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Centrelink online

Welcome to the 19 September 2008 Friday Bulletin

Today's Friday Bulletin offers a useful summary on how you can access and manage your Centrelink benefits online, saving you the time and frustration of visiting an office or spending ages on the phone.We have also created a one-stop webpage featuring your most recent Centrelink Q&A, as well as what to do when you’re not happy with a Centrelink decision - it may not always be final. Kaye’s blog on Tuesday which suggested the Single Age Pension should be above politics has received some fantastic and relevant comments from subscribers, find out what you have to say.
Our financial guru, Richard Sheargold, answers some of your concerns about how recent sharemarket troubles may impact upon retirement savings, and how you can minimise the damage.To help you escape from the world’s financial turmoil, enjoy Drew’s Friday trivia and his latest technology tip on handling junk mail.

Enjoy a great weekend
David & Kaye Fallick

Retirement crisis?

Recent financial market volatility may mean that many Australians will have to work longer and harder, putting their long-anticipated retirement plans on hold. Financial Planner, Richard Sheargold, discusses what the world’s recent financial problems may mean for your savings.

Centrelink Q&A

Dealing with Centrelink can be time consuming so the more you can do online, the better. What exactly can Centrelink online offer you and how easy is it to use?
Read some Common Centrelink Q&A.

Win, win, win

Answer our Retirement Village Living Survey and enter the draw for your chance to win either two nights accommodation at a Mercure hotel, a Crazy John’s mobile phone or a BBC DVD.

Ellie’s Bolognaise Vol au Vents

Fed up with spag bol? Here’s a new twist on an old favourite!

Technology

Overcoming spam
Our webmaster, Drew, turns spaminator this week making sure you don’t lose your favourite newsletters in an endless pile of
virtual junk mail.

Win New Year's Eve in Sydney








Friday trivia

Today's trivia will challenge most readers with five unique questions!

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Fun & games

It's finally Friday, so sit back and relax with a game of Sudoku! or perhaps an Australian crossword!

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