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We recognise that amongst the many suffering right now are the silent entrepreneurs, those who do the cash jobs; the side hustlers, babysitters, dog walkers, cleaners etc who are all now pivoting to truly innovative ways of doing business and trying ridiculously hard to keep their business&apos;, hobbies and livelihoods afloat.
It&apos;s hard work, but like the rest of the Australian community, we have your back. We want to help promote your projects and the amazing work you are doing and give you a new chance to share your stories.
We also want to help you get new customers, and to help them then transact with your business&#x2019; using our simple contactless payment solution that requires no fiddly tech or set up fees.
So from this week we will be giving a shout out to our hustlers across our website &amp; socials to share their stories with the world. If you are, or know another hustler, please reach out to us so we can add you to our list!
#BeemItSpotlight #KeepHustling
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<h4>Ina: Pet photography extraordinaire</h4>
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Instagram:@inajphotography
Ina specialises in pet photography capturing memories of your pets and creating beautiful wall arts and albums. &#x201C;During these times, people have been at home with their pets and realise more that they are a big part of our life. Beem It gives me an option to easily receive and make cashless payments&#x201D;.
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<h4>Ben Smith Coaching - Personal Training ( sole trader)&#xA0;</h4>
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Instagram: @b.fit.coaching&#xA0;
Is your gym shut? Many have kept training at home. I miss the personal interactions with my clients but have enjoyed the new challenge of online programs and using my coaching instagram account to help them stay healthy. It is so important to keep our bodies moving during this time of isolation!
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<h4>Irini/Beauty at Shine&#xA0;
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Instagram: @beautyatshine
Beauty at Shine is a city-based beauty salon with over 15 years of industry experience.
When you walk through the doors, you can expect to receive bespoke beauty treatments and a culture that encourages clients to leave their worries behind.
The impacts of COVID-19 haven&#x2019;t been easy to navigate, but with a positive attitude and support from the team at Beem it, we&#x2019;ve learned invaluable lessons that we hope to take with us even when life returns to normal.
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<h4>Bridget Kirby: Mum micro pilates micro business</h4>
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Instagram: @Bridgets_pilates
Bridget&#x2019;s Pilates is a home-based mat Pilates zoom class to help keep clients healthy, fit &amp; connected during these difficult times. Classes are open to everyone with no commitment. Beem it makes contactless payments easy!
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<h4>Saurabh &amp; Gifty/ Shopsmart&#xA0;</h4>
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Instagram: @shopsmartoz
ShopSmart is a new online business started by husband-wife duo Saurabh Seth &amp; Gifty Arora and their main aim is to tap into market needs of quality products at the best price available. As we are an online business (hosted on various marketplaces like Facebook market) we rely heavily on cashless payments solutions which also is the preferred way of this millennial generation. This is a tough time for a lot of businesses, so we have to make sure more and more people know us. To achieve the same we are engaging with more people, creating new posts, offering exciting deals to increase our customer base.
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<h4>Miss Tara</h4>
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Instagram: @MISSTARA_STUDIOS&#xA0;
Miss Tara is a ballet dancing, small child wrangling, coffee-drinking country girl who has made a life and career in Sydney. Covid meant pivoting her ballet studio to an online classroom, which was a challenge but being introduced to Beem It early on in the piece meant chasing payments was one of the easier parts.
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<h4 class="wysiwyg-text-align-left">Emily Rose</h4>
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Instagram: @emilyrosecatering
Emily is a caterer and decorator. Creating edible art is her passion, and she love&#x2019;s to make beautiful high teas, favours, decorated cakes, etc. During these times, I need to be more readily available and cater to a wider range. Using a cashless payment, such as Beem It, has helped me and my clients to easily and safely make payments.&#xA0;
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<h4>Sleety : Best Fit Forward Personal Training (sole trader)&#xA0;</h4>
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Instagram: @sleety
Although times are restricted there&apos;s never been a better time for exercise, most clients are training virtually and I have started family classes to encourage fun whilst being active together. Beem It allows new clients to pay instantly, safely and on the fly.&#xA0;&#xA0;
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If you know anyone like the above, ask them if they have a Beem It account. You could send them a bit of extra love and attention with an instant cash payment. Add a sticker as well if you want, to show a bit extra appreciation.&#xA0;
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can improve connecting with each other, whether it&#x2019;s an app innovation or something we could do at work we would love to hear from you. We&apos;re working harder than ever to ensure you continue to have the best Beem It experience possible. Please share any other ideas that you would like us to incorporate into our next blog post here <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>&#xA0;</body></html>

#BeemItshoutout

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Mothers Day is this weekend on the 10th and we can see that you&#x2019;re all getting organised, with payments through Beem It using the word &#x201C;mum&#x201D; doubling in the last week. I would imagine (like me) you&#x2019;re sending the money to the responsible sibling that always gets the group gift from all the kids.&#xA0;
We&#x2019;re also noticing (see the graph below) that you are all using&#xA0; &#x201C;mum&#x201D; the most on Tuesdays. Is there any reason we think about our Mums more than any other days? Or is it just that we realise there&#x2019;s still 3 days left till the weekend and need a hug?
So if you are relying on the responsible sibling, and sending money their way, why not also give them a little something extra by using one of our stickers. The Crab (below) is our most popular at the moment if you&#x2019;re struggling to pick.&#xA0;
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Description payments with &#x201C;mum&#x201D; from the 1st of March to 5th of May
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The average price with the &#x201C;mum&#x201D; description amount is $96. Which means she can expect some pretty special gifts this year and she deserves it!
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Don&#x2019;t have that sibling that sorts out the Mothers Day gift? Or you&#x2019;re the responsible one and don&#x2019;t know what to get her? You can always send her a payment with our Mothers Day sticker through Beem It. It&#x2019;s an easy option and you can make it special by suggesting what she should buy herself.&#xA0;
You could suggest that she uses the payment to buy herself some flowers or to spend it on a massage once isolation is over and they&#x2019;re allowed again (whenever that may be). Using Beem It is an easy solution to making your Mother feel great this Mothers Day.&#xA0;
Here at Beem It, we are here to support you as best as possible. We will continue to provide you with social distancing approved contactless payment solutions to allow you to instantly transfer and split household bills, whilst also introducing new features like gifting animations, to allow you to stay connected and show your appreciation even when you can&#x2019;t be there with your (not so) nearest and dearest.
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can improve connecting with each other, whether it&#x2019;s an app innovation or something we could do at work we would love to hear from you? We&apos;re working harder than ever to ensure you continue to have the best Beem It experience possible. Please share any other ideas that you would like us to incorporate into our next blog post here <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>&#xA0;
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Mothers Day is sorted with Beem It.

