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Is It Time to Buy Your Second Investment Property?
A lot of investors only own one property. Are you debating whether it is time to move onto property number two? This can be a difficult decision to make, but you don’t want to miss out on an … [Read more...]
What is Forex Trading and How Can You Get Started?
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Australia’s first financial empowerment app for women experiencing domestic violence
The FREE Penda app is helping women across Australia experiencing domestic and family violence avoid poverty, empowering them with the tools they need to leave a violent relationship. Financial … [Read more...]
How changing one simple belief can increase your earning capacity
When high-powered business executive Laleh Hancock met her husband, she was earning more than double his salary. Soon after they married, she took a huge pay cut to join a not-for-profit organisation. … [Read more...]
Advice on How to Obtain a Loan with a Bad Credit Rating
For many years, the traditional banking institutions avoided lending to a person with a less than perfect credit score, and for those in serious financial difficulties, this made things next to … [Read more...]
3 Design Ideas to Make Your House More Efficient
It’s a fact of modern life that the environment is in significant danger and we should all be aiming to do more about it. You can be as good at recycling as you like but if you have the aircon on all … [Read more...]
Looking For Profits? Then Make Property Your Businesses
Some folks can make a lot of money by investing in property, and you can too if you are savvy about your choices. Of course, to make the right choice in the first place, you need to ensure that you … [Read more...]
Things To Consider When Choosing A Safety Deposit Box Facility
Many people store their valuables in their homes, which means that the important documents, valuable jewellery, and other possessions may not be as safe as you would like. If you need a secure … [Read more...]
Why women are better property investors in the long-term
Gone are the days where property investment is dominated by men. Now nearly half (47%) of Australians who own investment property are women, according to an analysis of data from the ATO by the … [Read more...]
What is Automated Trading?
As trading has become more common, technology has advanced in order to make it more accessible and user-friendly for the individual. There is now a range of technology that is designed specifically to … [Read more...]
How to Best Manage and Invest Your SMSF
An SMSF is a self managed super fund, and is one method of saving money for retirement. As opposed to a standard pension, an SMSF gives you far more control over where your money is invested, and as … [Read more...]
4 Things You Should Do After Closing On Your New House
Buying a new home is an exciting time for anyone. It marks a significant achievement and the start of an era soon to be filled with memories and new experiences. With the steps to buying the house … [Read more...]
Is Taking On A Project The Answer To Finding A Dream Home Within Budget?
Have you been looking at properties for as long as you can remember? Is there always something missing or have you simply not got enough money to afford the home of your dreams? If you’ve been … [Read more...]
Full Disclosure: Why You Might Want to Tell Your Kids How Much You Earn
A generation ago, there were certain things you simply never asked your parents. One was how much they earned. But times move on and (at least as far as money is concerned) transparency is gaining a … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Save Money When Moving Out
Moving from one property to another is not only stressful but can get expensive. Felix from Simpo End of Lease Cleaning services in Sydney shares his tips for keeping costs down when moving. Start … [Read more...]
Balancing Assets Vs Liabilities: Smart Ways to Stop Worrying About Your Money
You never really stop learning about how to manage money better and it is often the case that many of your lessons can be painful ones when you take what turns out to be a poor decision which ends up … [Read more...]
A Guide to Buying a House as a Married Couple
Getting married and buying a house is a popular dream shared by many young adults. In fact, some couples may start making home buying plans before they actually exchange vows and get married. Buying a … [Read more...]
Forex Trading Risk Defined
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I Bought a House, Now What?
Article provided by Digital360 Buying a property, whether it is your first or tenth property, is an exciting time. Signing on the dotted line of the sale contract can be both extremely joyous and … [Read more...]
How to Save More Money and Achieve Financial Freedom
Imagine being able to do whatever you want without considering the financial implications. You could travel the world, buy anything, start your dream business, anything! This mental picture of … [Read more...]
Car Loans – How to Win the Game of Interest Rates
The interest rate determines the amount of money you’ll pay for accessing a car loan. Simply put, it is the cost of borrowing money to be able to pay for the car now rather than later. It is the … [Read more...]
Useful Tips That Can Help You Get On The Property Ladder
Over the past few years, it has become increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on their property ladder. That’s all because house prices continue to rise while wages remain stagnant. … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Save on your Electricity Bills
No one likes to pay bills, and although they are a necessity, if there is any way to reduce the numbers, most people are interested. Actually, there are many things one can do to lower the amount of … [Read more...]
When you Need to Get your Money Early: How to Access your Super Earlier than Planned
Many Australians for one reason or another want early access to their super benefits. It could either be because they’re reaching retirement age, found a need to utilize the money or are going through … [Read more...]
Get Buyers Interested With These Simple Tweaks To Your Home
It’s often a nightmare when it comes to selling your home. You need to firstly find the right agent that is suitable for the job. Talk to several to find one that you trust to sell your house. You can … [Read more...]
Self Managed Super Funds and Investment Property
The value of owning an investment property has the potential for greater gains than only rental income and potential financial growth. Purchasing an investment property with borrowed funds from a Self … [Read more...]
The Five Signs of Financial Abuse of Women
One of the lesser-known forms of domestic violence is financial abuse, which can make it difficult for women to escape violent relationships. Research indicates that financial abuse is experienced in … [Read more...]
How Employers can help their employees to reduce financial related stress
Employers can play a role in helping their employees cope with financial related stress by recognising the impact it can have on different groups in the workplace and providing financial coaching via … [Read more...]
Your Money: Investment strategies for small investors
Women are great at budgeting and managing day-to-day spending and household expenses – a big tick in the ‘life admin’ box. In fact, more than half of us (52 per cent) say it’s the element of money … [Read more...]
What are Payday Loans and When Should You Use Them?
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5 Ways to Negotiate a Better Car Loan
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Your Money: The Top 10 Myths about Budgeting busted by Kristina Plimer
Budgeting can seem completely overwhelming, particularly when people succumb to myths about saving and believe they have to sacrifice their lifestyle. Here, The Wealth Tutor, Kristina Plimer, busts … [Read more...]
Three Reasons Why You're Neglecting Yourself in 2016
Life is busy for everyone. Days are hectic, and time runs away from away from us. This year has been a prime example - who can believe the beginning of March is almost upon us? When you’re running a … [Read more...]
Getting a Car Loan in Australia when you have a Bad Credit Rating
Bad credit car loans, also known as second chance car finance, will not only get you behind the wheel of a reliable, late model car, one of these loans can also help you repair a bad credit … [Read more...]
2016 Money Calendar: 12 months of tips for your personal finances
ME Chief Marketing Officer, Rebecca James outlines how to make 2016 the year you earn more, spend less and start to invest. January – time for a money detox Get your finances in great shape with a … [Read more...]
How to Repair Your Credit Rating in Australia
A bad credit history can make it near impossible to achieve your dreams of home ownership, overseas travel, or starting a business. In some cases, a bad credit history is undeserved and if this is the … [Read more...]
Top Tips to pay off your credit card debt this year
A significant number of New Year’s resolutions are related to money – whether it’s vowing to save more to achieve a specific goal, create a budget, pay off debt or curb bad spending habits. Founder … [Read more...]
Tips for Reducing Financial Related Stress in 2016
Recent reports in the media about falling house prices, stock market meltdowns and a possible global recession in 2016, have only added to the financial stress many people experience … [Read more...]
Your Money: Why Estate Planning Matters for Women
By Karen Cho, Lawyer, Owen Hodge Lawyers Certainly you’ve heard it said, “If you want something done, ask a busy woman.” Well, busy friends, as soon as you have finished the fill-in-the-blank … [Read more...]