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All of us overspend from time to time. After all, nobody's perfect. But ongoing spending habits or ill-suited financial products can be a major drain on your bank account in the long run. The new year is a great time to review your financial situation ... More

Less than a fortnight into the new year and we are off to an eventful start. There's new COVID outbreaks, lockdowns, the rollout of the vaccine in the United States and UK (and promise of a vaccine rollout in Australia in February), while there ... More

Speeding fines are big business for state governments around Australia. Last financial year NSW reaped $79 million from almost 230,000 speeding offences. Big bickies, although nothing compared with Victoria, which is budgeting for a 44% increase in ... More

The middle of your well-earned Christmas break is not the time to be wondering if you have enough insurance cover, and an even worse time to be left out of pocket if something unfortunate does happen. Money spoke to two insurance experts to get their ... More

Road trips have long been part of the Australian Christmas tradition. And with international borders still slammed shut the number of people looking to rack up the kilometres could hit new levels in 2021. If you're one of the many planning to get ... More

Australia used to ride on the sheep's back - now it's a passenger in a dual-cab 4x4 ute. More than half of the 10 best-selling new vehicles last year and year to date in 2020 are dual-cabs, with Toyota's HiLux and our category winner, the ... More

Before COVID-19, Australia's $1 billion car hire industry was in a period of growth as increased travel and positive business confidence encouraged demand. And according to researcher IBISWorld, consumers had become savvier in booking hire cars ... More

I am frequently asked to explain how to salary-package a car, and whether the much-touted tax benefits are actually quite as generous as they are sometimes made out to be. The typical way to salary package a car is by way of a novated lease, which allows ... More

The new car smell has only just worn off and you're already driving to the dealer-owned service centre for your first check-up. Chances are you know what it's going to cost. This is because you've likely entered a capped price servicing ... More

Seven-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup is preparing for his 19th Bathurst 1000, which will be held a week later than usual this year due to COVID-19. Like everyone in the Supercars paddock, the Red Bull Holden Racing Team star's year has been ... More