July
How the 50/30/20 budgeting hack can unlock your finances
This straightforward strategy suggests dividing your income into three buckets: needs, wants and financial goals.
- Holly Thomas
April
Why more Australians are choosing semi-retirement
Fusing the parts of work you still enjoy with hobbies, travel and passion projects is the dream for many. Here’s how to make a go of it
- Michelle Bowes
What to do in your 20s, 30s and 40s to build wealth
Avoid ‘lifestyle creep’, establish good saving habits and pay down debt to get ahead.
- Lucy Dean
March
- Opinion
- Wealth Generation
The seven mind tricks brands use to keep you spending
Brands use sophisticated tactics to encourage you to spend more.
- Emma Edwards
February
Retirement income products: What are my options?
A new generation of super products is attempting to address retirees’ concerns.
- Duncan Hughes
‘Paradigm shift’: How to switch to spending in retirement
After decades spent saving, lean into the fear, plan obsessively and let go of the guilt, experts say.
- Joanna Mather
Professionals, mortgage-holders the new face of hunger
Successive rate hikes and sharp rent increases have pushed young professionals and mortgage-holders to the edge as charities report record numbers of newcomers.
- Lucy Dean
The $40,000 tax whack coming for high earners
The top 5 per cent of taxpayers will pay nearly 42 per cent of all personal income tax next year, the equivalent of $128 billion.
- Joanna Mather, Lucy Dean and Duncan Hughes
January
The free budgeting tool financial advisers swear by
Don’t spend more than 1pc of your income without sleeping on it, set realistic goals and be prepared to falter – here’s how to take control of your money.
- Lucy Dean
November 2023
- Best Of 2023
- Wealth Generation
Too lavish for your own good? Seven steps to beat lifestyle creep
In the weeks following a pay rise, there’s a short (but science-backed) opportunity to really get your finances on track, say the experts.
- Lucy Dean
October 2023
‘Only buy stuff for our kids’: Families pull back on spending
Petrol prices are just one of the rising costs pushing cellist Hanna Oblikov to cut back on new clothes and eating out – and research shows she’s not alone.
- Euan Black
April 2023
The Disneyland trip that guided this AFL player to wealth management
Michael Mansfield has forged a successful career in financial advice after playing in three AFL grand finals for Geelong and surviving two open-heart surgeries.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2022
Cost pressures forcing tough decisions on kids’ education: survey
As families struggle to pay rising bills, their children’s education comes under pressure.
- Julie Hare
Why Australians are ‘cycling’ their Netflix
The big question for Australia’s overcrowded streaming services is whether viewers will start to cancel subscriptions as cost pressures rise. The surprising answer from five very different households is that price is not the main concern on their minds.
- Edmund Tadros
September 2022
‘It’s no surprise we’re more financially stressed than ever’
As the cost of living soars, workers are becoming more distracted and less productive, and this comes at a hefty price.
- Lucy Dean
June 2022
A third of Americans making $348,000 live pay cheque to pay cheque
About 36 per cent of households taking in nearly four times the median US salary devote nearly all their income to household expenses.
- Alex Tanzi
March 2022
Five tips that let me travel to 27 countries while saving for a home
Entrepreneur Danielle Desir booked her plane tickets months in advance and rented to roommates to help with mortgage payments.
- Leo Aquino
February 2022
Why budgeting tips are booming on TikTok
Budgeting had a big week on TikTok as posts on the short-video platform with the hashtag budgeting surged as market volatility and the threat of inflation continued.
- Alice Kantor
January 2022
Fixed home loans could spur a faster rise in rates
The rush to fixed-rate mortgages, more than $220 billion in household savings, and improved wage growth could force the RBA into quicker and more forceful action.
- Ronald Mizen
September 2021
House prices lift wealth by $1 trillion in six months
Property owners experienced the fastest growth to their personal wealth in more than a decade due to rocketing house prices.
- Ronald Mizen
