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We've all heard tales of great travel rip offs… the foreign taxi driver who drove miles out of the way, or overpriced 'tourist' tickets for an amateur theatre performance.

With travellers cheques nearing extinction, carrying cash is all too unsafe and credit card fees a real issue for travellers, banks have been pushing their latest offering, the prepaid travel card, as a globetrotting must have.

The 2012-13 budget has just been released by Treasurer, Wayne Swan and there is plenty of good news for individual Aussies.

If you've been watching the telly lately, you would most certainly have heard British comedian Dawn French spruiking Coles' revamped flybuys loyalty card and its 'world first' my5 offer. But is it just another marketing stunt? Or is this a genuine cause for savings celebration? To find out, we headed to the supermarket aisles.

WOOOHOOOO!

The school holidays are upon us, and for most of Australia they're even longer this year with the Easter break coinciding with usual school holidays. Blessing or blemish, it’s all up to you…

Much like the waning world of retail, the days of big fancy bank branches being the only option for home loan shoppers are over with online lenders now shaking up the scene like never before.

We’ve all been there. Your bank’s ATM is miles away, or it's too cold outside to leave the pub and the allure of the little independent cash repository only metres away.

Precisely a week ago, Mozo HQ was braced for another rate cut by the RBA and with it a hectic period of rate chasing as the banks reacted.