It's the time of year when I start daydreaming about my summer holiday.

George Ray reckons the banks could easily afford to increase the interest they pay on their cash deposits given the amount of money they are making.

A little pain now in terms of planning can mean you avoid a whole lot of pain later on.

A company offers people the chance to be active players in the energy market.

The Commonwealth Bank numbed the sting of its decision to partially hold back the RBA's cash rate cut by increasing term deposit rates. Now it has unwound them.

During holidays, watch that your phone costs don't grow exponentially.

The key to saving money on your wedding is creative thinking and a lot of research.

More free time may mean more mobile usage and bigger phone bills.

It's hard to feel sorry for someone making six figures, but a new survey attempts to drum up some sympathy for the deflated bank accounts of these high rollers. See, the more you earn, the more you spend.

Hannah Richardson is one of the more than one in two Australians who regularly sell secondhand items.

Australia's biggest private health insurer Medibank Private has joined many of its peers in offering free annual dental checkups for its 2.7 million 'extras' policyholders.

Whenever you read a story on the cost of weddings, it comes with an alarmingly large number. You should take that with a grain of salt.

When we feel out of control or uncertain about the future we feel anxious.

Call it an occupational hazard, but I've become so nervous of scammers and fraudsters that I now delete even legitimate emails from my providers.

If you're nonplussed by the latest smartphone with a selfie mode that autocorrects blemishes, there is a decent range of phones on offer that are basically free.

A fitness tracker for your car is one way to keep costs down, writes Adam Courtenay.

How to turn messy money into tidy profit without lifting more than a few fingers.

This is the formula to figure out if you'll be worse off under the Coalition's childcare changes.

The average dog owner is prepared to spend up to $4128 in one hit at the vet.

The average tax return is just more than $3000 but it's often frittered away.

Can't see the point of paying thousands of dollars in commissions to real estate agents when you could do a better job of selling your property yourself?

You might be earning 0.01 per cent interest some months if you have a "bonus" savings account. So is it worth having one?

Banks are once again paying more for deposits, but savers may have to part with their cash for longer.

This week marks the latest evolution of the Opal system but innovation still lags behind the rest of the world.

By 2020 average income earners will be forced to buy private health insurance or pay extra tax after the government quietly extended a freeze in the threshold for the Medicare Levy Surcharge.

Remember that ghastly old table and chairs you ditched last kerbside collection day? Former steel industry worker Danielle McDonald has rescued dozens like it.

There are opportunities to put your ethics front and centre every time you open your wallet.

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Make your dollar go further with these tips.

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There's a great con job targeting younger Australians, and the government and insurance industry are in cahoots.