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HOW SHIMMY WORKS: For Lenders
Shimmy is a peer to peer lending site that is designed to match lenders in the community with renters. Seems simple right, but what exactly do we do, and what does it cost? 1) CREATE AN ACCOUNT We ask our lenders to create an account. You can do this by clicking here....
“Travelling alone will be the scariest, most liberating, life-changing experience of your life. Try it least once.”
When is the perfect time to travel alone? Well, one of the best times would be during a semester-long exchange programme. Let me just be honest about how it was for me.Being on exchange for a whole semester, ALONE, was a scary thought to me. It was the last day of...
Why Millennials are Choosing to Live With Less
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” - Socrates We purchase twice as much now as we did in 2000. But, are these purchases making us happier? A study from 2000, found that life satisfaction...
10 (Cheap) Date Ideas for Brisbane Baes
Whenever I date a guy, I think, is this the man that I want my children to spend their weekends with? - Rita Rudner Come on guys, we know staying under the sheets with Shapes, pizza and Maltesers is your favourite activity, but it’s time to embrace the outside- after...
Can the sharing economy save the planet?
”The current extinction has its own novel cause: not an asteroid or a massive volcanic eruption but one ‘weedy species” Elizabeth Kolbert We are at a crucial stage for our planet. Human overpopulation and overconsumption have been shown to be the root cause of the...