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THE GREAT SWITCH

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Fixed interest rates – often the preference for property investors wanting cost certainty – are on the rise.

The cheapest mortgage interest rates for property investors

There are still some attractive interest rates available if you want to buy – or refinance – an investment property.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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A mortgage offset account is a powerful debt-reduction tool.

Best mortgage interest rates for owner-occupiers

There are now almost 200 home loans with interest rates of less than 2 per cent – and all sorts of incentives to try and tempt you to switch mortgage providers.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
There are now more than three million rooftops with solar in Australia.

It’s becoming much easier to be green

Greenpower is an option at many electricity providers. It means they source your home’s equivalent amount of electricity from accredited renewable sources, such as solar, wind or hydro.

About 63 per cent of all consumers still automatically pay their car insurance renewal.

Big savings if you don’t automatically renew insurance premiums

Tighter budgets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have driven more Australians to compare insurance premiums – a task we have often preferred to avoid in the past.

If you have already served a waiting period for a particular treatment with one provider, you do not have to serve it again when switching to another.

Switching health insurers can save you thousands

Health insurance is a complex product and many customers think it is all too hard to switch, and are also unaware of their legal rights. However, it’s much easier than you think.

With petrol prices at a record high, it’s time to shop around.

How to beat the record-high fuel prices

Some quick and easy ways for you to save money next time you fill up your petrol tank.

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If you do not keep switching mobile phone plans regularly, you will soon get left behind.

Upgrade your phone plan, or risk falling behind

Competition for your mobile phone plan dollar is intense. If you have not changed providers in the past two years, there are likely many better deals now available in the market. 

Electricity prices are falling: time to switch and save

If you have been on the same electricity plan for more than a year, chances are you can now save hundreds of dollars in a matter of minutes, simply by switching providers.

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