Your Life

How to manifest luxury on a budget

- January 16, 2026 3 MIN READ

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 »

Loyalty tax
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Loyalty tax: proof that loyalty does not pay

- June 7, 2024 3 MIN READ

Enough is enough. Insurance companies and banks must stop hiking premiums and prices for loyal customers, while offering better discounts for new customers. Last week, Insurance Australia Group (IAG) was hit with a class action which is alleging they’ve used computer algorithms to inflate premiums for existing loyal customers. They target customers who will most… Read more »

Australians are tightening their belts
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Aussies continue to tighten their belts

- August 18, 2023 2 MIN READ

More signs that Australian consumers are locking down in the bunker. While official retail sales have been weak for a couple of months as higher loan repayments take cash out of pockets, a new Commonwealth Bank report shows consumers continued to tighten their belts in July, with spending growth declining nationally to just 1.3 per… Read more »

Become CFO of your household
Your Life

How to be the CFO of your household

- February 22, 2022 3 MIN READ

Like it or not, you’re CFO of your household and you can apply some basic corporate principles to help you improve your financial position. Ever wondered what it would be like to control millions (or even billions) of dollars? For chief financial officers, it’s an everyday reality. The financial controllers of large companies spend their… Read more »

Add some mad money to your budget
Your Money

Build some mad money into your budget next year

- December 10, 2021 3 MIN READ

A budget doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. Factor in some mad money and keep the rewards coming. Sticking to a budget doesn’t mean you have to deprive yourself of life’s little luxuries, you just have to plan for them and keep impulse buying under control. Hopefully you’ll be inspired to stick to… Read more »