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Tips to track your spending

Posted 08 Dec 2011 11:24am
Tips to track your spending

Keeping track of where your money goes isn’t the easiest task. It does, however, seem to get a little more tricky over the holiday ...

Track your festive finances

Credit cards – friend or foe?

Posted 24 Nov 2011 02:28pm
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Credit cards offer a convenient alternative to carrying cash or using cheques. If used sensibly they can be a great friend. But there are ...

Understand the fine print

When is a liability an asset?

SENIORS FINANCE - Posted 15 Nov 2011 02:15pm
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YOURLifeChoices subscriber Elsa is unsure how Centrelink will class credit available to her and her husband when it comes time to apply ...

See the answer

Christmas credit card safety

Posted 15 Dec 2010 01:21am

Credit and debit cards traditionally take a pounding over the festive period and it’s often easy to miss fraudulent transactions. Banking systems are now incredibly sophisticated; often picking up fraudulent activity on accounts before customers notice anything is amiss. Cards transactions which deviate from your usual ...

Top 10 safety tips

The five worst retirement planning mistakes

The five worst retirement planning mistakes

Paul Clitheroe reviews the five biggest retirement planning mistakes – and why you need to avoid them.

Learn from others mistakes

Low income energy rebate increase

Low income energy rebate increase

From 1 July 2011, the Low Income Household Rebate replaced the Energy rebate, and is paid at the rate of $200 per annum.

Are you eligible?

Save your superannuation

Save your superannuation

Australians on average having four super accounts, this can be a large proportion of your retirement income. Now is the time to consider consolidating your superannuation.

Save on fees

Money milestones

Money milestones

Managing your money doesn’t get any easier as you get older, but there are certain money milestones of which you can take advantage.

Money milestones

What to ask a financial adviser

What to ask a financial adviser

Starting on the right foot with a financial advisor can help ensure you get the most from your meeting. YOURLifeChoices has 50 useful questions you may wish to ask.

50 useful questions