Money
Planning & budgeting
Opinion
Retail
Get in early: Four tips to help you save money on Christmas shopping
Online sales season is upon us. There are plenty of bargains to be had – without playing the game the websites want you to.
- by Joel Gibson
Latest
Your HECS debt could increase by $2000. Should you pay it off sooner?
Rising inflation is particularly bad news for anyone with student debt, which is set to increase by nearly $2000 for the average uni student.
- by Jessica Irvine and Dominic Powell
Opinion
Financial planning
Millions of Australians can’t afford financial advice. Here are some alternatives
It’s estimated over 12 million Australians have unmet financial advice needs. Luckily, the high cost of financial planning has given birth to some alternatives.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Scams
Scam losses could hit $4b this year. Should banks wear the cost?
As scam losses surge, the government is right to be wary of moves that would result in banks always being liable for losses to scammers.
- by Clancy Yeates
Tenants’ rights: What are your options when landlords raise your rent?
On this week’s episode of It All Adds Up we cover what options you have as a renter when your landlord comes knocking with a rental increase.
- by Jessica Irvine and Dominic Powell
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Bendigo Bank
What the rising cost of living means for the next six months
Consecutive interest rate rises hit the household budget hard.
- by Nina Hendy
Analysis
Interest rates
Rising cost of living sees surge in credit card applications
More consumers are turning to credit cards to help them through the cost of living squeeze, with experts warning the situation will get worse before getting better.
- by John Collett
‘I had three negatively geared properties, then I lost my job’
Jane Turner, 60, was made redundant from a secure well-paid job eight years ago, which meant her financial deck of cards quickly came tumbling down.
- by Nina Hendy
Opinion
Electricity
Here’s what you can do about the energy price crisis
While the government debates its options, what can we do to help ourselves?
- by Joel Gibson
Analysis
Federal budget
Childcare, leave, housing: Where women won in Labor’s first budget
Labor’s first budget was not targeted at females, but, nevertheless, they are the main beneficiaries of several measures.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Analysis
Property prices
First home buyers’ dilemma – buy now, or wait for later?
Falling property prices make it tempting for first home buyers to take the plunge and buy.
- by John Collett