Nov 10, 2021 | Financial Advice
Is your credit rating looking a little worse for wear? Here are our tips to help you get it back into shape ahead of your next big purchase. What is a credit score? Lenders use your credit score to work out how reliable you’re going to be as a borrower. Whether it’s...
Oct 4, 2021 | Financial Advice
Go back a month or two and you’d be forgiven for thinking we were on the fast track to pay rises all round. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a decade in June, at 4.9 per cent, as government stimulus spending, closed national borders and zero community...
Oct 4, 2021 | Financial Advice
Since marriage equality was achieved in 2017, LGBTI people have had access to the same legal and financial rights as heterosexual married couples. Yet members of the LGBTI community still face some unique challenges when it comes to their financial wellbeing. So what...
Aug 31, 2021 | Financial Advice
It could take months, even years, to clear debt – especially if you used your credit card and you know you’ll be slugged with snowballing compound interest each month you don’t pay it off. Things might get worse if another emergency comes up and you don’t have the...
Aug 31, 2021 | Financial Advice
It’s been a trying time for many people, with our collective mental health taking a toll as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. The Melbourne Institute says one-in-three Australians are now reporting financial stress, while one-in-five are feeling ‘mental distress’. It’s...
Aug 31, 2021 | Financial Advice
Whether you breeze through tax time or dread the extra admin, receiving a tax refund makes the effort worthwhile. For many of us, getting a financial boost will be even more welcome this year, and you might be looking around for the best ways to spend it. Plan...