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There is no denying our worlds have been turned upside-down recently. We&#x2019;re navigating change and trialling new ways of working and socialising. Keeping safe and healthy can be tricky at the best of times and it&apos;s even more confusing (but comfy) in confinement.
Here at Beem It, we are here to support you as best as possible. We will continue to provide you with social distancing approved contactless payment solutions to allow you to instantly transfer and split household bills. Whilst also introducing new features like gifting animations, to allow you to stay connected and show your appreciation even when you can&#x2019;t be there with your (not so) nearest and dearest.
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<h4>What are Beemers up to?</h4>
This week, we thought we would share what you and other Beemers have been up to over the past month whilst dealing with social distancing.&#xA0;&#xA0;
It&apos;s clear you are a pretty smart group adapting well to new social norms whilst still maintaining contact with your community groups. We&#x2019;ve seen it through critical support of your local food and drinks industry (hey we all still have to eat) as well as messages showing you&#x2019;re staying connected with your nearest and dearest by using our app to pay, split, share and delight instantly.
Let&#x2019;s take a closer look.
Uber eats payments have increased since March, which is not a surprise. The best thing to do when you&#x2019;ve been binge-watching Tiger King all evening is to ensure you&#x2019;re fed with an Uber eats delivery from one of your local food spots.&#xA0;
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Beem It &#x201C;Uber eats&#x201D; payment description March 1st - April 14th
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McDonalds and KFC remain consistent payments, despite the increase in home-delivered meals. Saturday is the top day for both the food giants, proving it&#x2019;s hard to give up the greasy burgers, but easy to pay your flatmate back for the new iso-burger run.&#xA0;
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Beem It &#x201C;McDonalds&#x201D; &amp; &#x201C;KFC&#x201D;&#xA0; payment description March 1st - April 14th
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We know how much you normally love your coffee fix but at present, you are being sensible and spending less time than usual with your caffeinated friends. However even at the lowest point during this period, there were still 120 payments a day, so there must be a few of you Beemers still braving outside to get your daily coffee fix for your house.&#xA0;
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Beem It &#x201C;Coffee&#x201D; related payment description March 1st - April 14th
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More households are working together in sharing the weekly shop. We&#x2019;ve seen an increase in payment descriptions of &#x201C;groceries&#x201D; since March 15th and baking looks like it has tripled since this time last year. We think there will be some delicious creations out there!
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Beem It &#x201C;groceries&#x201D; payment description March 1st - April 14th
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Fuel related payments have dropped considerably in the past month. Highlighting that everyone is staying indoors and isolating well which has been great for not only reducing the spread of COVID-19 but improving the air pollution too! Great work Beemers.
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Beem It &#x201C;Fuel&#x201D; payment description March 1st - April 14th
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Finally, it looks like the toilet paper craziness is starting to die down, which is a relief (pun intended).&#xA0;
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Beem It &#x201C;toilet paper&#x201D; payment description March 1st - April 14th
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Well done Beemers whilst it&#x2019;s tough you are adapting well to the new &#x201C;normal&#x201D; ways of living. You&#x2019;re eating well, staying home but still connecting whether it&apos;s through social media or through seamless instant cash moments on Beem It.&#xA0; It&#x2019;s important to know that we are all in this together and we will come out of COVID stronger and maybe a little rounder!
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can improve connecting with each other, whether it&#x2019;s an app innovation or something we could do at work we would love to hear from you? We&apos;re working harder than ever to ensure you continue to have the best Beem It experience possible. Please share any other ideas that you would like us to incorporate into our next blog post here <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>&#xA0;</body></html>

