Money
Planning & budgeting
The financial reality of parental leave for dads
When Rob Sturrock and his wife Julia were contemplating managing the care of their first baby in 2016, they were adamant they would approach it as a team.
- by Georgina Dent
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Doing the sums on a Trade Loan
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Financial planning
Think you’re smart with money? This test will tell
For all the available advice on how to teach kids about money – and yes, from me too – there’s very little for parents who feel overwhelmed and at sea.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Super strategies for couples to pass on their nest egg
Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Money & relationships
'I paid my half in everything but I still get called a gold digger'
This label "gold-digger" has haunted my relationship. I've never done anything to prompt this judgment; my crime was merely that I was poorer than my partner.
- by Jess Gately
Gen Z
Meet Generation Careful: how Gen Z is saving hard and avoiding debt
Australia is home to more than 4.5 million Generation Z, those born between 1995 and 2009. How are they shaping up financially?
- by Sylvia Pennington
Kids & money
How pocket money is changing for Aussie kids like Sahara
In some respects Sahara Hillman-Varma is a typical 11-year-old, receiving $10 a week from her mum.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Q&A
Pension
Your Questions: Trouble with overseas pensions
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
Analysis
Aretha Franklin
The money problems that dogged Aretha Franklin's remarkable career
While few of us will be blessed with the sublime talent and earning potential of Aretha Franklin, many of us will fall into similar money traps.
- by Catherine Robson
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CBA to 'sweep' Australians’ redraw money on September 1
The bank says it's about flexibility to reduce your repayments. I say it's to maximise the loan term.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Family finance
Parents raid their kids’ piggy banks as cost-of-living pressures hit
Jessica Nguyen has had to dip into her child's savings to make ends meet and she's not alone.
- by John Collett & Caitlin Fitzsimmons