My grandfather was the local preacher, a wheat and sheep farmer, a father and a great granddad. He held no 'work hours'; he just did what needed to be done for the farm, the church and at home, and tried to enjoy every moment of the journey. ...
Rising living costs can quietly fuel financial envy, and push you into poor money decisions. Here's how to reset your mindset and stay focused on what really matters. When my son bought his second-hand dual-cab 4WD, it was love at first sight. He set ...
The alarm goes off. 5am. It's cold and I can hear it raining outside. My shoes are laid out, I know where my running gear is, but a decision still needs to be made. To get up, or not to get up, that is the question. If I hadn't made a morning ...
Holidays are amazing. I personally love the beach and find myself each Christmas drawn to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Early morning walks around the headland, swimming with my sons every morning, saunters along the sandy inlets with the water ...
Most people know that when we experience the death of a loved one, we grieve. It's our brain's way of processing the significant change and loss. What most people don't realise is that we grieve any change, including financial loss or a ...
According to some reports, $99 billion worth of mortgages are coming off a fixed rate in the second half of 2023 from Australia's two biggest banks alone. It is such a significant figure that it's being termed the mortgage cliff. With interest rates ...
Fear. It is such a primal, automatic, instinctive emotion. Evolutionary psychologists theorise that over the millennia we have genetically bred this fear instinct as natural selection favoured those who better sensed potential danger - they were more ...
When I was a teenager, a relative owned a very successful retail franchise in Sydney. My parents decided to partner with him and started other franchises along the east coast. Together, they became so successful that, at some point, it appears they ...
... episode of the Friends With Money podcast featuring Money's Tom Watson and behavioural economist and psychologist, Phil Slade. They discuss: What is emotional intelligence? Can it help us make better financial decisions? Are people with higher emotional ...
As a young musician in the '90s playing in the artistic corners of Brisbane's Valley music venues, I found myself with a lot of waiting time between gigs - which often turned into a few rounds of pool with the locals. I was a bit of an introvert ...
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