As your income has increased over time, you may have expected to have more cash flow and savings. What you may have found, however, is that the higher your income is, the more you’re spending. This is known as lifestyle inflation. Once you can afford nicer...
The following 35 links break the 2020 Federal Budget down into bite size bits.
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The following links are to Fact Sheets that describe in detail how the Federal Government feels the 2020 Budget will impact you.
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Are you buying more to perk yourself up? You aren’t alone. Since the start of COVID-19, there’s been an increase in online shopping. But, if you want to get a handle on your add-to-cart habit, understanding why you spend money can help bring your purchasing...
CONSUMERS who use ATMs not owned by their own banks paid $660 million in mostly unnecessary fees. A large chunk of this money could be kept in people’s pockets with some good planning and budgeting. The fees, known as foreign ATM fees, are those charged by the...
New research has shown that Australians spend $272 billion on food every year and only 40 per cent of us are keeping to our budgets on food spend. The Suncorp Cost of Food Report (a national survey of more than 1,500 Australians) revealed that a quarter of Aussies...
Rushes of “payphoria” are sweeping over the nation, with new research from global small-business platform Xero revealing that many Aussies are feeling the pinch in the lead-up to the pleasure of payday. Studies of 1,000 nationally representative respondents found that despite these struggles in the countdown...
Your own home is almost certainly the biggest purchase you’ll make in your life, and having enough banked up for a deposit is a super big deal. Do you ever think, how do people achieve the goal of saving for a house deposit? Sure, they might...
‘Budget’ is one of those words that has hardly any positive connotations to it, similar to other dreaded words like infection, tax and mucus. But what if I told you that budgeting could be fun? What if I told you budgeting could actually be thrilling?...
We’ve all had the feeling. You step off the plane from Bangkok still buzzing, images from your holiday flitting through your mind—the Parthenon, Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower. What a trip. You’re not going to kiss the tarmac or anything but it’s good to be home!...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.