Iso-liberation- The Beemer way

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There is no denying our worlds have been turned upside-down recently. We&#x2019;re navigating change and trialling new ways of working and socialising. Keeping safe and healthy can be tricky at the best of times and it&apos;s even more confusing (but comfy) in confinement.
Here at Beem It, we are here to support you as best as possible. We will continue to provide you with social distancing approved contactless payment solutions to allow you to instantly transfer and split household bills, whilst also introducing new features like gifting animations, to allow you to stay connected and show your appreciation even when you can&#x2019;t be there with your (not so) nearest and dearest.
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<h4>Move toward more connection</h4>
Whilst social distancing has dramatically reduced our physical connection, it&#x2019;s not all bad. The reality is we are spending more time than ever connecting through technology.&#xA0; The virus and isolation has made us reassess how important it is to stay in touch with fellow humans and how much we took for granted. Whilst the pandemic has created a universal common enemy it&#x2019;s also created a common goal for us to fight together, leading to re-connections and more meaningful conversations as well as uninterrupted planned time &#x201C;together&#x201D;.
We can now see and spend time with more people than ever before and can do it all at once.&#xA0;&#xA0;
In January if you wanted to hang out with a group of friends, you would organise a time and a place. You&#x2019;d spend the money and time to get to wherever you were meeting and for one reason or another some people would never turn up. Now this kind of meet up is being organised all the time and can happen instantly. We&#x2019;re connecting and having social gatherings like game nights across international borders. Best thing is, most people don&#x2019;t have to spend a cent (except the internet bill) to arrive at these virtual events.&#xA0;&#xA0;
Whilst platforms like Zoom and Facebook are enabling friends to meet up, payment apps like Beem It are also enhancing connections.&#xA0;
We have created some exciting new features to help enable more social interaction across your Beem It contactless network. This month we have integrated emoji reactions, so you can say thank-you instantly without being there and next week &#x2018;stickers&#x2019; will allow you to surprise and delight your friends no matter the reason.&#xA0;
So get on board and finally make that payment to your housemate who always cops the Netflix bill, with a personalised sticker message.&#xA0;
You can pay using stickers by finding the sticker icon in the top right-hand corner of Beem It when you go to pay. You&#x2019;ll be able to select from a number of options that we&#x2019;re always updating. Heck, you could even surprise your friend while enjoying a <a href="https://www.netflixparty.com/">Netflix watch party </a>(they could even &#x2018;react&#x2019; to your payment as well).&#xA0;
It doesn&#x2019;t stop there... the more social you are the more opportunity you have to earn, no strings attached, with our <a href="https://beemit.com.au/promo?campaignId=b5c85f41-c6d6-4c65-a4c1-97f121a5d134">referral programme</a>.&#xA0; If you refer a new friend and they become a Beemer each of you receive $5, not bad at a time when money is a little tighter for everyone.
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Beem It birthday sticker
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<h4>Beem It&#x2019;s connecting</h4>
At Beem It, we&#x2019;re connecting more despite the social isolation! We would have loved to have <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-bqtAqlGEn/">Hamish Blake invade our meeting</a> for a laugh, but he hasn&#x2019;t turned up yet!
Instead we&#x2019;ve adapted and are continuing to innovate both in our app and in how we connect as team members:
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We&#x2019;re replicating our Friday office online. We play different online games like <a href="https://skribbl.io/?CztKuy0Tetb4">scribl.io</a>.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Daily meetings (which were not daily before isolation) are in place, where there is a healthy mix of social conversation at the start and business for the rest. There have even been a few house tours, which have helped us discover more about the people we work with than if we had all stayed in the office.&#xA0;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">A few groups have started having a daily lunch meeting in place. In these meetings, the Beemers are eating on a google hangout together, all without their tuna sandwiches stinking out the office.</li>
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Like most, we have discovered that creating a routine is key to connections while social distancing. Stay home and organise your day like you would a non-isolated day. Depending on how you look at it, the only thing that&#x2019;s changing is your commute time! That&apos;s a big win and time you could use to chat to some friends, build on connections and get out for your power hour of exercise to keep motivated and energised.
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we might improve connecting with each other, whether it&#x2019;s an app innovation or something we could do at work we would love to hear from you?&#xA0;
We&apos;re working harder than ever to ensure you continue to have the best Beem It experience possible. Please share any other ideas that you would like us to incorporate into our next blog post here <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>&#xA0;</body></html>

