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Can you get out of a purchase after you commit to buy?
It can be hard to exercise your cooling-off rights – here's how to do it.
Seven ways to boost your income
If strict budgeting isn't working for you, look for ways to earn extra income.
Irrational behaviour can cost you money
Riddle me this: is it sensible to have debt and savings at the same time?
Social media is the new frontier for fraudsters
Personal finance expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon answers your questions.
School's back and our hip pocket will be better for it
The cost of activities for children during the long break presents a significant financial burden for many families.
Move to extend expiry dates for gift cards nationwide
With expired gift cards costing consumers $200 million a year, pressure is building on other states and territories to follow NSW and make them valid for a minimum of three years.
How to save on the back-to-school expenses
With term one just around the corner, many parents are looking at ways to cut the costs of sending their children to school.
How Hannah cut down on waste
Inspired by the War on Waste but think waste-free living is unattainable?
Most Australians will still be in debt from Christmas next Easter
Stop, take a deep breath and project forward … to your Christmas Freedom Date.
Banks are failing in their obligations to cancel direct debits
It seems everything is a subscription these days. If I scan through my bank statement, it's full of recurring payments.
ING to scrap international ATM fees
The fight over ATM fees is expanding overseas, with ING Austraila offering fee-free withdrawals from every ATM in the world to customers who conduct their main banking business with the digital bank.
How to avoid expensive mistakes when buying a new phone
If you're in the market for a new phone, price isn't the only factor you should consider.
Ten ways to live it up in your 20s and still get ahead with money
Questions 25-year-olds are generally a variation on the "champagne lifestyle" conundrum.
What is the cost of a child's birthday party?
It pains me to say I have created a rod for my own back. We have three children, aged 7 through 18 months and we have always, every single year, had a party to celebrate the day of their birth.
Car ownership the norm, despite the rise in car sharing
The Morgan-Conley family doesn't own a car, but they're going against the tide.
Painless hacks to pay off your mortgage years early
Round-up apps and features make saving automatic and therefore, psychologically, pretty pain-free. But there are ways to use similar mind tricks, without waiting for the next bells-and-whistles product, to pay down your mortgage quickly and easily – and save a fortune.
ANZ extends Apple Pay to 1.6 million Access cardholders
ANZ Access customers will be able to use Apple Pay with in-store eftpos mobile payments, making the bank the first Australian financial institution to offer Apple Pay.
Round-ups go mainstream, as banks embrace behavioural finance trend
Round-ups boost savings by tapping into insights from behavioural finance, and they're going mainstream.
Cautious consumers tipped to drag on economy
Retailers have suffered their worst two months since 2010, and there is a growing view among economists that it reflects a broader pattern of consumers growing more cautious with their money.
Your 10-week plan to prepare for Christmas
The first mentions of Christmas are creeping into retail marketing, and for many Australians that signals unbridled spending and a January spent worrying how to pay-off the credit cards.
How dress rental sites can save you money on fashion
There are about 70 dress rental sites in Australia and some let you rent out your own clothing.
A 10-step financial detox to get fit for Christmas
There is still time to make sure you finish the year well and are on a better financial footing to launch into 2018.
The price of convenience may be higher than you think
As we move away from payments in cash to technology-enabled transactions, other issues arise.
Average household has $5400 worth of unwanted items they could sell online, report finds
Buying and selling of preloved personal goods could be worth $43.5 billion a year and has grown by almost $4 billion over the past year.
Why your 50s are a critical decade for fitness and finances
Fred Liberatore believes that living a healthy lifestyle is better than any pill for not only living longer, but also living happier.
'Be a rate tart': switch savings accounts to get rates above 3pc
Financial expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon says becoming a rate tart is the only way to get decent interest on savings accounts, without meeting onerous conditions.
Why my health fund hates me, but I love it
Financial expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon shares five ways to get the most out of private health insurance.
'Lots of work, a dead goldfish, and $2000: my experience as an Airbnb host'
We would be paying to stay in other people's homes in Paris and Rome - why not see if other people would pay to stay in ours in Melbourne?
How iPhone prices suggest our dollar is too high
iPhones sold in Australia have been getting dearer over the past few years compared with other countries, CommSec's iPhone index shows.