What’s the difference between general and personal financial advice? And how do you know which kind to seek out? You think you need financial help, but reckon you can go it alone. After all, there’s so many podcasts, blog posts 🙋♂️, YouTube videos and books that can help you do it all without a financial… Read more »
The FIRE movement says you’ll retire in your 30s, but you have to work super hard to make that happen. FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early and the goal is to budget, save and invest aggressively so you can retire as quickly as possible. “Aggressively” means exactly that: you’ll need to save at least… Read more »
Creating a healthy money mindset comes from first understanding and developing a good relationship with money. It’s not something that we often take the time to do, but if you sit down and trace back where your money habits first come from, you’ll have a much better understanding of where you’re heading financially. To start… Read more »
Once you learn how to effectively manage your bills, you’ll no longer need to fear your inbox or mailbox. Such a relief. We all know that sinking feeling when an unexpected bill arrives and throws the monthly budget out the window. It’s tough metaphorically driving around with the fuel lamp flashing, knowing you’ve got nothing… Read more »
The fast-track way to achieve financial goals is to set them in line with your core values. Then it’s just a matter of stepping your way to success. When you set goals this way, you are better positioned to get the most from the money you have. It’s far easier to keep to a budget… Read more »
Women are twice as likely as men to be the victims of financial abuse. It may seem that it’s all about money, but it’s really about power and control. Financial abuse describes a situation when someone you’re in a relationship with is stopping you from accessing your money, negatively influencing your decisions about money or… Read more »
Job security? What job security? It’s almost as though the concept has completely disappeared in this COVID age of lockdowns, stand downs and failing companies. It’s not just COVID putting people out of work either. Modern business practices mean companies continue to “resize”, “downsize”, “re-engineer”, or whatever the latest management buzz word is. In the… Read more »
Suddenly, Australia’s annual inflation rate is 3.8%, having jumped from 1.1% for the twelve months to March. Should we be worried? The June quarter jump follows a jump in the United States to 5.4% and a jump in New Zealand to 3.3%, sparking a debate between leading pundits such as former US treasury secretary Larry… Read more »
Australians are divorcing later in life more than ever before, with many struggling to get back on their feet financially after a split. It’s not just Bill and Melinda Gates. Grey divorce rates are soaring, with the ABS recording big jumps in the number of men and women divorcing aged 50 and above. Apart from… Read more »
Managing money in your 20s means learning to take risks while you dream up your future. Your 20s is the decade to take some risks. Because whatever happens, you have the most amount of time possible to recover. As you get older it becomes harder to take risks and bounce back if they fail. In… Read more »
