Money
Planning & budgeting
‘Pushing 40 as a divorced single mum’: How Jess Irvine turned her financial life around
Budgeting is not a dirty word – in fact, it’s your best bet for a secure financial future.
- by Jessica Irvine
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Opinion
Cost of living
20 ways to slash your food bills
Food is the second-biggest drain of our household budgets, according to the Bureau of Statistics so, amid soaring supermarket prices, it is a necessity for all Aussies to think about ways to save.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Bills
Hip-pocket hacks to help combat soaring cost of living
Times are tight but try to work the system to stretch your household budget, rather than becoming stressed by how you can earn more.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Ask an expert
Strategies for minimising capital gains tax on an investment property
Rules surrounding Capital Gains Tax can be complex, but using a tax-deductible concessional super contribution strategy can be beneficial.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Bills
Money for nothing: How companies prise extra money from you
Some businesses use strategies to boost their revenue without us really knowing it. Here are some of the traps and how to avoid them.
- by Joel Gibson
Analysis
First-home buyers
Squeeze on first-home buyers likely to worsen
First-home buyers in our two biggest cities are likely to find it even tougher with higher interest rates and cost of living, together with surging rents, restricting their capacity to save and borrow.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Interest rates
Sydney, Melbourne mortgage repayments to rise by thousands a year
Mortgage holders need to start thinking now about how they are going to find the money to service higher repayments.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Property prices
Parents cough up record $100,000 to help children buy first home
The ‘bank of mum and dad’ is the ninth biggest lender and parents are gifting or lending a record average of almost $100,000.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Supermarkets
Your guide to beating shrinkflation
Portions are getting smaller, but cost the same? Some worry official inflation figures will fail to capture this sneaky pricing tactic and understate true price pressures. But fear not. The boffins are onto it.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Petrol prices
Excuses are running out for petrol stations that haven’t cut their prices
The good news is that hundreds of stations have now dropped their prices since budget night by 20 cents a litre or more. But still, a week on, there are hundreds that have not.
- by Joel Gibson
Analysis
Aviation
Hop on a plane, it’s not too late for Easter air fare bargains
Now that we can finally travel again, there are still some last-minute flight deals available in time for the Easter break.
- by John Collett