Before he was Dr Karl, he was a 16-year-old digging ditches when a fellow labourer told him, "Karl, you're different from me, all I can ever do is dig ditches, you can do anything you want. Me, I can't."
My Money
"These proposals are the kind of short-sighted thinking that led to the global financial crisis," says Consumer Action Law Centre CEO Gerard Brody.
If you know how much you can afford to borrow, then you should be in a strong position under new lending rules. But what if you're not?
Surviving a recession when you've lost your job or had your hours cut requires creative thinking. You just have to keep the cash flowing long enough to ride it out.
Comedian Ben Lomas has noticed something funny when he asks people this money question. "So, I naturally ask all the time!"
Big changes are coming to JobKeeper, with stricter criteria kicking in next week, and more than 2 million Australians are expected to lose their payments.
When it comes to shopping, most of us stick to the brands we trust. Until we can't. Because, when push comes to shove, our brand loyalty is shoved out the window.
What does a bank have to do to be certified as an ethical bank? Firstly, they can't have been involved in any major controversies in the past 3-5 years.
Workers in NSW who have to self-isolate because of COVID-19 can now access a $1500 cash payment already on offer in three other states.
About 1.4 million Aussies rarely or never check their energy bill, and it's costing them a bundle. If your bill has gone up but your household hasn't changed, you may have been overcharged.
