Seven tips to travel on a budget

Seven tips to travel on a budget  Careful planning can help you enjoy a great holiday, whatever your budget Does it feel like ages since your last holiday? Maybe with responsibilities like paying off your credit card, saving for your first home, or paying back your university fees, your next holiday still seems a long way off… Well, don’t despair. There are plenty of ways to take a break without breaking the budget. Go social—Check …

How can you give your kids money smarts?

How can you give your kids money smarts? Children learn a lot from their parents when it comes to money—arm yours for financial success. When it comes to money, your own behaviour and attitudes can strongly influence your kids.  Help your kids to be money smart by demonstrating positive money habits and teaching them valuable lessons as they grow older. Teaching money smarts Money management has always been important for children to learn about, especially …

Living longer, working longer and super balances larger

Living longer, working longer and super balances larger  Australians with the best life expectancy in history will have to work longer in order to be able to fund their retirement. But new research has found only half of all working Australians will be healthy enough to work in to their golden years. The latest AMP.NATSEM report, Going the distance: Working longer, living healthier, has found the majority of Australians have less than a 50 per …

Travelling Abroad? 3 Money Tips For You

Travelling Abroad? 3 Money Tips For You Travelling abroad is one of the most fun activities of the year. The excitement that comes with the going out of country to visit another is almost unparalleled. The first thing you do after having decided to travel abroad is to plan and budget your trip. We’re here to help you in that process by providing you with key tips that may help you save a considerable amount …

Important Closing of the Financial Year Money Moves

Important Closing of the Financial Year Money Moves There are two times in a year when there is great scope of hope and upcoming expectations. One is the start of the year and the other is the end of the year. The start of the year is the beginning of a new chapter, while the end of the year is a time to look back at the end of a chapter and hope the one …

Budgeting Tips for Parents

Budgeting Tips for Parents Having a baby is one of the most beautiful feelings in the world and also a life changing event. The birth of a baby can change your life drastically and similar is the effect on your finances. With the birth of a baby the financial picture that you once painted need to be repainted and in such time it is more important than ever to have an accurate budget made and …

Brush Up On Your Knowledge Of Credit Cards

Brush Up On Your Knowledge Of Credit Cards The use of credit cards continues to enjoy an almost meteoric rise to popularity and fame. It has been seen that credit cards have now even overtaken debit cards in the race to become the top plastic alternative to money. The use of credit cards is more often than not rewarding in terms of credit scores and points. Yet, it is important that you are smart when …

Planning a Vacation? Few Money Saving Tips to Remember!

Planning a Vacation? Few Money Saving Tips to Remember! Planning some fun time with family? Great! But you don’t want your vacation to disturb all your finances, do you? Then think about the ways you can make your vacation really economical. Here in this post, we have summed up for you that can make your leisure time even more memorable. Have a look: Compare Sites To Get The Best Deal! When making bookings and looking …

5 Tips to Straighten Out Your Finances

5 Tips to Straighten Out Your Finances Are your finances a mess? Do you need a way to get out of the mess you have created for yourself? Well, we will give you not one, but six ways that will help you straighten out your finances. Memorize the following five ways by heart: 1.     How Much Do You Owe The Bank? Figure out the debt on all your credit cards, but try not to scream …

EOFY (End of Financial Year) Tips

EOFY (End of Financial Year) Tips Act before 30 June! There are strategies to help you pay less tax this year but you’ll need to get started before 30 June. Explore the tabs below to find out how to keep more of your money with our EOFY (End of Financial Year) Tips.   Keep more in your hand this financial year With the financial year-end fast approaching, now’s the time to think about how you …