Last Updated: December 24, 2013

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We're shopping until we drop

We're shopping until w...

EXPECT a lot of presents and lots of food over Christmas as we've spent a staggering $29.6 billion, with another $13.1 billion to go on the sales.

Miracles exist. Here's the proof

Miracles exist. Here's th...

A HOMELESS couple living in a car with their two daughters were not looking forward to Christmas until something amazing happened.

Retiring in style ... we're dreaming

Retiring in style ... we're ...

INDUGLING in exotic foods, frequently travelling and buying new cars is what many Australians expect to do in retirement despite being unable to afford it.

Spain $3.4 billion lottery spreads cheer

Spain lottery

THE annual "Fat One" Christmas lottery in Spain has spread $3.4 billion in prizes around the country, where one in four is out of work.

Tricks to cut your mobiles bills

Mobiles: a gift that keeps billing

MOBILE phones are expected to be one of the most popular gifts for teenagers under Christmas trees this week, but parents are warned to make sure it doesn't become a financial nightmare.

United States $US318m winner: Thank you Jesus!

Ira Curry Mega Millions Atlanta winner

A MUM who bought just one ticket and used family birthdays for her numbers is one of two winners of the $714 million Mega Millions jackpot.

Best investment lessons from 2013

Rich man

WHAT was hot and what flopped in 2013? David and Libby Koch share what money lessons we can learn from the last year.

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Police slam silly Billie over car selfie

Police slam silly Billie over car selfie

UPDATE: POLICE have slammed Geelong Cats footballer Billie Smedts for taking a "selfie" while behind the wheel.

CEO's pay package shrinks, still earns US$34.3m

CEO's pay package shrinks, still earns US...

DISNEY CEO Bob Iger's pay package shrank 7 per cent for 2013, despite the entertainment company's strong financial performance during the year.

AFL

Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints

Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints

MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.

Why you can't remember faces

Why you can't remember...

IF you struggle to remember faces, your genes could be to blame, new research has found.