Stay connected in a disconnected world

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There is no denying our worlds have been turned upside-down recently. We&#x2019;re navigating change and trialling new ways of working and socialising. Keeping safe and healthy can be tricky at the best of times and it&apos;s even more confusing (but comfy) in confinement.
Here at Beem It we are here to support you as best as possible. We will continue to provide you with social distancing approved contactless payment solutions to allow you to instantly transfer and split household bills, whilst also introducing new features, like gifting animations, to allow you to stay connected and show your appreciation even when you can&#x2019;t be there with your (not so) nearest and dearest.
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<h4>Let&#x2019;s bring the happy back!</h4>
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Drop in the word &#x2018;happy&#x2019; in payment descriptions in March
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Good mental health will be important to maintain throughout lockdown. Our new way of living will require marathon vs sprint strategies, so preparing and planning for a realistic but balanced long term approach is key.&#xA0; Be kind to yourself and remember there are those things you can control and those that you cannot. Only give &#x2018;headspace&#x2019; to the things that are in your control and you are able to influence.
Take the pressure off trying to do everything all at once, set up small goals that will allow you to embrace the positives of being in temporary lockdown and celebrate every achievement with your crew.&#xA0; Try spending the extra time doing things you normally wouldn&#x2019;t do or work on the one thing that you have been putting off to help improve yourself. TAFE has just announced <a href="https://www.tafensw.edu.au/fee-free-short-courses">free short courses</a> you could use to learn a new skill and come out the other side ready and raring to go.
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<h4>Let&apos;s Beem together this Easter and beyond&#xA0; </h4>
Maintaining healthy relationships and connecting is important to stay happy, especially with Easter holidays coming up. Jump on a video call, run an Easter bonnet parade, play some charades and send your &#x2018;eggs&#x2019; via a gift payment with Beem It. By sending an Easter egg gift payment on Beem you can deliver that surprise and delight experience that we&#x2019;re all use to from the bunny at Easter, who could be blocked by those tough border restrictions.
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Why not try one of our other beautifully created gift animations that will be sure to make any peer to peer payment a little bit more fun and personal. To send a gift payment simply sign up to the App (if you haven&apos;t already) and head over to the pay section and tap on the gift icon on the top right.
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<h4>Connect with people</h4>
If you haven&#x2019;t used <a href="https://zoom.us/">Zoom</a> for a catch up with a few friends or <a href="https://houseparty.com/">House Party</a> to host a &#x2018;chips and guac&#x2019; night, get with the programme and download them right now. These and many other platforms provide free and simple ways to remain connected and happy when isolated.
Tech innovations are also helping to add quirky personalised options to these online moments together, you can use stickers, animojis, or even alternate backgrounds to take the party to places outside the house.&#xA0; If you wanted, you could surprise your friends with a Beem It gift payment while chatting. If they are full Beem It members they&#x2019;ll receive their payment and cool gift card instantly on camera, another great way to make a virtual chat a little more special.
Check out this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCIx31A5gyE">zoom choir</a> in America firmly showing Corona we don&#x2019;t need to be together to be strong, connected and happy.
If meeting new people is your thing don&#x2019;t let time indoors restrict you, Bumble and the dating apps are a great way to meet new acquaintances (just like before). Bumble has a great new feature that allows you to meet new friends, while Tinder allows you to now match with people internationally. Like Beem It, these companies are continuing to be reactive and offering updated or new features that are improving life in isolation. For instance, check out our toilet paper animation. It&#x2019;s been a Beemer pleaser with the amount of use it&#x2019;s been getting over the past few weeks.&#xA0;
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<h4>Connect with your community to spread happiness beyond the house</h4>
We&#x2019;ve been really impressed with everyone maintaining healthy social distance connections and using the online world to become a stronger world.&#xA0;
Musicians and entertainers are leading the charge when it comes to bringing people together. There are an array of local artists that are live streaming from their places of isolation and a few of them are asking for donations via their Beem It handles. It&#x2019;s a great opportunity to connect with some of your friends and local artists at the same time, whilst giving to a good cause. Check out <a href="https://www.timeout.com/music/awesome-live-streaming-concerts-to-enjoy-from-home">Timeout</a> for a list a great upcoming live stream gigs to ones you may have missed, including John Legend&apos;s set #TogetherAtHome.&#xA0;
There are a number of locals and small businesses in different industries including &#x2018;health &amp; fitness&#x2019; and hospitality that are helping people connect virtually (just like entertainers). Now is a great time to spread happiness by reaching out to support them with a small donation through Beem It.
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<h4>Be happy with yourself</h4>
A great way to increase feeling good is to initiate some self-care. Make sure you&#x2019;re spending time on yourself doing the things that relax you and make you feel good. You could do some Yoga or finish playing that video game you&#x2019;ve been trying to finish.&#xA0; We asked what the Beem It team has been up to in isolation. It might give you a bit of inspiration to enjoy some of your time:
Raph, our IOS software engineer is playing WoW (World of Warcraft). He was doing that before, but since being isolated, he&#x2019;s ramped it up a bit.
Adryon, in our UX team, is spending her free time walking her dog and is getting into her Yoga. She suggests checking out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKE7WVJfvaHW5q283SxchA">Adriene</a> if you&#x2019;re interested.
Divya, our strategist, is streaming everything. She&#x2019;s doing birthday zoom parties and is keen on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hotdubtimemachine">Hot Dub Time Machine</a> live.
Jason B in our operations team is being very constructive, gardening and cooking. Check out <a href="https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/food-and-drink/article/national-treasure-maggie-beer-back-our-screens-helping-you-cook-while-youre-self-isolating">Maggie Beer&#x2019;s new nightly online vids</a> for inspiration&#xA0;
Steve in our engineering team is playing indoor badminton and Youtubing. He&#x2019;s being the most creative with the limited space and desire to exercise.&#xA0;
Jeremy in our marketing team is Zooming family members and friends a lot. He has his Grandmas 80th birthday on skype, who blew out virtual candles and was sent a bunch of birthday cards on Beem It.&#xA0;&#xA0;
We hope this all helps inspire you to continue doing the good stuff that you&#x2019;re already doing. Stay safe, keep doing good things for you but remember we are all in this together.
Otherwise, If you are feeling a little unhappy or anxious, reach out. Beyond Blue have a good article on dealing with mental health during COVID-19 <a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak">here</a>. Reach out to <a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support">Beyond Blue Support Service</a> which offers short term counselling and referrals by phone and webchat on 1300 22 4636.
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We&#x2019;re keen to hear from you and we&apos;re working harder than ever to ensure you continue to have the best Beem It experience possible. Please share any other ideas that you would like us to incorporate into our next blog post here <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>&#xA0;</body></html>

Make your small world GREAT- let’s be happy Beemers

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There is no denying our worlds have been turned upside-down recently. We&#x2019;re navigating change and trialing new ways of working and socialising. Keeping safe and healthy can be tricky at the best of times and it&apos;s even more confusing (but comfy) in confinement. Here at Beem It we want to support and connect you in more ways than one, so today we are bringing you something a little different from the norm.&#xA0;&#xA0;
The Beem It Iso-liberation series is a weekly curation of tips and tricks to help you make the most out of being isolated. We want to put a positive spin on things while you stay safe at home and embrace the &#x2018;Iso-liberation&#x2019;!
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<h4>Give to feel good!</h4>
With payment technology like Beem It at your fingertips, being in lockdown is actually a perfect time to instantly connect and share a little treat with the people you care about.&#xA0; We&#x2019;ve already seen a spike in gift payments and spend descriptions like &#x201C;toilet paper&#x201D;, &#x201C;groceries&#x201D; and the dreaded &#x201C;C&#x201D; word. You can still have a bit of fun whilst sharing and paying with other Beemers check out our cool toilet paper animation and wrap it around your next payment message.
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The increase of coronavirus Beem It description payments in March
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How about taking it one step further? Get in touch with the people that are doing it tough right now like your local coffee shop workers, your friends or older family members and send them some love with a gift payment or tip with Beem It.
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<h4>Improve yourself or learn a new skill:</h4>
Technology is a great enabler, especially at times like this when we can learn things to better ourselves from the comfort of home. Beem It means you can also pay the people you&#x2019;re isolated from. You could pay them for any memberships they might have their eye on as a good gesture.
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Keeping mentally fit and healthy is critical during this period of isolation and there are no longer any excuses about having no time in the busy social schedule.&#xA0; Many exercise, meditation and gym apps are offering online and discount memberships right now. You could actually come out of this isolation period more toned, fit and grounded than ever before. Chris Hemsworth&#x2019;s <a href="https://centr.com/join-us?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9uzWj8ev6AIV1g0rCh3bMwOYEAAYASAAEgLiFPD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds">Centr </a>is giving you a free 6-week membership. You could also support a small local business like <a href="https://www.studiocombined.com/">Studiocombined </a>a great option for pilates, yoga and barre. The ABC has also recently created <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/mindfully/">Mindfully</a> a podcast to help anyone use mindfulness in different areas of day to day life to find a calmer and happier you.
Take mental fitness a step further and learn a new skill with all this time at home. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAO5M1aEDtE">footshake dance move</a> that is taking over Tik Tok right now will get you moving and trending. Otherwise, bring the local library to you via Libby. Check out how to use Libby <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/how-to-easily-borrow-ebooks-from-your-library-on-your-phone-or-tablet/">here</a>.
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<h4>Get some great watching in.</h4>
There are so many awesome shows to watch at the moment, no matter what you&#x2019;re interested in. Netflix, Stan, Prime, DisneyPlus, Foxtel, Kayo all are ensuring that we&#x2019;re set up to weather the isolation storm. The <a href="https://thebrag.com/a-list-of-shows-you-should-binge-watch-during-self-isolation/">Brag</a> has a list of binge-worthy shows to check out. Now could also be a good time to set up scheduled payments in Beem It. They will ensure that you are fairly paying the organiser in your household copping the Netflix subscription. Simply set it up once and forget.
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<h4>Indoortainment&#xA0;</h4>
Streaming and virtual events are having a moment Room 2 Radio is setting up a DJ set every weekend whilst isolation is happening. Check out the details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/258416875166870/">here</a>. Even big international stars like Coldplay and John Legend are jumping on the bandwagon and connecting their fans remotely through the web. Dance the night away in your own room with hundreds of other people in their living rooms and share in a wonderful collective experience.
Music not your thing? A lot of the technologies are bringing out timely updates to help ensure you&#x2019;re still being together via technology. Facebook and Netflix now have watch parties, so you can watch and react to shows at the same time as your friends whilst keeping at least 4m apart.
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<h4>Make money moments better</h4>
It&#x2019;s not always fun, but now is a good time to look into budgeting. Spend the extra time at home to look at how you can improve your finances. Use the group function to help you get the money you deserve for going out to buy the toilet roll. 
Overall it&#x2019;s important that you keep your mind and body healthy and strong over this period. Use the time productively and for your own benefit. Make sure you are following the government&apos;s recommendations on how to stay safe and let&#x2019;s get through this together Beemers!
 
