Keeping up with the Joneses is stupid
Who doesnt overspend.. ? Keeping up with the Joneses is stupid. Whatever happened to running your own race? Aussies put so much pressure on themselves to keep up appearances they are overspending, eating into their savings, and causing fights with their partners. I think it needs to stop now. According to new research by Finder,…read more
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Find out how to claim your $140 luxury gift in your booking confirmation email. Look out for your streaming event GOLD PASS – it will arrive via both SMS and email. YOUR ULTIMATE MONEY AND PROPERTY GUIDE EXPERTS Scott Haywood – “Rainmaker Financial Planner of the Year” & “The Finance Guru” (3AW/2GB/4BC) Haywood asks the question –…read more
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Do you want to take control of your finances, today? We know the education system has failed most Australians. The reality is – most of us have been set up for a life of debt. Sadly, there’s no school we can turn to help us fill in the gaps so we just go on surviving…read more
Are you going backwards financially?
*If you’re not fighting inflation, you are! Is your wage keeping up with inflation? The simple answer is, very sadly, no. While our incomes have all stayed flat, or even went backwards over the last few years, the price of living has gone up. And we are all feeling it! Surprisingly, you CAN make inflation…read more
The Black Swans are in flight
A “black swan” event is one that you don’t expect but one that you should account for. In finance, it broadly means something that nobody could have reasonably foreshadowed, but which has a dramatic impact on world economies and stock markets. COVID-19 is the classic black swan. Nobody could have, in all reasonableness, expected for…read more
Five ways to spend less on your grocery bill
Some of us shudder at Dad jokes. Others get clammy hearing compliments. But what makes me cringe? Tallying up all the money I’ve pretty much thrown away on groceries, that’s what. Thinking about the days I’d drop a pineapple on a wheel of cheese or buy my toilet paper in cute little blocks of four…read more
Take the money moral dilemmas out of your relationship!
Money is the cause of so many fights in relationships. Take the emotion out and get it down on paper. So, here are a few money moral dilemmas. I have some friends who are couples but aren’t on the same page when it comes to money. Of course, I will change their names, ages, marital…read more
Inflation – What you 100% need to understand
The delicate balance between inflation and interest rates A few months back I explained inflation … and that your personal inflation rate might be quite different from the official cost of living measure the Australian Bureau of Statistics puts out. But inflation is in the news right now because if inflation is rising, it is…read more
Let’s celebrate paying off our investment properties!
We often see couples celebrating in front of a house with a big “Sold” sticker. But I think we should be celebrating with “Paid Off” stickers. I am about to make the final payment on my first investment property. It’s only taken me 10 years to pay it off, and so I’m feeling very proud…read more
I’m a Stock Market Virgin
Hello, I’m Shelly Horton and I’m a Stock Market virgin. But 2022 will be the year that I pop my cherry and actually invest in the stock market. I’m 48 years old and I still consider the stock market gambling. But I’ve now got enough intelligent friends, family and experts telling me that in fact…read more
Where will your investment go when you do?
Don’t let the ghosts of your past mess with your afterlife – Get a will! *And you can forget about leaving your dough to Brad Pitt. There’s little doubt that at some time in your life, someone has told you to get a will. As you get older, people tell you all sorts of other…read more
How to ask for a pay increase after a pandemic
Asking for a pay increase after a pandemic sounds as palatable as drinking a fish milkshake. Many organisations will be struggling, so asking for a pay rise at a time when they’re struggling to start up again and keep other employees on could be seen as a douche move. However, some industries boomed during COVID.…read more