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Mortgage & Home Loans

YOURLifeChoices Mortgage & Home Loans page is here to help you understand what is involved with a Mortgage and Home Loan and to give you helpful tips on when it is appropriate to take out a Reverse Mortgage.

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It pays to switch

Lawrence Money is a senior writer for Melbourne’s The Age and he ...

Exit fees explained

One hurdle to switching loan providers is the exit fees financial institutions charge to ...

Will switching save you money?

Many people assume switching to a lender with a better rate will automatically save ...

Five things to consider before you switch loans

When you’re considering refinancing an existing loan, it is important to look at a ...

The ten worst retirement planning mistakes

The ten worst retirement planning mistakes

Paul Clitheroe reviews the ten 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