There’s no better time than the present to get your personal finance in order.
Building wealth certainly doesn’t happen overnight and as much as property investment is key, this all begins with how you manage your money.
These articles offer the best advice from finance industry experts so you can learn how to benefit from long-term monetary strategies.
Ah, the lottery… Since its inception in the 15th century as a way to win cash prizes, its appeal has endured. All over the world, people line up, sometimes for hours, in the hopes that they’ll finally strike gold and win financial freedom. Even those who don’t play the game often daydream about what they…
Single women, and in particular single mothers, have cited poor financial knowledge as the biggest barrier to recovering from financial setbacks and challenges according to new research. A Galaxy Research survey conducted on behalf of State Custodians Home Loans, quizzed 1,005 people nationwide on how financial difficulties would be handled following a stressful life event…
A lot of people say they’re good with money. They say they have a gift for making it. That they love money and that money loves them. This may be true. But just because you like money and enjoy making it (that’s most of us) doesn’t mean you’re good with money. Those are two very…
Do you know that all-too familiar fear that comes with receiving a monthly bill? Do you open it with trepidation, not knowing if your budget (or lack thereof) will allow for easy, pain-free payment… or will you have to scrounge and save to find the money on time? If this feeling sounds familiar, you’re definitely…
If you’re anything like most people, you probably think your ticket to financial security is just a pay rise away. “If only I earned more money,” you think, “then I could get ahead financially…” But do you remember the last time you got a wage increase? Where has that extra cash gone? We all have…
Believe it or not…being wealthy is a choice. I’m not sure when I first really understood this, but when I got” it, it made a big difference to me. I probably read it first in a Robert Kiyosaki book. However, I do remember thinking – “That can’t be true. It’s not that simple. You can’t…
Hey, I have a question for you. Do you remember being a kid and pretending you could fly? I sure do. Now, let me ask you another question. Do you remember jumping off a roof to test that theory? No? Ok, good. Me neither. You know why? Because even as kids, we knew what it…
There’s no right or wrong way to bring up your kids. I bet you’ve looked at some of your friend’s children and considered them spoilt brats. Well research by Roy Morgan found children who have all the toys they want are more likely to grow up to want money, not happiness. The New Daily report the…
It can be tempting when you run your own business or are working hard to get ahead to say yes to every opportunity. You fear that turning something down will mean you won’t achieve your long-term goal, and as the old Australian saying goes: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush….
Cash might be headed the same way as the Tasmanian tiger according to Finder.com.au A recent survey of 1,000 respondents revealed that 23% of Aussies – equivalent to 4.4 million people – no longer carry cash. Kate Browne, personal finance expert at Finder, said as we become a cashless society, the need for wallets may…
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