntering. I introduce to you, the Beach Towel Currency.


Why is it that we do not, regardless of the price of a beach towel, factor it into consideration when we are auditing our things post dip. The final destination (Vehicle or premises) will almost always acquire the occupants beach towel if they do not live there, and after a whiz in the washing machine, will take up residence in the new owners linen press.


However, next outing this towel will go out with its new owner, which potentially will be carpooling with someone else, and the process begins once again.



It is Not Right Now to have a complacent attitude with regards to your beach towels whereabouts. It is however Hot Right Now to inflate your collection of beach accessories. Next time you do your Phone, Keys, Wallet tap check, if you're in board shorts, add towel to that list!