Category: saving money

50 ways to save money

I must start by saying that we did all of these at some stage in our money saving and some of them we still do all the time now. We had a period of our lives where we were paying off debt, then paying down chunks of our mortgage. I always add a disclaimer that…


Get Financially Confident, Starting Now

For a good deal of my life, I lived under a dark cloud of fear that I would end up financially destitute — a bag lady. Studies reveal that I’m not the only one. Most of us have felt that way, not because we’re broke but because we lack confidence. That makes us timid, worried…


Financial Wellbeing Linked to Overall Health: ANZ

Australians experiencing poor physical or mental health will be more likely to experience low financial wellbeing, according to an ANZ survey. In ANZ’s latest financial wellbeing survey of 3,550 randomly selected Australians, 68 percent were struggling financially also described their mental health as fair or poor, compared to 28 percent overall. Similarly, 57 percent of…