These days many people survive a serious illness like cancer, heart attack and stroke. But the experience leaves many financially crippled. It shouldn’t and doesn’t need to be that way.
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Have you ever thought you are not getting as far ahead financially as you think you should, but are not sure why? Then maybe one or more of these three behaviours may be the cause.
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Today is Stress Down Day, to raise funds for Lifeline. As part of their promotion of Stress Down Day Lifeline conducted a Newspoll to discover what was stressing Australians.
The Newspoll found that two thirds of Australians are stressed about money, second only to being stressed about work. Does that include you?
The Lifeline poll reminded me [...]
As I recently rode around a nearby lake with my daughter I noticed a Find Thirty logo painted on the pavement.
The Find Thirty campaign encourages us to complete 30 minutes of physical activity each day as an investment in our physical health.
Imagine the possibilities if we also found thirty minutes for wealth?
Imagine how financial literate [...]
This article is reproduced courtesy of the author LawCentral.
If you have a self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) it is essential that you as trustee regularly review the deed to ensure it is up to date. One benefit is that an up to date deed will give you access to the latest strategies as they become [...]
Owning your own home is one major goal for many young Australians. But with property prices so high a first mortgage may appear out of reach. In this interview on Wake Up WA, Certified Financial Planner professional Matt Hern shares three strategies that first home buyers (especially young people) can use to save up to [...]
In the life planning step of my “Save For The Significant” process one of the common goals is a dream wedding.
Parents often list a goal of wanting to contribute to their children’s weddings. And independently minded young couples often want their dream wedding without the “suggestions” from their well-meaning parents – thus they want to [...]
My last article on Making Money Writing About Your Passion prompted this enquiry from regular reader, Nick:
“how can you generate an income stream from e-marketing and even sales of products of your expertise and knowledge”
You can make money from your expert ideas in your head – it’s called thought leadership. (I also recently wrote about [...]
Today, KPMG partner Bernard Salt is a well known commentator in the media as a perceived expert on demographics, especially in relation to its impact on property.
In his article in The Australian today Bernard Salt shares some of his lessons from his media journey, which started twenty years ago at the age of 32. It [...]
With two interest rate rises already under our belts more people are asking me if they should be fixing their rates. Read on to discover the pros and cons and if fixing your interest rates may be right for you.
Whilst lots of fun the festive season actually can be one of the biggest creators of financial pain. With a little bit of prior financial planning it doesn’t need to be that way for you.
