None of us likes to consider our own mortality. For our older loved ones, it’s an even more confronting topic and difficult to discuss. When Lindsay became ill, his family’s priority was to support him through his treatment and keep him positive and as comfortable as possible. Typical of his generation, Lindsay had always been […]
Category Archives: Money Management
Six steps to mastering your debt successfully.
Australian households are the fifth most indebted in the world, according to 2020 data from the OECD. Based on their research, a household with a disposable income of $100,000 has a debt of approximately $203,000. With rapidly rising interest rates and rampant inflation, the cost of living will only continue to escalate. Home loans, credit […]
Keeping up with the Joneses could be costing you more than you think.
There’s a quote that says, “Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it”. True if you’ve got that sort of money. For the rest of us, our spending is usually on clothing, gadgets, and cars – the kinds of things that make us […]
Helping you keep out of trouble with your credit card debt.
Credit cards certainly can make life easier – they are simple to use, accepted almost everywhere, and help you to buy what you want, when you want, particularly online. So much so that living close to, (or often beyond), the credit limit has become the norm for many people and spending can quickly get out […]
Breaking free from living pay-to-pay.
Now and then, Jodi borrowed $100 from her parents. She’s good for it, and always paid it back, but her situation was not uncommon. ‘5.9 million Australians live pay to pay’ [1] A study by Deloitte between November 2021 and January 2022, surveyed over 14,000 Millennials (born 1983 – 1994) and Gen Zs (born 1995 […]
Ten tips for managing debt
There may be times when you add up all your debts or look at your credit card statement and have a bit of a panic.