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Get pre-approved before you decide on a car
Most of us walk into a dealership when we want to buy a car and the dealers make it convenient by offering on site finance to approved applicants and in some cases you may be able to drive the car the same day! Sounds awesome right? The devil is in [...]
The 2019 Guide To Instant Asset Write-Offs
This year’s Federal Government’s instant asset write-off initiative is better than last financial year Business owners looking to buy assets worth less than $30,000 can instantly write it off and save themselves cash this tax season If you are considering buying a business asset before 30th June 2019, it’s important [...]
Comprehensive Credit Reporting
Comprehensive Credit Reporting (CCR) or ‘positive reporting’ refers to additional information being provided to, and held by, Credit Reporting Bodies (CRBs) in Australia. This came into effect on July 1st 2018. This is intended to allow lenders to better assess risk using a fuller picture on potential borrowers’ credit history. [...]
What to look out for when trading in a car with Finance owing on it?
Its common practice to trade your car at the dealership when buying a new / used car. Generally the dealer will pay out the loan outstanding on the trade in vehicle, however you may encounter a situation when the loan outstanding on the trade in vehicle is more than the [...]
4 reasons why to use a Novated Lease
You might think that financing a car from a dealership is the easiest way of buying a car, but it doesn’t always give you the best possible deal. You might want to consider a Novated Lease. The 4 main reasons why a Novated Lease could save you money and make [...]
What is Novated Lease?
There are many ways of buying a car. Cash is easy, finance is usually the preferred option but an important one that most of us don’t think of is Novated Lease. It might sound complicated, but it works easier than you think. Let us explain. Firstly let’s get a few [...]
The 7 deadly do’s and don’ts of your credit score
Your credit score is built up over years of paying bills, borrowing credit from lenders and saving. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a bad boy or girl, these tips will get your credit score out of the doghouse. 1 Don’t have too many credit applications One of the worst [...]
Avoid getting bitten by pay day loans
Payday lenders offer high-cost, short-term loans to people generally offering up to $2,000 in cash with some up to $5,000 often with a quick turnaround. But you have to beware when you enter into a payday loan, so that you don’t get in over your head. Payday lenders usually have [...]
Getting your credit out of the dog house
Every dog has its naughty moments, and responsible financial behavior isn’t always on the cards for everyone. But even if you’ve been in the doghouse, the CarBeagle team have three ways you can fix up your credit history. Don’t allow your credit score to be dragged down Some finance brokers [...]
Creating a fetching credit history
Applying for any financial product means that your credit history grows. From your first debit card to repayments on your car or mortgage, all lenders look at your recent history before they decide to offer you any finance. Before you fetch some finance, we sniffed out the best ways to [...]