Things to Discuss Before Marriage
Have you heard of couples who start arguing and disagreeing on what religion they would bring their children up or that she should become Jewish and so on? Before you tie the knot you should address...
View ArticleHow To Sell Your Car The Easy Way
Looking to sell your car? Automotive industry expert Samantha Stevens shares her tips on how to get the highest return, when is the best time to sell and how to make your car stand-out from the rest....
View Article7 Modern Money Lessons You Need to Teach Your Kids
Teaching kids about money used to be as simple as: “This is the pay envelope with our cash for the week.” These days credit and debit cards, internet banking and – pretty soon – transacting via mobile...
View Article7 Modern Money Lessons You Need to Teach Your Kids
Teaching kids about money used to be as simple as: “This is the pay envelope with our cash for the week.” These days credit and debit cards, internet banking and – pretty soon – transacting via mobile...
View ArticleAddicted to Debt? Answer These Questions and FInd Out
‘Buy now, pay later’ is practically the mantra of the modern world, but you can give yourself a hangover that lasts a lifetime if you use debt to indulge. A little like a dodgy eye-liner effort, you...
View Article5 Ways to Get Your Finances in Order (For Good!)
Most of us resolve to get our finances in order at the start of a new year (along with our diet, health, relationships…) but how many of us see that through? Well, maybe this is the year you take...
View Article6 Ways to Manage Rising Private Health Insurance Costs
Did you know that health insurance premiums will increase by 6.2% on 1 April, 2014? If you’re worried you’ll have to rethink your household budget simply to afford the hike – you’re not alone. In...
View ArticleYour Five-Step Financial Makeover
Did you know…by salary sacrificing the cost of a pair of stilettos every month, you could have an extra $225,387* in total savings for your retirement! Women don’t have to earn the big bucks or have...
View ArticleThe High Cost Of Being A Woman
Being a woman is an expensive exercise; and our bloke folk are often blissfully unaware as to just how good they have it. Aside from the very frustrating and unjust fact that women still earn markedly...
View ArticleHow To Earn A 6-Figure Salary – In Mining
Most of us have heard that the mining industry, in Australia, is booming. The only thing is, when people want to apply, they often hit a brick wall. This perplexing issue sends many people packing and...
View ArticleGiven Your Credit Card A Good Workout?
Yep, looks like most of us are in for a heck of a festive season credit card statement again! The Reserve Bank has quoted that we racked up a cool $18 Billion over last year’s festive season and this...
View ArticleDoes Social Media Make Us Spend More Money?
I know I can’t speak for every woman out there, but it’s pretty safe to say that most of us love to shop. For some reason, a new dress or handbag makes us feel as good as getting our nails done or...
View Article7 Modern Money Lessons You Need to Teach Your Kids
Teaching kids about money used to be as simple as: “This is the pay envelope with our cash for the week.” These days credit and debit cards, internet banking and – pretty soon – transacting via mobile...
View Article5 Ways To Make the Same Money As Men
A man is not a plan, but they enjoy higher salaries now and more wealth later. To be precise, 17.5 per cent a year higher and $1 million over a lifetime more (the estimated dollar detriment for women...
View ArticleWould You Pay This Guy To Steal For You?
“I’m good at stealing, and I need money.” If you think you know all there is to know about the internet, you probably haven’t heard of the ‘Deep Web’ (DW), the uncatalogued and slightly...
View ArticleKanye West Wants Mark Zuckerberg To Give Him A Billion Dollars
Oh, Kanye… Kanye West is known for his propensity to rant on Twitter, but his latest stint may have officially taken him from the sublime to the ridiculous. Over the weekend, the rapper begged...
View ArticleWhy Being Wealthy Made Me Miserable
It’s not for everyone. No one talks about how much they earn for two reasons. Firstly, it’s discouraged in the workplace to avoid hissy fits and flurries of resignations when people discover the...
View ArticleNew York And Chicago Just Ditched The Tampon Tax
Celebrate good times, c’mon! It’s a good day for equality when two US states finally abolish the irrational ‘nonessential item tax’ on tampons, sanitary pads and other feminine-hygiene products we...
