Money psychology
You’ve spent your life building wealth - here’s how to protect it
After decades of saving for your future, stretching those savings for as long as possible can be a challenge.
- by Emma Koehn
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Skipping the pricey coffee and bargain hunting won’t get you ahead
If you’re playing small, there’s a good chance you’re not dreaming big enough. Why stop yourself at getting excited over saving $50, when you could be saving $500 or $5000?
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Financial literacy
Three reasons your finances feel ‘too hard’ to tackle
Getting stuck in financial avoidance is not a simple matter of laziness or irresponsibility. The roots of the problem go much deeper.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Opinion
How changing the way you think can boost your bank balance
Here are four ways you should develop your mindset to be able to save money more easily.
- by Paridhi Jain
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Why shopping centre escalators are designed to make you get lost
You may think that escalators forcing you to walk around the shopping centre are a failure of design. You could not be more wrong.
- by Julie Power
Opinion
Spending
Bigger but not cheaper: SUVs are burning a hole in your hip pocket
After mortgage or rental payments, vehicles are easily one of the biggest expenses we now have. And bigger is not always better.
- by Victoria Devine
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Australian economy
The $85b Australians have saved by ditching the commute
Craig and Sylvia saved $350 a week when they stopped commuting to work and spent the money going to Italy instead. They are not alone.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Opinion
Opinion
Be sensible, keep it simple: Lessons learned after 24 years in personal finance
Navigating personal finances is trickier than ever, making reliable reporting even more important.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Opinion
Money can’t buy happiness? No, but it certainly helps
Why do we insist that specifically money doesn’t buy happiness? What’s wrong with having it both ways?
- by Paridhi Jain
If you win $150 million, odds are you’ll have big decisions to make. Here’s what to do
The chances of you taking home the jackpot are extremely slim, but if you do, experts say there are ways to deal with all that cash and your emotions.
- by Carolyn Webb
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