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MoneySaver HQ columnist Scott Pape30/11/2019Picture: Graeme Taylor/ Foxtel

Lockdown offers us the gift of time

Being stuck at home during stage four coronavirus restrictions has given us one thing — time. Start by getting a better deal on your home loan, turn your trash into cash, or get your kids to do it, and find the best ways to brighten your financial future, writes the Barefoot Investor.

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MoneySaver HQ columnist Scott Pape30/11/2019Picture: Graeme Taylor/ Foxtel

Why all that glitters is not gold

The price of gold may be on the rise but it’s not quite as shiny as it seems. When it comes to long-term gain, it pays to follow the golden rule — only invest in things that regularly put money back in your pocket, writes the Barefoot Investor.

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MoneySaver HQ columnist Scott Pape30/11/2019Picture: Graeme Taylor/ Foxtel

Don’t get high on the short-term sugar hit

Despite the COVID crisis, money questions have been flooding in from readers about how to buy and trade stocks, or even gold. Maybe it’s down to raiding super, or the government stimulus, but the key to financial control is first to get out of debt, writes the Barefoot Investor.

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MoneySaver HQ columnist Scott Pape Picture: Graeme Taylor/ Foxtel

How financial fitness can help you sleep soundly

Coronavirus is causing all sorts of stress but succumbing to scammers on Facebook or borrowing right now to invest will only make it worse. The Barefoot Investor says sorting your finances — and trying a weighted blanket — can help us all sleep more easily in these trying times.

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