Cyndi Lauper sang Money Changes Everything. It turns out she was right.

Succeeding in the long-term takes belief and perseverance.

Mike and Mal Leyland built fame and fortune on the back of their television show, but lost it all on an ill-fated theme park development.

Receiving a financial windfall can leave most of us in a pickle on what to do with the money.

How can something as seemingly intractable, stubborn, complex and multifaceted as the pay gap be fixed?

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Millennials and Baby Boomers are often cast as natural foes fighting in some kind of economic Hunger Games. But what if I told you that economic and social policy doesn't have to be zero-sum?

Have you noticed that all the talk about aged care at the moment is focused on home care?

I see many people who tell me how unlucky they are when it comes to their finances.

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Your 20s are the time to set in place some basics that will help set you up for a brighter financial future.

Whether you are giving away $2.86 billion or $3.50 the effect is similar – a hit of happiness.

The Girl Guides are launching a new set of financial literacy programs for girls and young women.

​At 69 years of age Evelyn Cronk should be looking forward to an active retirement in reasonable comfort.

The trick to closing the gender pay gap is not for women to simply ask for more.

Australia seems to lack consistency when it comes to reporting the difference between what men and women are paid.

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In less than a week's time our family of five is setting off on a big adventure.

The boring choice isn't always the best choice.

People who receive aged care services in their home now how much more control over which provider they use.

More than 15 per cent of women and 7 per cent of men have experienced economic abuse in their lifetimes, research shows.

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​Most Australians would be aware that there is a problem with gender and money. Or, more specifically, inequalities between men and women when it comes to both spending and earning.

How do women balance work and family and, at the end of it, still have enough to retire on, asks Sarah Saunders.

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Lesley Anton has traded life as a corporate high-flyer for showing open homes on Sydney’s upper north shore, and she is right on trend for Australian women.

Parental support is now a huge factor in the first home buyer market.

The pay gap is biggest in sectors that pay the most and hire the fewest women.

Everyone gets one 1440 minutes in a day, but are your spending habits draining your time?

Men and women take about five years to stabilise their finances after a divorce.

Enduring powers of attorney are common but widely misunderstood.

When Canberra concurs, perhaps we should start paying attention. The fabulous and free tools to help you get money smart.

There are several avenues, but which is best?

More young adults are living at home for longer, not able or willing to leave the nest.