We&#x2019;re keen to hear from you and we&apos;re working harder than ever to ensure you continue to have the best Beem It experience possible. Please share any other ideas that you would like us to incorporate into our next blog post here <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>&#xA0;
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Comfort in confinement - Beem It Iso-liberation.

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You asked and we listened. You can now react when a friend pays you instantly on Beem It. Let your friends know that you appreciate receiving a payment in a fun way, using up to eight different emojis.&#xA0;
To help you understand &#x2018;why&#x2019; we decided to add reactions, we interviewed resident Beem It designer extraordinaire Dan S:
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Dan S- Our amazing Senior UI Designer.
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What do you do at Beem It?
Dan S: I am in charge of translating ideas, sketches, and wireframes mixing them with brand elements and human centred principles into engaging final designs, micro-interactions and prototypes that will be ready for our amazing team of developers to build in iOS and Android.
What occasions do you like to use Beem It?&#xA0;
Dan: During weekends, when I go out with my mates and we need to easily split the bills. It has saved us time and it is so easy to later follow up our IOUs.&#xA0;&#xA0;
What was the thinking in including the ability to &#x2018;react&#x2019; to payments on Beem It?
Dan: We want to be as friendly and social as possible with all of our payment solutions. Reactions come as a way for users to express how they feel when they get a payment from their mates. We chose emojis because they have proven to be a great way to represent emotions and we selected only 8 since we want to keep it simple.
What is the emoji that you will use the most&#xA0; and why?
Dan: Let me think, we do have great options, I will use the majority quite frequently to be honest. But if I have to choose one it will probably be the &apos;party face emoji&apos;&#x2026; why? because it represents joy and celebration.
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

React to payments to make everyone feel good

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Take advantage of all extra 1,440 minutes of the leap year with Beem It and don&#x2019;t let money conversations get in the way. Use the extra time to go out for a few drinks with friends, book a pottery class with your partner or cook a feast for your family.&#xA0;
Beem It has over 470 of you born on February 29th. If you come across someone who is born on the 29th of February (otherwise known as a &#x2018;Leapy&#x2019;), why not treat them, because they&#x2019;re younger than they seem.&#xA0;
Here at Beem It HQ we are lucky enough to have a resident Leapy in our team Jason B - our fabulous Head Of Operations. So we thought we would sit down and ask him a few questions about Beem It and what having a birthday once every four years is like?
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Q: How old are you? Do you count in leap years?
Jason: 8 this year, and of course I count in leap years. How else would I beat every other kid in my age group at the swimming carnival? Really hanging out for my 21st in 52 years time.
Q: Do you celebrate your birthday on non-leap years and is it in February or March?&#xA0;
Jason: What do you mean celebrate on non leap years&#x2026;&#x2026; Always has to be Feb 28th, not going to have a Birthday in March. I have tried to swing the gift things on both days but it&#x2019;s a hard sell.
Q: What are the plans for this leap year birthday?
Jason: It&#x2019;s always a bit exciting when you have a &#x2018;real&#x2019; birthday so I&#x2019;ll use it as an opportunity to catch up with some friends, grab some tacos from my favourite taco joint and see where the day takes us.
Q: Are you expecting a Beem It gift this birthday? Which gift card would you like?
Jason: I imagine I&#x2019;ll get a gift or two through Beem it, I&#x2019;m hoping for the armadillo, I&#x2019;m a big fan of the Central American native animal. Most likely will just end up getting a split request from some of my cheaper mates though who&#x2019;ll insist on making me pay at my own Birthday.
Q: How does Beem It make it easier for you to be smarter with your money?
Jason: As a &#x201C;leapy&#x201D; Beem It makes sure I don&#x2019;t overspend at everybody else&#x2019;s birthdays that come so frequently! One every year, oh to be so lucky. I can easily request payment instantly from mates when we go out, or can set up groups to keep track of larger expenses when we travel.&#xA0;
Q: What do you like about working at Beem It?
Jason: The passion that the whole team has for the app, and the way we then share ideas across the business to improve things for our customers is highly motivating. Impromptu table tennis games are also a plus
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Do you have any questions for Jason&#xA0; or want to know anything about Beem It? Maybe you have a really good idea about how we can improve? Let us know by getting in contact with our friendly team at <a href="mailto:support@beemit.com.au">support@beemit.com.au</a>.
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.
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Beem It has a leapy ( AKA someone that has their birthday on leap year 😊 )

