Last updated: November 26, 2013

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Three steps to growing a money tree

"IF YOU can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" a billionaire once said. Here's how to plant the first seeds on the road to wealth.

Super rebate change hits poor

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ARE the Federal Government's latest superannuation changes a case of helping the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, or simply banishing bad laws?

Sweeten christmas sales with discounts

Christmas shopping

When it comes to luring shoppers this Christmas, there are a few sure fire ways to get it right. Here are tips from the experts on how to have a bumper season.

Home loan customers are better off

Home loan customers are better off

AUSTRALIAN mortgage sizes have quadrupled in the last few decades but experts say current economic conditions make housing affordability conditions far better now.

Deli owners try to fleece Lotto winner

Deli owners try to fleece Lotto winner

IT WAS a plan that backfired, badly. Two shop owners tried to convince a Lotto winner his $1 million ticket was worth just $1000. Find out what he did next.

How the world's mega-rich spend their money

How the world's mega-rich spend their money

THESE are some of the richest people in the world. But it's not the size of their bank accounts that's amazing, it's what they plan to do with it.

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Everything you wanted to know about Bitcoin

Everything you wanted to know about Bitcoin

STILL not sure what the mysterious virtual currency Bitcoin really is? Here's everything you need to know but were too embarrassed to ask.

The 10 worst places to buy used cars

The 10 worst places to buy used cars

THESE are the top 10 riskiest places to buy second-hand cars in Australia. So how do you avoid the 'lemon' cars? Some of these horror stories will shock you.

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Disheartened? How to beat the property blues

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IT’S the great Aussie dream – but is owning your own home fast slipping out of reach for today's 20-somethings?

Guides

Save for a set goal

SOME simple savings tips to get you to your goals.

GET your foot on the property ladder.

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Home loan customers are better off

Home loan customers are better off

AUSTRALIAN mortgage sizes have quadrupled in the last few decades but experts say current economic conditions make housing affordability conditions far better now.

Banking

Bank shares flex their muscles

Bank shares flex their muscles

Despite being smashed in the GFC, Aussie bank stocks have climbed strongly in the past decade, to the delight of millions of shareholders.

Investing

Would you buy shares in this woman?

Would you buy shares in this woman?

NOT content with posting pictures or crowdfunding ideas online, ordinary people are offering shares in themselves in exchange for a one-off payment. Find out why.

Superannuation

Super rebate change hits poor

130803 w oldies

ARE the Federal Government's latest superannuation changes a case of helping the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, or simply banishing bad laws?

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Mystery of the shadowy Bitcoin master

WE ONLY know one thing about the founder of this shadowy billion-dollar enterprise - his name. It just gets more mysterious from there.