You may well ask yourself this question…. How financial fit are you?  Many of you will be feeling the effects with the current financial situation.  Here’s your chance to Win $10,000 Financial Fitness Package offered by Bankwest

Financial fitness is just as important to ensure you can enjoy the lifestyle you want while protecting yourselves from rainy days and any unforeseen knocks and bumps life throws your way.

It’s never too late to get into shape and now is as good a time as any as uncertain clouds gather over the economy in the months ahead.

By coming into one of our 120+ Bankwest locations you can see a specialist to have a FREE Bankwest Financial Fitness Test. (Ends 8 March 09)You then go into the draw to win this …

* $8000 in a Bankwest account
* Fitness First Membership
* Nintendo Wii Fit

The Financial Fitness Test (FFT) is a measure of your financial health that is calculated using your savings, debts and other financial stuff.

Are you aware that……

GENERATION Y is the most financially unfit group of Australians, with little savings, high debt and high housing costs relative to income, a new survey has found.

The BankWest Financial Fitness Index polled more than 1,000 Australians online, placing them in four categories according to the amount of their savings, insurance coverage, housing costs relative to income level and reliance on debt.

It found 22 per cent of Australians were financially unfit, with an over-reliance on debt, little or no regular savings, no insurance coverage and high housing costs.

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Warning All Motorists!  Are my car tyres a driving hazard? 

I was shocked to learn the truth and I’m sure you will too!  I’m sure if you’re anything like me when that yearly ‘pink slip’ is needed to register your car that all defects are found and fixed.  (At least in NSW as I believe rules change from state to state re yearly requirements - though it makes you wonder why from a safety issue)

Well it’s the same when you buy ‘new’ tyres for your car. Of course we all want safe tyres when we know that the lives of our loved ones and friends can depend on them.

This shocking story by the ABC News reveals in their undercover work and found retailers selling aged tires as new.   I’m sure this video..Aged Tires: Driving Hazard? will make you think twice…. there is a difference between ‘new’ and ‘aged’ tyres… please note that…. I did not say used tyres but aged tyres. 

The Aged Tires video also reveals that governments in US & UK are aware of these dangers and that tyres (tires for US) should not be on your vehicle if 6 years old or more…… makes you wonder what are the regulations here in Australia.  Are our tyres dated with the same ‘cryptic code’?  eg    231 = 23rd week of 1991  and  0604 = 6th week 2004

So you may well ask yourself…. Are my car tyres a driving hazard?  Please watch this video: Aged Tires: Driving Hazard? and thank you Susan for bringing it to my attention.

*Save wear & tear on tyres & the cost of petrol……Work From Home

The latest album released by Bruce Springstein is Working On A Dream.

These 13 songs with the best of them concentrate on states of the heart and is the fourth studio album Springsteen has made in collaboration with the producer Brendan O’Brien.

When listening to the album ‘Working On A Dream’ the one track that you could play over again and again… is This Life, a gorgeous medium-tempo pop song with melodic twists.

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Working On  A Dream……Limited CD/DVD edition includes a bonus DVD that contains 30 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage on the making of the album. 2009 album by one of the finest American songwriters of his generation.

Working on a Dream was recorded with the E Street Band and features 12 new Springsteen compositions plus a bonus track: ‘The Wrestler’. .  Springsteen also wrote an eponymous song for Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 film The Wrestler. The song, also titled ‘The Wrestler’ won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. SBME. 2009.

Working On A Dream Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Outlaw Pete
2. My Lucky Day
3. Working On A Dream
4. Queen Of The Supermarket
5. What Love Can Do
6. This Life
7. Good Eye
8. Tomorrow Never Knows
9. Life Itself
10. Kingdom Of Days
 See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. My Lucky Day (Video Version)
2. Queen Of The Supermarket (Studio Sessions)
3. Kingdom Of Days (Studio Sessions)
4. Tomorrow Never Knows/What Love Can Do/This Life (Studio Sessions)
5. Life Itself (Studio Sessions)
6. Working On A Dream
7. The Last Carnival (Video Version)
8. End Credits
9. A Night With The Jersey Devil (Video Version)

WIN Ultimate Sydney Dining Experience

Looking to enjoy the hot new places across Sydney?  The entertainment section of smh.com.au is the perfect place to check out the latest restaurant reviews and bar reviews

You could win a uniquely refreshing dining experience valued at $2500 courtesy of Perrier when you sign up to the smh.com.au Entertainment newsletter.