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Valentine&apos;s Day was definitely eventful for you Beemers with some interesting descriptions and over 800 competition entries.&#xA0;
You treated your someone special with the average #splithappens price at $43.31.
20-24 year olds led the way and showed the other age groups how it&apos;s done with 40% of their spend being split on Valentine&apos;s day with Beem It.
For your enjoyment, here are the creative winners who bagged themselves $200 for their witty Valentine&#x2019;s Day entries. Who says money doesn&#x2019;t buy happiness?&#xA0;
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The 5 Winners
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#x201C;only here for the food not the dude #splithappens&#x201D; - Yu. L</li>
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&#x201C;our love is PHO real &#x1F372; #splithappens&#x201D; - Filip. B
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&#x201C;Got 99 problems but a split ain&#x2019;t one #splithappens&#x201D; - Claire. S
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&#x201C;I love you for a lifetime, not only for a day, I love you for who you are, except when you don&#x2019;t pay! #splithappens&#x201D; - Thomas. G
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&#x201C;texts are left on read, i&#x2019;m feeling a bit blue, you&#x2019;re not my girl but i&#x2019;d still split it with you &#x1F614;&#x2764;&#xFE0F;&#x1F918;&#x1F3FB;#splithappens&#x201D; - Chloe. K
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A few more worth Mentioning
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#x201C;He loves me, he loves me not.. he&#x2019;s guaranteed to love me when he&#x2019;s not paying for the whole lot #splithappens&#x201D;</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#x201C;Bank statement&#x2019;s in red. The bills are due. But now I&#x2019;ve got beemit. With friends I&#x2019;m true! #splithappens&#x201D;&#xA0;</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#x201C;twinkle twinkle little bill, how I wish to split you still, up above my reach no more, because Beem It&apos;s here to set the score #splithappens&#x201D;&#xA0;</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#x201C;roses are red, violets are blue. i am broke and so are you. #splithappens&#x201D;&#xA0;</li>
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Our Beemers in the office didn&#x2019;t want to miss out so whilst they couldn&#x2019;t take part to claim the prize they wanted to see if their #splithappens descriptors were as good as yours&#x2026;.here is two winning entries from Tina and Ramie, both in Customer Service. What do you think??
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&#x201C;Beem It is pink. Beem It is fast. Split the bill. If you want our love to last!. #splithappens&#x201D; - Tina
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&#x201C;The Flash is red, Superman is blue, Beem It is quicker, Request from me to you &#x1F911;&#x26A1;&#xFE0F; #splithappens #justbeemit&#x201D; - Ramie
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Tina has been in customer service at Beem It for just under 2 years. Her favourite way to use Beem It is to gift her 10 grandchildren. She has no favourites.
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Ramie has been in customer service at Beem It for 2 years. He&#x2019;s a foodie and thinks variety is the spice of life. He uses Beem It when having dinner with friends.&#xA0;
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

Money does buy happiness...Kinda. The best Valentines descriptions #Splithappens

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As university O-week begins this week, students will have to start navigating independent student life.
It can be challenging negotiating what feels like a never-ending cycle of work, study, socialising, exams, and one hell of an end of year party. One easy way to help reduce some of the stress is to provide an easy way to pay, request, split and transfer money amongst your uni crews.
Beem It is a payments app that makes it easier to split, request or pay new (or old) friends. You can pay them back instantly using the app, when they buy you a coffee or request what you&apos;re owed when you shout the study snacks.&#xA0; 
The Beem It app can do more than just pay, It can also help you stay on top of group activities. You can split bills when you go out for lunch with your study group, or create a group to track expenses with your flatmates. When you add multiple expenses, Beem It does all the calculations for you, so you can concentrate all your brainpower on writing those essays and joining new groups.&#xA0;
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

University survival rule number 1

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Money affects relationships more than we would prefer to admit. So it&#x2019;s important that you work out a good system with your partner when it comes to sorting out your money, and sharing the expenses. Here are some pointers from my experience that may help.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Communication is key. Ensure you have an open and honest conversation when you talk about money. Secrets will make things difficult.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Have your own accounts. It&apos;s important to have some independence, including financial independence. Like having some social time to yourself, it&#x2019;s also important to have some sort of financial freedom&#x2019;.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Keep a running total of your expenses. A great way to do this is to use Beem It&#x2019;s group expenses feature to keep track of all your costs. This way you can see who has spent more. It&#x2019;ll also help guide conversations when it comes to splitting those expenses fairly.&#xA0;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Finally, communication doesn&#x2019;t have to be awkward. It&apos;s never easy having those conversations, no matter how close you are. If you do need to split bills, make it easier by using Beem It. It takes a lot of the awkwardness out of those moments. There&#x2019;s a reason why these types of apps are starting to take off in Nordic countries, or in China. This will mean fewer arguments and more positive time together.&#xA0;</li>
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

How to split expenses with your significant other

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Dating has been changing over the past couple of years. All the new dating apps (Tinder, Bumble, Okcupid, Happn, etc) have improved the way we interact with each other, meet and fall in love. But there are also apps out there that can help with those moments when you are already together in a relationship, and I thought I would let you know how you can make your date on Valentine&apos;s Day a little easier.
Imagine that you are single. You have met someone on Bumble and organised your first get together for this Valentines Day. You have both agreed on a nice restaurant in a trendy part of town. You order a drink and a light meal (maybe you&#x2019;re a little nervous). The other person is feeling great and decides to order a few cocktails, a main and a dessert. Who pays for what?
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SITUATION 1- Don&#x2019;t split the bill - pay for it all.&#xA0;
You pay for it all, because you didn&#x2019;t want to be awkward about it. You wanted to avoid the awkward money conversation, even though you weren&#x2019;t sure if you were going to see the other person again. You leave the date hoping for a second date, or at least the offer that you will get paid back.&#xA0;
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SITUATION 2 - Awkward conversation
The waiter drops the bill off, you both look at it. There is a long pause and an uncomfortable conversation ensues about who should pay for what. After a bit of back and forth you decide to split the bill on the spot. This means a long wait while you both pay the waiter using your credit/debit cards. The waiter gives an annoyed look at you both and you know the waiter wanted just one of you to pay for the romantic meal.&#xA0;
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SITUATION 3- Split the money with Beem It.&#xA0;
Using an app is how you met your date, so it makes sense to use an app for this moment too. Use Beem It so you can enjoy the evening instead. Instantly split the bill or request how much you are owed later on.&#xA0;
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Overall it makes sense to use apps for a number of interactions beyond just meeting each other in the dating world. Split the bill using Beem It, reduce the awkward conversations and enjoy the moment. If it works out you may be &#x2018;Beeming&#x2019; more, with your valentine date.&#xA0;
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.
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Split the bill this valentines

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The year of the Metal Rat is upon us and what better way to celebrate new beginnings, than with a new way of giving the red envelope? The Beem It app has added a Lunar new year animation to the suite of gift cards. Say x&#x12B;n ni&#xE1;n ku&#xE0;i l&#xE8; with a gift payment.
Beem It has also collaborated with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellomissmay/?hl=en">Miss May </a>to create another new animation. Check it out when you make a payment as a gift!&#xA0;
We asked Miss May a few questions about creating the design, and how she finds Beem It benefits her with gifting.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Miss May&#x2019;s inspiration for the design:</li>
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&#xA0;&#x201C;Cute and quirky. I wanted to bring my childhood&#x201D;
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How Miss May finds Beem It benefits her with gifting during the Lunar new year. -&#xA0;
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&#x201C;...handy when my brother, nephews and nieces are all living in different cities in Australia. Being a married aunty now, I could just use Beem It, and send the little red packet right away.&#x201D;
Sending a gift has never been so easy:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Head to the pay feature and select send as a gift</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Choose the lucky recipient and fill in the details&#xA0;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Write your personal message and choose your animation</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Voila!</li>
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

Gift with Beem It this Lunar new year

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Up until recently I have not been a loyalty card user. I&#x2019;ve found the experience of carrying around loyalty cards to be too clunky, slow and inconvenient -&#xA0; finding the card in your wallet/ purse, scanning it every time you can and redeeming the points for the &#x2018;freebies&#x2019;?&#xA0;
So what has made me change? Beem It now has the functionality to store all my loyalty cards in one place.&#xA0;
It&#x2019;s taken the slow, clunky and inconvenient out of my experience of using my loyalty cards. No more rummaging around my wallet creating awkward moments like holding up a queue. It&#x2019;s as easy as opening the app, going to the loyalty card section and picking my loyalty card to scan. It&#x2019;s amazing how such a small thing like making it easy to store cards, can change someone&#x2019;s entire behaviour and outlook on Loyalty card apps.&#xA0;
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.
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I will start using loyalty cards because of Beem It. 

<html><head></head><body>2019 was an interesting year for Beem It users. Beem It hit 1 million app downloads, and introduced new features that made it easier to pay, request, split and transfer. Consumers used Beem It in some curious ways. We thought we would share some of the intriguing facts of how &#x2018;Beemers&#x2019; spend money on the Beem It app.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">They&#x2019;re a hungry bunch! The #1 transaction description was FOOD*.&#x1F372;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">They paid their friends back instantly for over 45,000 pizzas, 29,000 Maccas runs and 8,000 bowls of ramen.&#x1F355;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to the thirst, there were 33,000 Drinks, 27,000 coffees, 11,000 beers, 7,000 wines. 6,000 made sure they paid back their friends for hydration using the description &#x2018;water&#x2019;.&#x1F379;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Over 80,000 transactions were for splitting an Uber, while that mate with a car got reimbursed for fuel 43,000 times.&#x1F697;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Mum&#x2019;s the word with our users mentioning &#x201C;Mum&#x201D; 3 times more than &#x201C;Dad&#x201D;. &#x1F46A;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">17,000 people said &#x201C;Hi&#x201D;, and 15,000 sent kisses with an &#x201C;xx&#x201D;. &#x1F495;</li>
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Bring on 2020!
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use, we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.
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 2019 was an epic year, you might find some surprises...

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How close are you with your friends? Do you have that one friend that you would trust to take care of your pet or look after your kids - your best friend. Now, how are you when it comes to money with your best friend, and what happens when you&#x2019;re paying for something together? I bet that it&#x2019;s awkward when you&#x2019;re trying to split a bill or share the cost.
Beem It is a new app that&#x2019;s here to ease payment headaches, and more importantly, avoid those awkward money moments with your friends. At first glance, I was skeptical - &#x201C;why would I need another app, when I can just use my bank app to send money and use the calculator app to split bills?&#x201D;. Beem It&#x2019;s difference is in the ease with which you can pay or request money from friends. It&#x2019;s so simple that it really does make money conversations easier, or help to avoid them altogether.
Let me explain, technology is making interactions better. Think Bumble, think Facebook, think email. All these technologies improve different forms of communication. They quicken, simplify and make the interaction easier, instant. All on an app on your phone.
The other night I bought a round of drinks for my mates. Rather than texting and asking for them to pay me back, my time was saved by using Beem It to request the money I was owed. All they had to do is swipe right on my payment request (tinder-style) to pay me back. No conversations or text messages. Time saved.
The best thing about Beem It, is that this is just one feature. My friends and I use the groups feature which calculates who owes what, when we have our big trips away. Each person&apos;s costs are tallied up, and at the end, we pay what we owe. Meaning fewer awkward conversations, and more of the good times with friends. And that&apos;s the most important thing about Beem It. Having easier payments is great, and the other features like group payments make money moments easier. But the real winner for me is how good it is with my friends. That&#x2019;s the real value. Use Beem It, and get your mates on it quickly.
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

