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Millions of Australians are set to pay hundreds more each year for their private health insurance, after the Federal Government confirmed the largest round of premium increases since 2017. From 1 April, private health insurance premiums will rise by an industry average of 4.41 per cent. The average increase has come in well above the… Read more »
Governments across all levels are spending at record levels … That record spending was justified during Covid because it stopped the economy from plunging into a Depression. The problem is that this level of spending has continued even as the economy has returned to normal. As a result, inflation has surged again and interest rates… Read more »
According to property giant Ray White, over the past 25 years, property sales levels have moved through repeated boom and bust cycles, ranging from fewer than 380,000 sales a year to more than 580,000. Ray White chief economist, Nerida Conisbee, says volumes spike when financial conditions and confidence improve and collapse when they tighten, regardless… Read more »
The Reserve Bank is under pressure to lift interest rate. The much-anticipated December quarter inflation rate was a shocker. And when the Reserve Bank Board meets on Tuesday 3 February, they will have to seriously consider raising official interest rates. It’s not just the actual figures that would be concerning the RBA, it’s more the… Read more »
In debt? You are not alone. But with fears of interest rates on the rise, you need to be careful. Compare the Market monitors credit card and Buy Now Pay Later use through its Household Budget Barometer survey. According to the latest survey, Gen Xers are the most likely to carry credit card debt (31… Read more »
It’s that time of year again – the school holidays are at the “I’m bored” stage, and parents, while quietly looking forward to their kids returning to school, are also bracing for the cost. I feel for them, because this annual spend goes well beyond pencils and notebooks these days. When our kids were at… Read more »
New year, new you – at least until the Instagram memes remind us that most resolutions are short-lived and barely make it past January. But that doesn’t stop people from setting them. Research from Compare the Market reveals the resolutions Aussies are most determined to stick to in the year ahead. Health and wellbeing It’s… Read more »
The daily financial grind of balancing the family budget can be exhausting – and, at times, gets us all down – especially if you’re a family with a few kids. But sticking to a budget doesn’t mean you have to deprive yourself of life’s little luxuries. After all, life is for living, and we deserve… Read more »
Millions of Australians risk throwing hundreds of dollars down the drain unless they utilise the benefits of their extras health insurance policies by 31 December. Extras policies typically cover services like dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropractic and more, but many of the nation’s top health insurers reset these benefit limits each year on 1 January. Unless… Read more »
Don’t be a ‘Kevin’ … know what your travel insurance will actually cover. The Koch family started watching Christmas movies a couple of weeks ago. We are very much into the Christmas spirit. My all-time favourite is ELF but we’ve also been watching the Home Alone trilogy. So when I read this, it gave me… Read more »
