Spending
Everything I learnt by giving up my card and using only cash for a week
According to the government, physical currency isn’t going anywhere. But just how easy is it to give up tap-and-go?
- by Angus Delaney
Latest
Editorial
Cash economy
Cash is no longer king, but it pays to keep it around
Few among us would not have felt the sting of a surcharge for using debit and credit cards, but the cost of banknotes and coins is a real and growing concern.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Budgeting
Six tips to save you from a financial hangover this Christmas
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but Christmas can also be the most expensive for many of us.
- by Victoria Devine
Beloved Perth business puts out distress call as cost of living bites
In only 6½ years it’s built a whopping following, making it one of Perth’s most successful shops of its kind. So why can’t that keep the wolf from the door?
- by Emma Young
Opinion
Christmas
Be a bit boring this Christmas, your wallet will thank you
The holiday season can be a financially fraught time, but there are some ways you can cut costs and still feel the holiday cheer.
- by Victoria Devine
No mortgage joy for Christmas with RBA holding out on interest rate drop
A smaller-than-expected rise in prices through the September quarter has brought inflation down to 2.8 per cent – but it’s not enough for the Reserve Bank.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Cost of living
Dirty pricing tricks getting flamed is long overdue
It’s time to get back to a world where we don’t have to swear a blood oath to cancel a gym membership or name our firstborn after a Marvel character just to cancel a streaming subscription.
- by Victoria Devine
Perspective
Perspective
Who decides who goes hungry in Queensland and who gets to eat?
Food – or a lack of it – is on the political table this week, but not everyone agrees on who should have to worry about someone’s next meal.
- by Courtney Kruk
Perspective
Live music
Are Brisbane’s small music venues finally emerging from their chronic hangover?
Two new openings next month signal a shift for the city’s struggling small music venues.
- by Courtney Kruk
See the spending changes in your area as cash-strapped Melburnians ditch dining out and movies
People are increasingly staying at home rather than eating out, going to the cinema or playing golf. Use our interactive maps to view the trend in your area.
- by Gemma Grant
Getting less for more: War on supermarkets shifts to shrinkflation scourge
The government is increasing its attention on the nation’s supermarket aisles, promising to make it easier to detect shrinkflation.
- by Shane Wright
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