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When it comes to your credit card, there are some features everyone knows about, like your interest rate or rewards program. But did you know your card could also offer a number of other features that can help you get a head start in 2020? Here's ... More

Budgeting might not have been top of mind when preparing for Christmas, but now that the festivities are behind us and a new year has begun, it's a good time to think about finances and savings to start the decade in a better position. According ... More

Jetstar staff walked off the job this week, grounding the flights and travel plans of hundreds of Aussies. While such developments are beyond the control of travellers, there are still things they can do to guard against the financial costs if not the ... More

Before you take off for the summer holidays, it's a good time to check your home and contents, car, and travel insurances are up-to-date so can you head into the break knowing you are covered in case things don't go as planned. Home insurance ... More

This year's fire season has already seen 1100 insurance claims totalling $115 million, according to Insurance Council of Australia. As bushfires become more severe, the number of insurance claims will continue to grow. Knowing what you're covered ... More

The fallout from the royal commission shows no signs of abating for AMP, which was today awarded a CHOICE Shonky Award for the large number of idle super accounts and delayed life insurance claims. More than one million - or 55% - of AMP's 1.9 million ... More

Confession time. I love a good spring clean. Not just the "dust and tidy" variety, but a good old "pull everything out, scrub everything clean and only put back what you want in an ordered way" type of clean. My wife often takes a deep breath when I ... More

The collapse of British travel company Thomas Cook has left up to 600,000 travellers stranded and out of pocket. Labelled the "biggest collapse of a UK holiday package company", tourists have been reportedly locked out of hotel rooms and "held hostage" ... More

Homeowners have paid $10.5 billion to cover building defects in the past decade. New research by the comparison website Mozo has revealed that it cost $6434 to fix the average apartment defect and $5839 if something went wrong in your house. Mozo property ... More

Regulator ASIC is warning car insurers they can do better when it comes to investigating consumer claims. An ASIC review of 1.6 million car insurance claims in the 12 months to September 2017 and interviews with more than 50 consumers suggest insurers ... More