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Wacky tax deductions are no solution to living cost crunch

Taxpayers turn up their creativity when financial times are tough, but the ATO is watching. See the list of 10 weird claims.

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How much the cost of retiring comfortably has surged

What you need to fund a comfortable retirement has climbed sharply since 2019. See the list of expenses for singles and couples.

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Banks jump the gun as term deposit rates tumble

Big banks have quietly started slashing term deposit rates ahead of any Reserve Bank moves, so it’s time for savers to examine what they’re getting.

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Australia’s best places to retire revealed

A new report ranks the nation’s top retirement destinations and why they make the list. See where our seniors are most likely to live.

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Baby boomers’ $200bn cash giveaway: what it means for you

Our richest generation is retiring and the great Aussie wealth transfer is under way, with Gen X and Y the biggest beneficiaries, but there are money traps to avoid.

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Key reasons retiree pension windfalls are being eaten up

Superannuation pensions are up, age pensions are up and cash deposits are up, so why are so many seniors still finding it tough going?

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National story about avoiding mortage prison, the mortage cliff and how to refinance your home. Vanessa Fabris a KPMG associate director, bought a home late last year amid the whirlwind of interest rate rises. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Best ways to ask for a home loan breather

From cliffs to prisons, it’s been a hellish 15 months for mortgages but there are ways to ease the pressure caused by higher interest rates.

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Australian one-dollar coins sit with a collection of bank notes arranged for a photograph, in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Australia's central bank may need to resume increasing the developed world's highest borrowing costs to keep inflation from accelerating as a mining boom intensifies, according to the International Monetary Fund. Photographer: Sergio Dionisio/Bloomberg

13 reasons why the RBA should not raise rates again

Millions of borrowers have cheered as the Reserve Bank held its cash rate at 4.1 per cent. Here’s why it’s unlikely to go higher.

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A bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate is pictured in London, on January 14, 2010. US chocolate maker Hershey plans to bid at least 17.9 billion dollars next week for British confectioner Cadbury after concluding it can top US food giant Kraft's offer, The Wall Street Journal reported on January 15. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal

Why chocolate’s price spike is a bitter pill to swallow

Chocolate should be a comfort food turning sadness into joy. Inflation’s evil grip has arrived, but there are things you can do.

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Are home prices immune to more interest rate scares?

Frightening Reserve Bank interest rate rises have failed to create a house of horrors for real estate values. Here’s why.

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A trader wipes his eyes as he watches stock prices at the New York Stock Exchange August 23, 2019 in New York. - Wall Street stocks tanked Friday after President Donald Trump vowed a tough response to new Chinese tariffs, escalating the trade war between the world's top two economies amid rising fears of recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 600 points, or 2.4 percent, to 25,628.90, registering its fourth straight weekly loss. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP)

Odds shorten for a share market slump

A strong recent performance by the Australian stock market could end soon as the silly season for share price falls approaches.

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The cost of milk has risen 15 per cent with inflation.

Why the price of milk has gone through the roof

Finding your average grocery shop is costing you more and more? These are the household staples that are hitting your hip pocket the hardest.

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Six good tax habits to start now

Tax time 2023 is in full swing with digital data now available via the ATO. Here’s how to build habits to deliver bigger deductions.

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2023’s most popular investment might surprise you

Unloved for decades and under fire last year, this asset class is now attracting billions of dollars from investors.

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