Money
Planning & budgeting
Financial checklist for moving overseas
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
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Caught short by switch in income protection cover
Personal finance expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon answers your questions.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Food & drink
How I became evangelical about a dinner service I didn’t even want
It’s so cliched but the mental grind of planning and shopping for interesting and nutritious meals every single night is exhausting.
- by Georgina Dent
Health insurance
Poor value sees younger people dropping private health insurance
Younger people are staying away from private health insurance in droves, putting pressure on the health system.
- by John Collett
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How is capital gains tax calculated if we demolished the property?
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
Budgeting
The Latte Factor and the Rule of 752
It's not necessarily about coffee, it is a reminder of the way small items can accumulate.
- by Noel Whittaker
Q&A
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Superannuation wealthy can still use downsizing contributions
Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Education
In a world of fake news, how to understand what is really happening
As investors if we have a fixed mindset, believing that facts remain immutable, we can be caught flat-footed with disastrous financial consequences.
- by Catherine Robson
Opinion
Travel
I take my kids out of school for holidays. This is why
Australia’s favourite holiday destinations cost 54 per cent more at Christmas.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Budgeting
How a 14-year-old cut $535 from her family's monthly food bill
First, there was wife swap, then house swap, now there's budget swap. And as if that's not enough of a challenge: swapping budgets with your teenage children.
- by Christine Long
Opinion
Money psychology
The three types of financial stress
How to prevent money worries from holding you back.
- by Paul Benson