Money
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Opinion
Money Makeover
How I slashed my car insurance premium by more than 40 per cent
Make sure you get a quote for a new customer policy, not just an alteration to your existing policy. Loyalty is dead.
- by Jessica Irvine
Latest
Air travel
Jetstar comes to the party on cancelled flight refunds
The airline won't disclose how many customers are affected but it may be many thousands.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Analysis
Credit rating
Stimulus payments, mortgage holidays mask credit score risks
Credit scores are holding up for now as government financial support and mortgage repayment pauses mask the true repayment risk of people affected by the economic fallout from the pandemic.
- by John Collett
Financial planning
Four financial lessons COVID-19 crisis has taught us
The pandemic has confirmed that having a rainy day fund for when your hours get cut, you are sick or you cannot go to work is essential.
- by Olivia Maragna
Electricity
Electricity price reform, but at what cost?
Customers who do not shop around for the cheapest power are now placed on a mid-priced deal, not the most expensive.
- by Joel Gibson
Opinion
Money Makeover
How I cut my home insurance premium in half
You must consider what you would do if the worst should happen: total loss by fire, flood or theft.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Budgeting
Five questions to decide if you should keep or kibosh your kids' activities
Post-isolation, almost every parent wants to cut the chaos of extracurricular activities as well as some of the cost.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Money Makeover
How to decide if you really need home and contents insurance
It comes down to how lucky you feel and how able you are to cope financially if the worst happens.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Property market
Should you skimp on a home deposit to cash in now on HomeBuilder?
If job losses and rental vacancies end up producing a property price slump that’s equivalent to $25,000, there goes your benefit.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Building insurance
Lifting the lid on home insurance price gouging
Australians pay $3.6 billion more than we should across a range of household bills because we are too loyal.
- by Joel Gibson
Property development
Act fast or miss out on HomeBuilder cash bonanza
Those who want access to a $25,000 grant will have to hurry if they are to beat the government's tight deadlines.
- by John Collett