Money
Saving
Analysis
Investing
Silver lining for some as banks raise savings rates
Savers looking for the best deal should set their sights on banks providing ongoing savings rates of at least 2 per cent, as they will be most likely to keep raising rates in tandem with the RBA.
- by Dominic Powell
Latest
Opinion
Inflation
Ditch lettuce, buy avocados: five inflation-busting strategies to try
With some extreme hesitation, I now seek to offer some tangentially avocado-related money savings advice for everyone seeking to tackle the fresh affordability challenge of, well, everything.
- by Jessica Irvine
Analysis
Live Well
Tree-changers count savings, lifestyle gains
Cheaper property prices and a more-attractive lifestyle are key reasons for a mass exodus of city dwellers to the regions, but do the financial benefits really outweigh the hassles of moving?
- by Nina Hendy
Opinion
Electricity
Record numbers are switching power providers, with more on the way
Some of the biggest power price rises in the nation’s history has seen ever-growing numbers of customers shop around for a better deal.
- by Joel Gibson
Opinion
Supermarkets
Grocery hacks to save big on your food spend
Groceries are the second-largest bill for most households, after housing. That means adopting money saving strategies in the supermarket are now more important than ever.
- by Joel Gibson
Opinion
Interest rates
How much can you earn on savings now that rates are on the rise?
Of the financial institutions that have moved to lift their savings interest rates, some have chosen to keep a portion of the official half-a-percentage-point rate increase for themselves.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Analysis
Household debt
Government energy cashbacks – how much can you get and where can you find them?
Governments are offering cashback deals on rising electricity bills. Here a quick guide of what is available and where you can find them.
- by Joel Gibson
My Money
Investing
‘Money was tight growing up, but I saved and invested, so I have choices’
Beau Arfi learned early in life an important lesson not to fritter away money. Saving and some good property investments have helped set him up for the future.
- by Nina Hendy