shopping

We've all done it - while trying to save money we've ended up spending even more money. Or we end up spending time, energy and money on things we don't need or projects that haven't worked out. Here are a few examples of some #frugalfails. ... More

COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains for everything from school uniforms to pencil cases, leaving many parents going store to store in search of school supplies. If you're yet to start your back-to-school shopping, it may be worth jumping online ... 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

Men are treating themselves this festive season, spending an average of $182 in online spending for themselves. But research suggests this could be a symptom of a more worrying trend. "COVID has accelerated the trend for more people to shop online," ... More

The festive season is fast approaching, which means the pre-Christmas sales are right on our doorstep. It's easy to dismiss the pre-Christmas sales as a retail cash grab - especially if you're trying to save money in the lead-up to the holidays. ... More

This year our world is very different, thanks to COVID-19. But the reasons behind Buy Nothing New Month are the same: to reduce wasteful consumption; to think about our stuff, the people who make it, their working conditions and where it goes when we're ... More

The toilet paper panic buy of 2020 was a great example where our brand loyalty went out the window. And now researchers have verified what we really think about Australia's trusted brands. Three separate studies released in September have come to the ... More

Christmas is just 99 days away. Let that sink in. As we grapple with the onslaught of a global pandemic and a faltering economy, the idea of sitting around a table for Christmas lunch seems about as distant as an international holiday. But despite the ... More

Aussies love to travel. Research has found that the average Australian takes four international trips each year. Given the distance between Australia and the rest of the world, it's easy to clock up frequent flyer points with just a couple of flights ... More

Although the market is continuing to navigate the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, structural shifts have seen tech stocks shine the brightest while utilities and energy drag. Of all 270 companies that reported, the overwhelming majority (46%) were in ... More