I told my bank manager I was planning on being scammed. It was like I’d just announced I wanted to close a credit card, or get a vasectomy, or something else you shouldn’t disclose to your bank manager.
Scott Pape
The lead-up to Christmas is frantic.
David Koch
A few small lifestyle changes could save Aussies hundreds of dollars on their power bills this festive season, a leading electrical expert has revealed.
Cameron Micallef
An Australian man who planted himself into one of the great mysteries of the digital age has been found in contempt of court.
Blair Jackson
Australia’s collective household wealth has soared over the past 12 months driven by one key thing.
Aussie drivers have been warned that fuel prices are expected to rise ahead of the Christmas period. Here’s how much you’re likely to pay in your state.
Clareese Packer, Jessica Wang
It’s been labelled “uninhabitable” by a local council, but this rural Aussie property has been snapped up in what might be called the country’s cheapest ever property sale.
Aisling Brennan
WA Council of Social Services analysis has found families are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, so much so that the unemployed are relatively better off.
Jessica Page and Claire Sadler
Millions of Aussies are rushing to make appointments so they can claim extras from their health insurance before the December 31 cut off.
Emma Kirk
Jim Chalmers is eyeing changes to concessions on high-value superannuation accounts, after it was revealed the tax break will cost the government $55bn this year.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Australia’s consumer watchdog has issued a major warning ahead of end-of-year sales, urging people to beware of online retailers twisting the truth about the real savings on offer.
Aussies are being slugged with an unwanted Christmas gift of higher home loan repayments, fresh figures show.
Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year, but as the cost-of-living crisis worsens, millions of Australians are giving up essentials to put presents under the tree.
Alexandra Feiam
One of Australia’s leading tax directors has hailed a massive HECS relief package as a “game changer” for millions of people struggling with the crippling debt.
Here’s hoping there’s more than wishful polling behind a crisis that encouraged three-quarters of Gen Z and Millennials to take a greater interest in their superannuation.
Neale Prior
Falling prices at the checkout mean Aussie families are tipped to pay slightly less for Christmas BBQ favourites this holiday season, according to new research.
Some of these more novel claims actually are allowed as a tax deduction because they meet the fundamental test of deductibility.
Nick Bruining
On a pure markets perspective, most of us should have a very rare smile on our dials. If you’re not grinning from ear to ear, as they say, you must be doing it wrong.
Bruce Brammall
With just over a week to go to Christmas, you may have decided to give your loved ones something really useful this year. Here how to set up a share portfolio or an exchange-traded fund just for them.
Q+A: Bombarded by quirky and colourful ads, it’s easy to think the grass is greener on the other side of the super fence. But before you switch, here’s the proper way to put a fund’s performance to the test.
The RBA’s slow response to the post-Covid economic boom is to blame for Australians paying more on their mortgage today, a consulting firm has found.
The greatest transfer of wealth in Australian history will begin over the next couple of years as baby boomers start reaching the end of their life expectancy.
Kim Macdonald
Cost-conscious West Australians were out in droves last month to take advantage of extended Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, new spending data shows, but year-on-year comparisons paint a grimmer picture.
Cheyanne Enciso
DAVID KOCH: It’s meant to be the season of joy, but for many Christmas can become a financial nightmare. It’s a time when spending can easily careen out of control.
