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The idea of sitting on a beach sounds nice for a few days (or maybe a couple of weeks), but most people crave more than just doing nothing.

The myth of retirement is a con, don’t fall for it

Financial freedom doesn’t automatically bring fulfilment. Here’s how to bring purpose to your life after retirement.

  • Bec Wilson

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Banks must be more conservative when approving new credit limits from January.

Goodbye ‘Frank’: These are the new top credit cards in town

ME Bank may be closing its trailblazing low-rate credit card, but it is far from the cheapest option now anyway.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Arnold Bloch Leibler, which has a large high net worth client base, says the proposed register conflicts with the rights of law-abiding people to structure their businesses and financial affairs in a private manner.

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

We’re constantly worrying about our finances and saving money, but when was the last time you calculated your net worth?

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Don’t go in blind – have a direction when it comes to your finances.

The crucial step you’re missing when trying to save money

Many personal finance questions follow a pattern: should I do this, or that? But this is the wrong question to be asking.

  • Paridhi Jain
If you feel like your experience with money is lacking, it might be time to look inside.

Struggling to save? Your emotions could be holding you back

You can know everything there is to know about the world of finance, but it’s all for naught if you lack this one thing.

  • Paridhi Jain
It’s pointless to simply have the attitude that “you should stop spending on that.”

Being shamed for spending money won’t help you. Here’s what will

It seems patronising at best, and woefully ignorant at worst, to suggest that educated, grown adults don’t understand these basics.

  • Paridhi Jain
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In 2022-23, the Mint made more than 110 million Australian coins. The year before that, it made more than 134 million. In 2023-24, it made about 47 million.

The coin that Australia’s ‘Uber for cash’ wants to kill

Millions of coins sit in wallets, banks, cash register tills, back pockets and underneath sofa cushions – and they face an unknown fate.

  • Millie Muroi
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I’m 30 and living with my parents. How do I get back on my feet?

It’s common for people to feel shame or disappointment around how their life is turning out. But the good news is, it’s easy to rebuild.

  • Paridhi Jain
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Three common money conundrums – and why they’re all lies

We all think about money in different ways, but our worries tend to manifest in some common concerns.

  • Paridhi Jain
Spending your life living high on the hog could be masking some deeper troubles with money.

How to end the cycle of financial self-sabotage

One step forward, two steps back. Is that what your financial life feels like? Fixing this isn’t really about money – it’s about how you think.

  • Paridhi Jain

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