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Rental payments ‘wiping out’ incomes as costs keep rising
Analysis
Renting

Rental payments ‘wiping out’ incomes as costs keep rising

Renters are spending more of their income on rent, but there are signs the worst of the rent increases may be over.

  • by John Collett

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Shoppers lose faith in supermarkets for being too profit-driven

Shoppers lose faith in supermarkets for being too profit-driven

The high regard consumers once had for big supermarkets has been tarnished by concerns over soaring grocery prices.

  • by John Collett
Why pieces from this Australian designer could soon be worth thousands
Analysis
Collectables

Why pieces from this Australian designer could soon be worth thousands

Akira Isogawa is a name in fashion that needs little introduction, and keen collectors have started to chase after his iconic pieces.

  • by Stephen Crafti
New reforms welcomed after significant jump in bankruptcies
Analysis
Insolvency

New reforms welcomed after significant jump in bankruptcies

A likely reason for the spike, apart from higher interest rates, is the ATO’s resumption of collection of outstanding taxes after a pause during COVID.

  • by John Collett
Financial security or following my passions – can I have both?

Financial security or following my passions – can I have both?

Many people working in creative careers can feel like the world of finance is foreign to them. But it doesn’t have to be.

  • by Paridhi Jain
Why your funeral could be a great investment
Opinion
Budgeting

Why your funeral could be a great investment

The cost of funerals has risen 20 per cent in the past few years, so it’s important to have a plan in place when it comes to payment.

  • by Rachel Lane
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Brunch, yoga and burritos: What an adviser on $110,000 spends in a week

Brunch, yoga and burritos: What an adviser on $110,000 spends in a week

This week on Money Diaries, an adviser impulse-purchases a kneeling chair for her home office and attends a few Pilates sessions.

Boomers, don’t say you had it worse, even if you mean well

Boomers, don’t say you had it worse, even if you mean well

The problem with the generational measuring contest between who did it tougher and lived to tell the tale is that it’s deeply, deeply flawed.

  • by Victoria Devine
Marketplace and burgers: What a marketer on $114,000 spends in a week

Marketplace and burgers: What a marketer on $114,000 spends in a week

On Money Diaries this week, a media manager on $114,000 sells her belongings on Facebook Marketplace and saves for an “adult gap year”.

From Gen Z to Millennials, young Australians are truly in a mess
Opinion
Budgeting

From Gen Z to Millennials, young Australians are truly in a mess

While it may make you uncomfortable, it’s an irrefutable fact that younger people are vastly more disadvantaged than older ones.

  • by Victoria Devine
Money can’t buy happiness? No, but it certainly helps

Money can’t buy happiness? No, but it certainly helps

Why do we insist that specifically money doesn’t buy happiness? What’s wrong with having it both ways?

  • by Paridhi Jain