Lördagsgodis: Sweden’s Saturday-only candy tradition

Swedish children look forward to the weekend for their once-weekly candy fix. But beyond being a treat, these Saturday sweets teach a bigger lesson. Source:- https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20211004-lrdagsgodis-swedens-saturday-only-candy-tradition On a Saturday afternoon, the cobblestones of Stockholm’s Liljeholmen square are abuzz with families weaving in and out of the local shopping mall. Look closely, and you’ll spot children…

Mobile Banking

We are living in an increasingly mobile world, with Wi-Fi available almost anywhere, anytime, and more recently always on Internet. It is no surprise that just every bank in Malta now offers mobile banking capabilities. In 2018, ĠEMMA carried out the OECD / INFE national survey on financial literacy in Malta. The Table below shows…

Going Shopping at the Supermarket

This is one of the videos we produced with the Central Bank of Malta in our budgeting series.  Let me introduce the ĠEMMA family. I am Tony. I am Maria’s husband. I work as a manager in a large business in the services industry. My wife, Maria is 40 years old and works in my father’s family business. We have two kids: Matthias, our son who is 11…

How to spot fake messages and avoid a Gumtree scam?

Do you use Gumtree to buy or sell online?  If you do, note that Gumtree has about two million ads live at any one time, it’s going to be hard for Gumtree to stop every fake ad or take down every copycat site instantly….so being aware of what to look out for is going to help keep your cash in your account.  url: https://www.gumtree.com/ So, here are some of the Gumtree scams:  Fake Gumtree websites Gumtree say they will take…

Impulse Buying

This is one of the videos we produced with the Central Bank of Malta in our budgeting series. Let me introduce the ĠEMMA family.  I am Tony.  I am Maria’s husband.  I work as a manager in a large business in the services industry.  My wife, Maria is 40 years old and works in my…