Financial literacy
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Before they leave home, teach your kids these nine things about money
Teaching your kids to be financially savvy is one of the most critical life skills you can give them.
- Nina Hendy
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Think investing is like gambling? You’re dead wrong. Here’s why
Decrying investing as “gambling” is a simplified view that ignores the financial risks we must evaluate over the course of our lives.
- Paridhi Jain
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- Opinion
The best (and worst) financial decisions I made in my 20s
There’s a lot of good that comes with getting older, but only if you set yourself up well when you’re young.
- Paridhi Jain
- Opinion
- Opinion
Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it
We’re constantly worrying about our finances and saving money, but when was the last time you calculated your net worth?
- Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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How can I be financially responsible but still enjoy life?
To save money consistently, it has to be something you want to do, not just something you feel like you must do.
- Paridhi Jain
- Opinion
- Opinion
The crucial step you’re missing when trying to save money
Many personal finance questions follow a pattern: should I do this, or that? But this is the wrong question to be asking.
- Paridhi Jain
- Opinion
- Money psychology
Struggling to save? Your emotions could be holding you back
You can know everything there is to know about the world of finance, but it’s all for naught if you lack this one thing.
- Paridhi Jain
- Opinion
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Think you nailed the back-to-school checklist? Here’s one more thing
Your kids’ main money lessons – and modelling – will come from you, not school.
- Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
- Opinion
- Investing
Too busy to invest? Here’s how I do it in under 30 minutes a month
Many people procrastinate over investing, fearing it will eat up all their time. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
- Paridhi Jain
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- Opinion
Being shamed for spending money won’t help you. Here’s what will
It seems patronising at best, and woefully ignorant at worst, to suggest that educated, grown adults don’t understand these basics.
- Paridhi Jain
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/financial-literacy-6fyv