Sending off a loved one in style can be more expensive than you realise. Funerals can cost from $4000 for a basic cremation to around $14,000 for a more elaborate casket, burial and flowers, says consumer website moneysmart.gov.au. Many people don't ...
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There are many more savers in Australia than there are home loan borrowers, but when the RBA cut official interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.5% last month the focus was well and truly on home loans. A glum RBA forecast points to ...
Aussies love their mobile phones - there are nearly 26 million in operation in Australia according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA's) Communications report 2009-10. If you have a mobile you'll need to decide ...
It's now been more than 12 months since the Reserve Bank moved interest rates. And if we have made it to September without a shift, then it will be the longest period - 390 days - with rates unchanged in more than seven years. But that hasn't stopped ...
If certainty about the earnings from your superannuation or pension fund is paramount, here is a superannuation fund with a capital-guaranteed return. From Heritage Bank it's called Secure Super Account. The fund operates like a bank account and guarantees ...
Travel helps senior citizens live longer. At least that's what Dr David Lipschitz of the University of Arkansas told The Dallas Morning News, relayed to the national USA Today. The extremely useful US website independenttraveler.com took up the theory ...
Everybody likes a discount which is why most home owners settle for a home loan package. Suncorp has certainly made a lot of noise in this market with its latest offering - a home loan package with an interest rate discount of 1.03% pa off the standard ...
If you are thinking of installing a solar or heat-pump hot water system don't forget the federal government might be able to chip in. Under the Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme - Solar Hot Water Rebate (REBS), eligible households can claim a rebate ...
When it comes to paying for goods and services there is no shortage of options, from credit and debit cards to direct transfers and BPAY. In recent years prepaid credit cards have been added to the mix. Prepaid cards are very similar to debit cards ...
There is no surcharge if I pay by cash and no surcharge if I pay by cheque - yet if I pay by credit card I'm whacked a surcharge. I thought collecting payment was part of the business of being in business. While I applaud the Reserve Bank's ...
