Recently we Introduced a tenant rewards program to all of our rent payment solutions. Corum Real Estate Services partnered with Ambassador Card in May this year to provide a savings/benefits program to tenants who paid their rent with one of our franchise branded rent cards (or RE Connect oneCard).

Ambassador Card is usually $199 per annum membership, however, through our partnership tenants paying rent through us get access to this rewards program at no charge.

You can view some of the rewards available at www.reconnect.com.au/rewards.

Members of Ambassador Card can save money on fuel, groceries and more by pre-purchasing WISH cards at up to 5% discount which can be used at the participating stores - for e.g Woolworths, Safeway, Woolworths Caltex, Dick Smith, Tandy and more. There are also thousands of other discounts on Accomdation, Dining, Health and Beauty, Gyms and more right across Australia and New Zealand.

I have been doing a lot of travelling this month talking to agents about the benefits of promoting Ambassador Card to their tenants and happened to read an article in “Money Magazine” entitled “Save $100 extra a week, we show you how”. Whilst some of the tips are pretty good -- for example - opting for generics in pharmacies, quitting smoking (!), having car free days once per week and reviewing utilities providers can save a great deal of money.

But some of the tips, I think, are just awful!!! --Especially some like “learn to cut your own hair” (yes!!) and swap to “buying cask wine”, and -- wait for it -- if you mostly toast your bread then “check out your local bakery... who often have day old bread for as little as .60c - 80c per loaf”. Use powdered milk and save $5 per week.....Hmmm...

I know I’d rather take save 5% off my total grocery bill by pre-purchasing a WISH Card, shopping at Woolworths and then buying what I like - including fresh bread and fresh milk!!! Then I’ll join the Ambassador Card wine club and get up to 70% discounts on some decent wine, instead of drinking cask wine. While I’m at it, I’ll drive over to my local Woolworths/Safeway Caltex Service station with my discounted WISH Card and my Woolworths/Safeway grocery receipt and by presenting them both at the same time I’ll get another few cents per litre off my fuel.

Then, I think I’ll also head out for dinner tonight with my partner at a restaurant where I can get two meals for the price of one!

Chat to you over coffee again soon!

Tags: Ambassador Card, Save Time, Save Money, Rent Card, Reconnect oneCard