Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
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.
954 articles written by Laine Gordon
A Kardashian credit card habit on a pauper's budget
The Kardashians are renown for their indulgent lifestyle, and while credit cards are an accessory rather than a monetary requirement for the reality stars, the rest of us run the risk of falling into miserable credit card debt if we even try to keep up with their extravagant spending.
Laine Gordon -
30 Apr, 2008 -
3 min read
Australia's worst drivers: males or females?
Are young women safer drivers than their male counterparts? It’s hardly an easy question to answer and the debate tends to get quite heated, with both sides of the argument keen to demonstrate who is the safest. Unfortunately for the guys however, many of the big name insurers offer discounts on their premiums for female drivers under 25
Laine Gordon -
23 Apr, 2008 -
2 min read
Battle of the sexes hots up behind the wheel
Are young women safer drivers than their male counterparts? It’s hardly an easy question to answer and the debate tends to get quite heated with both sides of the argument keen to demonstrate who is the safest.
Laine Gordon -
13 Nov, 2007 -
2 min read
Australian car loan rage
The number of fees and penalties attached to car loans may well give rise to a new phenomena 'car loan rage', a syndrome where normally placid people see red when reading their car loan statements. In the most severe of cases, steam emanating from the ears is clearly visible.
Laine Gordon -
28 Jun, 2007 -
2 min read