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01:23' 10-01-2018
Six Thoughts Help The Rich Grow Richer
Bank accounts are not the only thing that distinguish the rich from the poor. More importantly, the richest and most successful people tend to think differently.
19:43' 11-12-2017
Tap-and-go Fees Should Be Lower
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has supported a recommendation for banks to reduce “tap and go” transaction fees.
16:53' 16-11-2017
Home Loan Help In Any Language
Working out the details of getting a mortgage is difficult enough, but it becomes a lot harder if there is a language barrier. Now an online mortgage broking marketplace, HashChing, has launched a new feature to overcome the problem.
18:26' 23-10-2017
Lower Power Bills Up To The Consumer
The Government has put forward a plan to abandon the Clean Energy Target (CET) and instead adopt a National Energy Guarantee (NEG).
19:36' 12-10-2017
Seniors Prefer To Spend Savings On Themselves
A new survey has found that todays seniors do not think passing money on to their children is a high priority. Many would rather spend their savings on travel or future aged care needs.
19:32' 12-10-2017
Bank Account For Babies Attracts The Wrong Interest
People expecting a baby devote their thought to the babys welfare and future. It may therefore seem attractive when a large bank offers a special savings account for their new child.
18:45' 27-09-2017
Strategies That Help People Get Richer
Rich people do not waste time fixing their weaknesses, but focus only on their strengths, working harder than others.
18:27' 27-09-2017
Buy Now Pay Later Not Without Risk
Many shoppers traditionally take advantage of the “layby” service offered by many stores, where you pay for a purchase over time, and take the purchase home after the last payment.
18:40' 21-09-2017
Simple Ways To Cut Your Living Costs
Recently Seniors Online gave some suggestions to help older people keep down their power bills. However, the tips apply just the same to any family household.
18:30' 14-09-2017
Credit Card Charges Are Under Control
The Federal Government has banned excessive card surcharging for all businesses from 1 September, as part of the governments approach to delivering fairer financial services for Australians.
20:17' 13-09-2017
Most People Still Lie To Get A Mortgage
Investment bank UBS claims that as many as a third of all mortgages are “liar loans”, based on false or inaccurate information. This is an increase on previous findings.
20:05' 13-09-2017
Households Spend Most On The Basics
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that close to 60% of weekly household spending is on basic essentials such as housing, food, energy, health care and transport.
19:29' 31-08-2017
Super Fees Will Be Easier To Understand
From the end of September there will be significant changes to the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose the fees and charges that affect consumers.
19:39' 30-08-2017
Teaching Kids Money Skills Begins At Home
Often, by the time people have left school and begun work, their weak knowledge of money skills leads them to make poor decisions, or no decisions at all.
14:47' 17-08-2017
Online Credit Card Fraud Growing All The Time
A report released this month by the Australian Payments Network (APN) shows that nearly one in a hundred online credit card transactions are fraudulent.
14:12' 01-08-2017
Energy Efficiency Program Saves Households Plenty
The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) program, now renamed Victorian Energy Upgrades, has saved householders and businesses more than $400 million on their energy bills already this year.