How to avoid awkward money chats with mates

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What were your new year&apos;s resolutions? If you&#x2019;re anything like me, at the top of the resolution list is spending more time with friends, going overseas, and being better with money.
It&#x2019;s more than just saving money. It also involves ensuring that you&#x2019;re only spending your money when you should be. For me, that means not being too generous and making sure you get what you&#x2019;re owed.&#xA0;
The Beem It app helps me get what I&#x2019;m owed while avoiding the awkward money moments with my friends. Let me explain how:
The other day I was with a group of my friends, enjoying a dinner out on the town. We all ordered our different meals and I jumped up to pay (I wanted the points and I don&#x2019;t like the awkwardness of waiting to work out who foots the bill). Now I should also mention that I&#x2019;m a vegan. That tends to mean that I should be paying for less than my other friends who get to eat more of the shared dishes. I suggested that we all just &#x201C;Beem It&#x201D;. All I had to do later was, split the bill using the Beem It App, with my group of friends who all paid me back instantly. No questions asked. Instead of sitting there working out who owed what, we were able to move on to the karaoke. It was an easy way to make sure I got exactly what I was owed - and as a bonus, I got to spend more quality time with my friends. That&#x2019;s two new year&#x2019;s resolutions down with one app!
You can get paid back the money that you&#x2019;re owed in 2020, by using Beem It:
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<li>Simply request a payment from a friend for the amount they owe you. Avoid those awkward text messages and conversations to transfer money. Beem It also sends automatic reminders until the payment request is resolved.&#xA0;&#xA0;</li>
<li>Use the Groups feature to tally individual costs, and work out who owes what from a running total of expenses. That way both you AND your friends will be better at tracking money.&#xA0;</li>
<li>Never be left footing the bill. Split the bill to ensure everyone pays their fair share.</li>
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I am looking forward to a great 2020 and slightly better finances. I hope you are too.
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use and we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

New Year, New You - how to help achieve your money resolutions 

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Beem It is thrilled to celebrate reaching our millionth download!&#xA0;&#xA0;
What started out as a simple idea to offer a platform for instant and easy mobile payments between friends and family, has grown into something much bigger.
We&#x2019;ve released many new features such as; enabling you to instantly transfer money across your own debit cards, track and split group expenses and most recently store your retailer loyalty cards in the app.&#xA0;
We continue to grow our network and move closer towards our goal of making life easier for all Australians. One million downloads is a testament to our committed team and our Beem It community (aka you!) that have backed us every step of the way.
Without our users trying the product, consistently giving us invaluable feedback and partnering with us to make the product even better, we wouldn&#x2019;t be where we are today. So, we want to take this opportunity to shout out to our users for the ongoing support. You rock!
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use, we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

Beem It hits 1 million downloads! And counting...

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We&#x2019;ve launched a new feature allowing users to send a gift with Beem It, making it fun and easy for all involved. Simply select your amount, then add a personal touch with a custom card and animation.
If the recipient is a Beem It user, your gift will pop up in their activity feed for them to unwrap and reveal your card. If they&#x2019;re not a Beem It user, you can send them a unique link that will reveal their gift and give them the option to join Beem It to receive the money directly into their account. And don&#x2019;t worry, your money will remain in your account until they do so.&#xA0;
Sending a gift has never been so easy:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Head to the Pay feature and select send as a gift</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Choose the lucky recipient and fill in the details&#xA0;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Write your personal message and choose your animation</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Voila!</li>
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use, we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au/">here</a>.</body></html>

Give the gift of cash with Beem It

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Donate to The Smith Family simply by giving a gift

The gift that keeps on giving

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Before Beem It, getting paid back from people was somewhat of a nightmare. The desire to avoid awkward money moments at the register or dinner table with a simple &#x201C;just pay me back later&#x201D;, would haunt you forever. Asking once, twice, three times before you give up hope of ever seeing that money again. And what about those of us too anxious to even ask?&#xA0;
We asked our users for their scariest IOUs and boy did they deliver...&#xA0;
&#x201C;One night I was walking home from the University bar and saw someone who was getting bullied by a few other people. I thought it best I go and help and so handed my wallet to this guy I knew. I ended up saving the day but the bloke I gave my wallet to took $30 for his trouble telling me he&#x2019;d pay me back. This was 5 years ago I haven&#x2019;t received my $30 back as he never has cash, but whenever I&#x2019;m not nearby the guy keeps sending me photos of him waving $30 around. &#x2013; Bass, ACT
&#x201C;This bloke I used to live with was in charge of collecting everyone&#x2019;s rent and paying the landlord as it was a private arrangement for our share house. Everything was going well until 9 months into the lease the landlord came round asking why he hadn&#x2019;t received the rent. Turns out the guy was keeping it in a shoebox under his bed. He did a runner and we never got our money. &#x2013; The General, NSW
&#x201C;There&#x2019;s this girl I know who always avoids a shout. Always leaves just when it&#x2019;s their turn to buy drinks or slows down when everyone is nearing the end so someone else has to go get the next. We confronted her one time, she denied it and then overcompensated buying drinks all night. Next morning, she sends us a text with basically an itemised list of the night out asking for us to pay our share!! &#x2013; Patricia, VIC
Don&#x2019;t risk it - send a request with Beem It for instant payments into your account. Forget about pesky BSB and account numbers, Beem It allows you to send and receive money with anyone in your network simply with their username. We&#x2019;ll even send automated payment reminders on your behalf, so you can save your friendships and avoid those awkward money conversations.&#xA0;
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What is Beem It?
Beem It allows you to pay, request, split and transfer money instantly with anyone in your network, simply using your phone. Owned by CommBank, Westpac &amp; NAB, the app is free to download and use, we won&apos;t charge you any nasty fees. Find out more about Beem It <a href="https://beemit.com.au" target="_self">here</a>.
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