Money
Planning & budgeting
Opinion
Health insurance
Seven ways to cut your private health insurance bill
Any health insurance customer who earned less this financial year might be entitled to a refund windfall because the tax office is paying your rebate based on last year’s income.
- by Joel Gibson
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Opinion
Credit rating
Credit scores hold up well, but there’s a missing element
Despite the coronavirus-induced recession, credit scores have held up well but an early indicator of financial stress - buy now pay later repayments - are flying under the radar.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Budgeting
How to create a household budget from scratch
If I could only offer you one piece of money advice, it would be this: track your spending.
- by Jessica Irvine
Tax office has crypto profits firmly in its cross hairs
COVID-19 will see many tax returns look very different from previous years, which could raise a a few red flags with the Australian Taxation Office.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Property market
How to win at the property auction game
It is important to go into an auction with a definitive plan, so that the pressure of the event does not get the better of you and you end up overpaying.
- by Joel Gibson
First-home buyers are big budget winners
First-home buyers and low- and middle-income earners are the biggest winners of the 2021-22 federal budget
- by John Collett
Opinion
Consumer spending
You, too, can be a ‘freeskate’: Here’s how
There are plenty of genuine freebies to be found if you are determined enough not to pay for things.
- by Joel Gibson
Analysis
Financial planners
Confusion reigns over various types of financial advice
Many consumers have a hard time knowing if the financial advice they are receiving is nothing more than a sales pitch.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Budgeting
The five most common money mistakes
By using these tips and tricks, you can put yourself well on track to securing your financial future.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
What government can do to reduce super gender gap
Reforms to the retirement system are needed if progress is to be made in closing the retirement savings gender gap. Next week’s federal budget could be a good starting point.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Bills
Cost-savings tips to take the stress out of moving house
Added to the worry of moving all your posessions is the added hassle involved in closing all your utility and insurance accounts and re-opening new ones.
- by Joel Gibson