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Seniors Finance latest news

Children’s savings and grandparents’ gifting

Many grandparents across Australia are keen to contribute in some way to the bringing ...

The A-Z of superannuation

Sometimes it seems that financial advisers speak a different language: caps, rollovers, CGT events, ...

Budget predictions – $1000 mature worker bonus

The pre-budget announcement two weeks ago of the $1000 mature worker bonus got everyone ...

Budget predictions – Low Income Supplement

With no Age Pension increase on the cards in this year’s Federal Budget, much ...

Budget predictions – Aged Care reforms

Under the reforms more home and residential care places will be made available.

Budget predictions – Age Pension

Will this budget address the need for more money for senior Australians?

Budget predictions – Clean Energy Payments

In response to the effect carbon pricing will have on household budgets, the Government ...

Can you claim the Low Income Supplement?

If you’re in a low income household and find the tax cuts and clean ...

Your retirement survival guide

Craig Hall shares ten ways to reduce your financial concerns in retirement.

Money: you can’t just give it away

Sharing a windfall with family may seem a kind gesture but with the restrictive ...

Paying off your credit cards on a limited income

When you live on a limited income, it can be difficult to pay off ...

What happened to our Telephone Allowance?

YOURLifeChoices subscriber Casper hasn’t noticed the Telephone Allowance being paid.

Know your limits

We all know the importance of having regular health checks with our doctor or ...

Investing on a budget

Over the last few years many Australians have found that making ends meet has ...

Betty’s no-nonsense budgeting tip

When you have lived through periods of abundance, as well as times when money ...

Electricity bills explained

Recent news bulletins suggest that our already rising electricity bills are set to rise ...

Assessing your super ‘risk profile’

We all know the importance of saving for our retirement years and we all ...

Five ways to be money smart

The principles of saving money are pretty simple, spend less than you earn. But ...

An alternative to reverse mortgages

Information provided by Centrelink People of Age Pension age (or their ...

Tips to track your spending

Keeping track of where your money goes isn’t the easiest task. It does, however, ...

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