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Binding financial agreements

LEGAL & GENERAL - Posted 01 Feb 2012 10:24am
binding financial agreements, divorce, questions

When a marriage comes to an end, divorce is not always the obvious course of action. Subscriber Judy and her husband have been separated ...

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Betty’s no-nonsense budgeting tip

SENIORS FINANCE - Posted 31 Jan 2012 10:51am
budgeting, bills, fixed income, periods of abundance

When you have lived through periods of abundance, as well as times when money was tight, successful budgeting is something at which you quickly ...

Best budgeting tips

Why are we paying more for our electricity?

Posted 23 Jan 2012 11:00am
electricity bills, electricity prices, victorian households, fixed supply charges

Electricity prices are on this rise, especially in Victoria where an increase in fixed supply charges could mean Victorians households pay $57 more per ...

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Electricity bills explained

PROPERTY - Posted 13 Jan 2012 03:40pm
Electricity bills explained

Recent news bulletins suggest that our already rising electricity bills are set to rise even more this year. So it’s a good time to ...

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Five ways to be money smart in 2012

Posted 01 Jan 2012 03:49pm
money smart, 2012, finance,

The principles of saving money are pretty simple, spend less than you earn. But in today’s world of easy credit and growing debt, how ...

Be money smart in 2012

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.

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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