You and three friends could indulge with a 3 course meal and transfers, starting with drinks at The Basement, Bel Mondo and Becasse.

Competition closes 20^th February 2009. Sign up to the Entertainment newsletter today and enter the draw to WIN Ultimate Sydney Dining Experience.


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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award and Meryl Streep caught without a dress. 

Meryl was charmingly surprised when  announced the winner of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a vindictive nun in the Catholic Church Drama… in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt

Accepting the award, Meryl - who wore a black pants ensemble to the ceremony - said: “I didn’t even buy a dress. I’m really, really shocked”…and that’s how it was revealed that….. Meryl Streep caught without a dress.

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Enjoy the magnificent getaway of a two night stay for two people when you Win Getaway to Jenolan Caves.

The enchantment of the Jenolan Caves getaway will set the scene for a romantic weekend getaway.  Explore and discover the breathtaking underworld beauty and its many natural beauties of richly decorated chambers , imperial limestone arches and underground rivers.

Take a leisurely walk along the Jenolan River trail or down to Carlotta Arch where you can gaze out across the majestic Blue Lake.  Relaxing at Jenolan Caves House you can enjoy country-style cooking at Chisolm’s Restaurant.

I still have memories of our romantic getaway at the Jenolan Caves..Ah..memories… where would we be without them!

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The romantic Jenolan Caves getaway prize includes:

Competition ends on 2 February 2009…So just 6 days to enter and Win Getaway to Jenolan Caves and make your own special romantic memories!

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Celebrate and join in the official Australia Day Program of Events….

8am - Start Australia Day with traditional Woggan-ma-gule morning ceremony in the Royal Botanic Gardens…followed by storytelling and workshops.

9am - Starting on Alfred St, Circular Quay Athletes compete in The Arrive Alive Oz Day 10km wheelchair road race.

10am-6pm- Yabun 2009 festival - a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures at Victoria Park, Broadway.  Songs, dances, arts & crafts, performances and food.

10am - 5pm -NRMA Motorfest - Macquarie & College Streets -  Don’t miss this rare display of over 1,000 vintage, veteran and classic vehicles.

11am-6pm - Performances from Jay Laga’aia, Bananas in Pyjamas and more at Tumbalong Park Darling Harbour

NOON - 9pm - Alvin and the Chipmunks - Hyde Park north

1.15-4pm - 173rd Australia Day Regatta - Sydney Harbour, east of Clark Island

1pm - The Royal Australian Navy performing a series of search and rescue displays at Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour

2.30pm - Flyover by The Australian Air Force above Sydney Harbour in four Air Force Hawk 127s.

2-3pm - Lord Mayor’s citizenship ceremony at Hyde Park main stage

3pm - Red Berets from the Army Parachute Training School splash in to Circular Quay

4pm-9.30pm - Sydney Ports Jazz on the Water concert at Pyrmont Point Park.  Includes James Valentine Quartet, Royal Australian Navy Band featuring Carl Riseley and Katie Noonan

10am-7pm - Giant digital screen in Hyde Park north near St James Station featuring past TV shows like Skippy as well as a Great Aussie Guitar Hero Tournament.

10am-9pm - Rocksong free outdoor festival in The Rocks by performances including The Her, Christine Anu, Holly Throsby, Kid Confucius and The Song Company celebrating Australian music.

7pm - The Twilight Ceremony kicks off in Cockle Bay with harbour parade and arrival of NSW Governor and Premium.

8pm - The Australia Day Spectacular over Cockle Bay with music and fireworks from 8.45pm

Wow!  With all these great Australia Day events you’ll enjoy a great day of family fun & entertainment with the official  Australia Day program of events.

Celebrate Australia Day!

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