Jo Ucukalo | News personality
Jo Ucukalo
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21.01.2022 Great news rules for gift cards are changing. Find out if gift cards are a good idea this holiday season. Tune in to Channel 7 The Morning Show Tuesday at 10:25am for my Consumer segment.
21.01.2022 Gift cards or presents, what will you be buying? 3 out 4 prefer people cash to a gift card, according to a CHOICE survey. All the latest news about gift cards that you need know before hitting the shops. Tune in to Channel 7 at 10:25am for my Consumer segment. .... . . #consumer #giftcard #giftcards #presents #segment #shops #shows #Christmas #shopping
20.01.2022 $100,000 is up for grabs to QUT (Queensland University of Technology) connections with a startup, idea, innovation, product, process or service. You have until midnight tonight (31 August) to enter the #qutbluebox challenge. 5 Finalists will join me on stage to pitch 'shark-tank' style for cash funding at the QUT bluebox Challenge Gala. As a QUT Alumni, I'm very proud to have been involved with this event for many years, last year as a judge, this year as MC. Hope to see many of you at the event on Thursday 25 October 2018. www.qutbluebox.com.au/challenge
19.01.2022 Retailers love to sell you gift cards. Here’s why - Unused value goes straight to their bottom line and they don’t need to do anything for your dollars. - Gift cards entice you to shop with them, something you might not have done otherwise.... - Gift card recipients spend on average 20% more than their card value. The good news... gift card expiries will soon be 3 years minimum. The bad news...the new rules don't apply for this years Christmas shopping. These new rules for gift cards apply from 1 November 2019. - A minimum 3 year expiry period - Better disclosure requirements on expiry dates - Banning post-supply fees so gift card values aren’t reduced by admin fee Do you think these new rules will help people get value for money? For all you need to know about Gift Cards, this Christmas, check out today's segment on Channel 7's The Morning Show. https://youtu.be/3pS7Lj9vcPI
15.01.2022 The latest report from ASIC has Aussie #creditcarddebt at $45 billion. Balance transfers #creditcards which entice people to switch from one card provider to another are causing "a debt trap". But there are ways to get out of the #debt cycle. My tips on Channel 7's The Morning Show on Tuesday at 10:10am.
08.01.2022 Judging has wrapped up for the 2018 best #telco ACOMM #Award. Some of my thoughts from today's The Australian newspaper on the #CustomerService category nominees - Aussie Broadband , Telstra & Mint Telecom. Winners will be announced on 29th August. Best of luck to all those nominated.
08.01.2022 #Tuesdaytip I've just called my credit card provider and organised 50% off my interest rate forever, had the annual fee waived and THEY offered to waive the interest payment the next time it's due. It's that easy, you just need to make the call and know what to ask for JU x #joucukalo #twohoots #creditcard #creditcarddebt #debt #money #lifeadmin #savemoney #moneytips #interest image source: The Motley Fool
07.01.2022 Are you one of 2 million Australians using Buy Now, Pay Later services. 55% of users spend more under Buy Now, Pay Later arrangements. Yikes!! Find out the pros and cons of these services and how to stay out of debt trouble.... Tune in to my segment on Channel 9's The Today Show - Tuesday at 7:55am.
07.01.2022 I'm excited to announce I'll be running our first Bill Busting workshops for phone and internet bills around Australia in September. If you're spending too much on your telco bills or confused by all the options on there, these workshops are for you! We have NBN Co answering questions on the day as well as a team of telco experts on hand to help you make the best selection for your phone and internet plans. ... Best of all, the session will be fun! More info: SYD 2nd Sept https://tinyurl.com/yxn6ocqu MEL 4th Sept https://tinyurl.com/yylktcnf PER 6th Sept https://tinyurl.com/y4p2j48r ADL 10th Sept https://tinyurl.com/yyvpzame BNE 12th Sept https://tinyurl.com/yyntjvyh
06.01.2022 I was astonished when I heard what these two ladies had experienced with the government confusing their data. What would you do if this happened to you?
