The Reserve Bank announced the cash rate will hold at 1.5% yesterday, after its first meeting for 2017. Despite this marking the fifth consecutive meeting (in six months) with no change, home loan rates have been steadily rising since late last year. ...
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The cost of renting out a room One of the success stories of the sharing economy has been Airbnb, the organisation which matches private accommodation to potential renters. One of the challenges posed by this new way of renting has been getting to grips ...
Bankruptcy vs. debt agreements When it comes to debt, it's more common to be way in over your head than you think. In fact, Australia's personal debt is among the highest in the world.. That's right - with a household debt to GDP ratio of ...
If the idea of transferring your post-Christmas credit card balance from a credit card with an average interest rate of 16.89% or higher to one with a rate of 0% sounds appealing then here's what you need to know. After crunching the numbers on ...
The sales pitch is simple: for a couple of thousand dollars, you can become a part-owner of a holiday house for a set period of time. It might be a condominium on the beach or an apartment in the city. Sound too good to be true? Research from Choice ...
What to do with a dud present While some people get it terribly, terribly wrong at Christmas, the fact that you've received a gift at all has to at least count for something. A lot of people go without at Christmas, so you should thank your lucky stars ...
It's possible for the self-employed to get finance at a reasonable rate Living the dream of being your own boss may be costing you that other dream - home ownership. If you're one of our 1.2 million sole traders or 2.1 million business owners, then ...
Anthony: I am 45 and my wife is 41. We have four children under 13. I earn $125,000pa. My wife hasn't worked for about 10 years while raising the kids. She is just starting to join the workforce again but it is on a casual basis and not very dependable ...
Q. I am 19 and live at home. I attend university full time, with a HELP debt of $14,000 (and growing) and no other debt just yet. I work at a casual job earning around $12,000 plus super. I am also fortunate to receive regular income from some shares ...
If you are near the assets test threshold and wish to continue to receive your age pension at the same level, you may want to consider spending some money by bringing forward your planned purchases such as a car, home improvements or holiday, or gifting ...
