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Cash
Why the end of cash could be catastrophic for your kids
With more and more services going cashless, teaching our children good money habits is getting harder.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Help! I’m six months behind on my mortgage, how do I save my house?
If you’re languishing under high mortgage repayments, there are a number of steps you can take to get back on track.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Interest rates
Tens of thousands of ‘interest-free’ shoppers slugged rate hike
Australia’s largest provider of interest-free shopping and consumer finance has hiked its rates. Here’s where you can get a better deal.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Health insurance
How to turn the looming health insurance hike into a discount
With health costs a big contributor to inflation, an opportunity to lock in this year’s cheaper rates for another 12 months will no doubt be welcome.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Interest rates
How new tax and rate cuts could save you $224,788 on your mortgage
The suite of sweet savings in the works this year means a massive opportunity to save on your home loan.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Interest rates
Your 2024 interest rate checklist: Are you on the best available?
If you are paying over the odds or earning under par, money is slipping through your fingers.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Hip pocket
How you could get a $60 rebate for your New Year’s resolutions
Chances are you are still trying to be more healthy in 2024. Imagine if you could do that while keeping a bit more wealthy, too?
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Health insurance
How you can claim a possible $3000 before New Year
Private health extras allowances typically expire on December 31. And there’s even more on offer this year than most.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Spending
If we cut our costs this Christmas, we can save our mortgages in 2024
A champagne Christmas on a beer budget this year could stop a big interest hangover next year.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Credit cards
Why it soon might be even harder to get a loan
Australia’s biggest credit companies intend to tighten their approval criteria following an increase in the number of borrowers doing it tough.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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How to help your teenager prepare for their first job
There are a number of things to be on top of before your child starts their first summer job.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon