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Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

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Laine Gordon is the Head of Public Relations at RateCity and an experienced journalist and research specialist. With a background in news and feature writing, covering finance, media and even food (a passion of hers) at Reed Elsevier publications, Laine brings almost two decades of experience to the team. Having covered major areas of interest to the general public from hip pocket issues to rising and falling interest rates and the impact to mortgages, credit and saving in Australia, she is passionate about researching and telling people’s stories to help others make better decisions about their own finances.

1296 articles written by Laine Gordon

Credit Cards

Which credit card is best for you?

There are no shortages of credit card providers and therein lies the problem, we are overwhelmed with too many options. So how do you decide which credit card is best for you and your financial needs?

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30 Sep, 2008 -

4 min read

Car Insurance

How to get the most out of your car insurance

To find the best car insurance, it is important to search around for the best price and conditions. One important factor in finding the best car insurance, which is often overlooked, is to plan ahead. Here are our top five tips to get the most out of your car insurance.

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Laine Gordon -

30 Sep, 2008 -

4 min read

Personal Loans

Five Minute Guide to Personal Loans

A personal loan is a loan from the bank that can be taken out for any number of reasons - paying for an upcoming holiday, buying a new car, or even to cover education fees; it is simply for ’personal’ use.

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Laine Gordon -

23 Sep, 2008 -

4 min read

Credit Cards

Tips to wipe your credit card debt

If you have multiple credit cards that are all heading towards their maximum limits there are strategies you can use to reduce your debt.

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Laine Gordon -

18 Sep, 2008 -

4 min read

Car Insurance

Cool cars that are frugal on fuel

Petrol prices may have stabilised for the time being, but the inevitable increase in the cost of oil will once again have people thinking about ways to save on their weekly fuel bill. While in the past, cars that were fuel misers were not necessarily flashiest cars to drive, there has recently been a move towards cool cars that are also frugal on fuel. Here are a few cars worth looking at.

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Laine Gordon -

02 Sep, 2008 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Is cash becoming a thing of the past?

With the emergence of the credit card as the most popular payment worldwide, cash has been relegated to small-value purchases such as bread and milk. Becoming a cashless society may be more convenient, but will it ever eventuate?

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Laine Gordon -

19 Aug, 2008 -

2 min read

Credit Cards

Tips for managing credit card debt

Easing existing credit woes by taking on additional debt is not the quick fix it may appear to be. Simply getting a new credit card to pay off the old ones will give you symptomatic credit relief but not a credit cure. After all, the goal of consolidating your debts is to roll higher-interest balances into one, easier-to-handle and less-costly package.

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Laine Gordon -

05 Aug, 2008 -

4 min read

Car Insurance

Dude, where's my car?

Every 8 minutes, another car is stolen in Australia. That’s over 700,000 thefts a year. The good news is that the number of car thefts has been decreasing over the past few years. The bad news is that the recovery rate of stolen autos is also down.

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Laine Gordon -

23 Jul, 2008 -

4 min read

Credit Cards

Travel insurance: Does your credit card have you covered?

If you're planning a trip overseas, the saying goes if you can't afford to buy travel insurance, you can't afford to travel. Unfortunately, travel insurance doesn't come cheap, unless your credit card provider has you covered.

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Laine Gordon -

23 Jul, 2008 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Things you need to know about your credit card

Despite the prominence of credit cards in Australia, there are still many aspects of their use which remain a mystery. Are you liable for unauthorised transactions on your card? Can you be charged extra to pay with your credit card? We answer your questions here.

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Laine Gordon -

15 Jul, 2008 -

4 min read