Money
Planning & budgeting
FIRE followers Down Under seek early retirement
Underwhelmed by the prospect of spending decades paying off a mortgage and locking super until you're 60? The FIRE movement might be for you.
- by Sylvia Pennington
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Money psychology
The case for getting real about what you want in money and in life
With money, as with life, it is surprisingly easy to proceed with what is right in front of you without thinking about the fact there might be another way.
- by Georgina Dent
Pension
How the age pension measures corporate and personal assets
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
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.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Pension
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.
- by Daryl Dixon
'We bought an MDF coffin and painted it': funerals can be dead cheap
Consumers can be taken advantage of when they're arranging the funeral of a loved one.
- by John Collett
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.
- by Catherine Robson
Partner do the ‘money stuff’? Add your name to everything now to avoid trauma later
Provided you trust your partner, add your name to every bill and bank account you can, and put it on at least some assets.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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.
- by Megan Blandford
Timing is important when couples enter aged care
The natural instinct for many couples who both need aged care is to move together, on the same day.
- by Rachel Lane
An unplanned career break is costly - without income protection insurance
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.
- by Georgina Dent