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Couples opting for the DINK lifestyle can concentrate on financial objectives before contemplating parenthood.

Moving in together? Before you sign the lease, do these five things

Young couples are increasingly moving in together early in their relationship as a way to save money – and when I found out, my stomach lurched.

  • Victoria Devine

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Canberra-based couple Phoebe and Reece decided moving in together would be a cheaper option than on-campus accomodation.

‘The cheapest option’: Why Gen Z couples are moving in together sooner

Shared living and other cost-cutting measures are beginning to take a toll on relationships, as young couples come up with creative solutions.

  • Nuria Olive
Letting your partner manage your finances can feel easy, but it can put women especially at a serious disadvantage.

Financial ignorance isn’t bliss – it’s a serious, dangerous problem

Despite more women working than ever before, household responsibility for finances still falls to men.

  • Victoria Devine
Saving money on the quality of the beds is not something five-star hotels should be doing.

In every couple, there’s a travel organiser and a passenger. I know who I’d rather be

After years of being the “John”, I am enjoying being a “Jane”.

  • Kerri Sackville
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Elon Musk is an extraordinarily shrewd businessman.

Elon Musk is proof that money really can’t buy you happiness

While Elon Musk is exorbitantly wealthy in some ways, in others, he’s flat broke.

  • Victoria Devine
Hannah Kaine and Alex Brook will be getting married in April but have decided not to have children.

Maybe no baby: Australian couples ditch traditional values about family, work and marriage

The number of women who never want to have children has almost doubled over the past two decades as both sexes in prime child-rearing ages shun the idea of starting families.

  • Shane Wright and Nick Newling
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Samuel Carr Hordern’s will is being challenged by his daughter from his marriage to his first wife, Helen, pictured on their wedding day.

Sydney’s Hordern family, famed for retailing and infighting, back in court over will dispute

A stoush over the multimillion-dollar estate of a member of the Hordern dynasty is just one of a rising number of inheritance battles.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Don’t assume your trust is an impenetrable shield, as family courts in Australia have significant powers to look behind a family trust’s structure.

Going through divorce? Don’t assume your family trust is impenetrable

In the messy aftermath of a relationship breakdown, be warned that the courts are not shy about tackling family trusts.

  • James Steel
Hidden debts and secret bank accounts can be unwanted surprises during a divorce.

Steve’s marriage fell apart. Then he discovered a $25,000 debt

Hidden debts and secret bank accounts can be unwanted surprises during a divorce. Here’s how to protect yourself from financial infidelity.

  • Emily Chantiri
Our society expects you to pay a privilege for being single.

Forget nepo babies, the new social privilege is being in a long-term relationship

When my friend was forced out of a cafe because she was on her own it became clear to me that we have gone too far in prioritising people in relationships.

  • Zoya Patel

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