Family Money Management, Budgeting

Pluto is not a dog, says Department of Human Services spokesman Hank Jongen.

New Child Support pay system a 'shambles', say public servants

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Minister for Social Services Christian Porter and Treasurer Scott Morrison are still committed to the budget's "savings ...

Welfare changes cost single parents up to $6000

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The Sydney Royal Easter Show is fun, but the costs can be scary.

11 ways to save on the Sydney Royal Easter Show

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How do working parents juggle school holidays?

How do working parents manage school holidays?

As kids returned to school this week I could feel the sense of relief in the air and it caused me to once again question how full-time working parents manage child minding in the school holidays.

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How much do you expect financially from your new partner?

Should your new partner help support you and your children?

Negotiating money and finances in a new relationship is tricky enough, but doubly so when you have dependent children to bring into the mix.

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Mums Tiana and Amy share their thrifty tips in the new book Saving Mum.

How to buy ethical kids' clothes

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Become a savvy school fundraiser

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Girl Guides learning financial literacy through the Guide Your Money program.

How the Girl Guides are tackling financial inequality

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

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Brothers Craig and Cameron Zammit (pictured with their wives, Michelle and Belinda, and children) are taking up a fight ...

Fathers battle to save flexible work hours

For eight years, the Zammit twins arrived at work an hour early so they could be home in time to pick their children up from school – freeing their working wives to get them off to school.

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Why a four day working week is a great idea for parents

How would a four-day working week, or other flexible work offerings, benefit your family?

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Sulphur dioxide is added to raw meat to give it a redder appearance.

How butchers and greengrocers are short-changing shoppers

A new report reveals that many businesses are inaccurately measuring and labelling their products, such as meat, precious stones and bread.

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The cost of living means most people need to work if they can.

It's worth working even when the juggle is a struggle

Everyone should think about why they work, and whether their job is meeting their needs.

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Could we use pocket money to encourage kids towards a creative life?

We pay our children pocket money to teach them about money and foster their increasing independence, and there is more than one way to do this.

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5 cash-free Tooth Fairy ideas that won't disappoint

The Tooth Fairy is awesome. She's this gorgeous little flying creature who takes away hideous rejected body parts and replaces them with cold hard cash. If I didn't have to touch those creepy teeth myself, I'd think she was perfect.