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MONEY BRAIN
Financial lessons from the Third World
Catherine Robson The requirements microfinance lender Grameen Australia places on poor borrowers in the developing world read like a play book for good financial management in any country, even Australia.
INSIGHT
Savings at seven-year low and may dip further
Clancy Yeates For years, we've been told "the cautious consumer" is making life harder for retailers and other businesses that rely on household spending.
TIP OF THE WEEK
The hidden childcare subsidy for grandparents
Barbara Drury Tip: Grandparents and other informal carers can be paid for babysitting through the Registered Care Provider scheme.
MIND OVER MONEY
Can appliances be both smart and durable?
Caitlin Fitzsimmons Would you expect an oven that cost $2999 to conk out after seven years?
CHILDCARE
Informal childcare makes family life work
Barbara Drury They say it takes a village to raise a child and that certainly holds true for mother of three Freny Kalapesi.
LOYALTY
A $7000 Valentine's gift from me
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon When it comes to money, loyalty comes at a price.
EDUCATION
Back to school, but at a price
John Collett Education costs are rising faster than inflation, so if you want choices about schools for your children, you need to plan ahead.
WELL HEELED
What are you prepared to suffer for?
Melissa Browne Are we destined not to change or can we salvage our goals made for 2016? The short answer is yes and no.
'We were scammed': Debt management firms leaving clients worse off
Esther Han Debt vultures promise to sort out your money problems, but sometimes, they can make matters worse.
How to shop like an investor and save money
Andrew Legget Four tips to ensure you never pay more than you need to when grocery shopping.
Beating the curse of problem gambling
Leo D'Angelo Fisher Matt Torcasio is proof that there is hope for the millions of Australians affected by problem gambling.
TIP OF THE WEEK
A plan-free way to save
Erin Turner There's one instance where no plan is the best plan of all: when it comes to your mobile phone.
DIRECT DEBITS
How to protect yourself from direct debit risk
Paul Wallbank As online subscription services take off, direct debits on credit and debit cards are becoming more common.
THE HONEST BROKER
The rules of a midlife crisis
Marcus Padley The definition of financial happiness in a relationship is understanding the boundaries and not crossing them, and understanding each other's expectations and meeting them.
TIP OF THE WEEK
Master reverse Feng Shui to nab a bargain
Luke Metcalfe Reverse Feng Shui is about harnessing negative energy to get more home for your money.
SAVINGS TIPS
10 ways to save money right now
Bessie Hassan Altering a couple of old habits and developing new ones could see you save significantly.
Kickstart 2016 with a financial health check
Kate Jones The new year is an opportunity to reset your money management and build prosperity - like electrician Paul Buhagiar who paid down $26,000 of his home loan last year.
MIND OVER MONEY
Are you paying the Vague Tax?
Caitlin Fitzsimmons My budget requires a certain allowance for costs incurred while my mind was absent.
Not so happy new year for green energy consumers
Lucy Cormack In the days leading up to Christmas, Origin Energy customers were notified that "a rise in the market price of renewable energy" meant GreenPower electricity charges would increase from 3.61¢ per kilowatt hour (excluding GST) to 5.10¢ per kilowatt hour from January 1, 2016.
MENTAL WEALTH
How to nail a New Year's resolution
Catherine Robson There is a little known secret to self-control that makes achieving your goals a breeze.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
Top 10 money mistakes of the middle-aged
Graham Witcomb You're at the height of your career and you probably have a couple of extra mouths to feed. Here are the 10 biggest money mistakes to avoid in your 40s and 50s.
ONLINE BANKS
Why are your savings sitting with the big four banks?
Richard Livingston Australians love the idea of 'free money', yet more than $600 billion of the $750 billion that Australian households have in cash deposits is in one of the big four banks.
The faster, cheaper way of sending money overseas
Esther Han Australians are wasting millions of dollars by sending money overseas via the big four banks instead of the booming number of nimble, specialist players, experts warn.
SAVINGS TIPS
Have yourself a modern low-cost Christmas
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon New ideas to make sure you celebrate Christmas without breaking the bank.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
The eight big money mistakes of the young
Graham Witcomb  The decisions you make in your 20s and 30s can be the difference between financial success or living hand to mouth down the road.
WELL HEELED
Why collaborative consumption could work for you
Melissa Browne It seems natural to us when we find ourselves wanting to own, hoard and buy more.
MONEY BRAIN
Saving is easy if you master this one thing
Catherine Robson Master this and saving is easy
How to make a granny flat arrangement work for you
Kate Cowling Retirees keen to help their children into the property market and keep the age pension are increasingly looking at granny flat arrangements.
The five biggest myths about saving money, according to a millennial
Suzanne Woolley Ethan Bloch has some financial advice for his millennial peers: "Just have your f------ latte!"
How to have a calm Christmas
Christine Long You might think it's too early to think about Christmas but Jill Stewart would beg to differ.
