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Money features
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Scrimp, save and borrow: how parents pay for private school fees
It is often assumed parents largely select schools from among those that they can afford, without having to go into debt.
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The hazards of downsizing in retirement
It’s vital to consider the social security implications of selling the family home and having more investment assets.
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Don't be fooled by the plethora of brands
The four largest insurers offer 30 brands between them - and that risks confusing consumers.
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Why we save money on petrol, but cost ourselves dearly
How – and how often – we get rewarded makes all the difference.
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Modern pocket money lessons are digital
Apps are emerging to address the need for children to learn about the value of digital money, not just cash.
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Five destructive money messages you might be giving your kids
The modern challenges that make it harder to teach your kids about money.
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Teaching value of money to kids through entrepreneurship
There's plenty parents can do to teach kids to be entrepreneurial and prepare for the shifting world of work.
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Redbubble lifts Money reader to Shares Race victory
In a period of heightened volatility, nearly all the players managed to outperform the All Ordinaries Index.
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How to prepare your children for the future financially
How do we raise children who understand the value of money and know how to get ahead?
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Dealing with a market correction
Is the latest share market correction an indicator of worse times ahead or just a temporary set-back?
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The best savings accounts for kids
How do you instil good money habits in your kids? Introduce them to the joy of saving.
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Protect your children against the things you can't control
Insurance and estate planning can reduce the impact on your children if things go wrong.
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Consumers caught out by hidden costs of foreign money transfers
Transferring money to a foreign land shouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
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The risk of not taking enough risk
Low risk investments are great … unless they bring low returns.
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What happens when financial opposites attract?
Sydney couple Andrea and Jeff Laurence describe themselves as "financial opposites" but they've come up with strategies to deal with their differences.
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The little-known way for renters to recover a bond
Comments flooded in from both tenants and landlords.
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Secret of 'smart money': doing nothing
A lot of supposedly smart professionals do some very dumb things, and a lot of non-professional investors do some very clever things.
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Insurance a house-saver after crippling health event
Two out of three of working Australians have taken at least one career break at some stage in their working lives, with an average of 3.5 career breaks overall.
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Why you should always clear credit card debt before you save
Weight loss and personal budgets have a lot in common - everyone has an opinion.
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Money editor hits the lead as markets tumble
It's been the week from hell on sharemarkets, with lower share prices around the globe following the sell-off on Wall Street, but it's not all bad news for our tipsters.
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How to beat the health insurance hikes
With private health premiums rising by almost 4 per cent, on average, from April 1, about double the rise in wages and inflation, more people are looking at how they can beat the hikes.
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Apply the secret of compounding to debt and savings
Albert Einstein called compound interest "the eighth miracle of the world" because its effects really do appear miraculous.