View ArticleYour Parents Were Wrong: Having A Career Isn’t Everything
Quitting isn’t a dirty word. Growing up I remember being excited to take an exam I’d seen my upper classmates take already – it was supposed to tell you what kind of career you were best suited for....
View ArticleJohnny Depp’s Kids Are The Ultimate Losers In His Divorce
This divorce could get very ugly. Everybody is talking about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s surprising divorce this week. The actress filed for divorce on Monday, only three days after the death of...
View ArticleUnpopular Opinion: Weddings Are Gross And Fake
I take marriage more seriously since I got divorced – honest! As a kid, I used to spend hours making elaborate wedding dresses for my Barbie dolls. All I needed was a box of Kleenex and a roll of...
View ArticleWomen’s Lives Don’t Matter: Why Oscar Pistorius Got Away With Killing His...
Murder is murder – it should be as simple as that. By now, most of the world has heard about the announcement made in the sentencing of Oscar Pistorius, an Olympic athlete turned murderer. A South...
View ArticleUnpopular Opinion: Using Your Body To Get Ahead Is Just Plain Smart
It’s your most powerful asset. My husband and I have this running joke that if we ever want something, I should represent our team and go in for the win using my best, most killer smile and wink to...
View ArticleWhy We Need To Stop Telling ‘Poor’ People How Not To Be Poor
Being cash-strapped is stressful enough. You know what sucks? Being poor. And being poor isn’t a competition: there’s a lot of different kinds of ways to be short on funds. Maybe you have a steady way...
View Article13 Hacks For Getting A Pay Rise From High-Flying Women
How to ask for what you deserve. The end of the year is fast approaching – and so is annual pay review time. Even though it’s 2016, there’s still a pay gap between the genders, and women are on the...
View ArticleThis Lucky Guy Is The Winner Of Our Massive $50,000 Cash Prize!
Luke McDonnell got more than he bargained for when he tried to sell his car. When Sydneysider Luke McDonnell posted an advertisement online to sell his car, he absentmindedly entered a competition to...
View Article11 Super Sweet Valentine’s Day Gifts You Can Make On The Cheap
You don’t have to spend a fortune to show you care. Valentine’s Day is here, and love is, quite literally, everywhere. Your fave stores most likely have a tempting V-day sale, with a lush window...
View Article24 Struggles People With Roommates From Hell Understand
It is like they are physically unable to wash a dish. Living with roommates can be awesome. They often turn into some of your closest friends, and can make eating takeout food on the couch while...
View Article13 Struggles Only People Who Are Broke Understand
Another night of spag bowl awaits. Sometimes you just don’t have any moolah. And while money doesn’t buy happiness, it sure as hell makes life a lot easier. Whether you’re broke because you have too...
View Article7 Things You Need To Know Before You Quit Your Job
Read on before you tell your boss where they can stick it. Let’s face it, a lot of people don’t really like their jobs. Unless you’re one of the lucky few blessed to actually be working for an...
View Article8 Signs You’re Winning At This Whole Adulting Thing
Grown-up’s my middle name, yo. Age is just a number, and ‘being an adult’ is more of a concept than anything else, because, regardless of the date on your birth certificate, we all have days when we...
View Article7 Easy Hacks That Will Make You A Pro At Managing Your Money
If only making money was as easy as spending it… It seems the illusion of being a put-together human who is totally winning at the whole adulting thing is harder to achieve than our parents made it...
View Article13 Things You Should Have Definitely Done By The Time You Turn 30
How many of these can you check off the list? As I blew the candles out on my last birthday cake, the fact I’d soon be hitting the big three-oh was now impossible to ignore. The thought of turning 30...
View ArticleWhen Shopping For Clothes Is Worse Than Hell
Call it a quirk, but I just can’t go clothes shopping. I have to go shopping tomorrow and I’m dreading it. I’ve been thinking about it for two weeks, procrastinating and making up excuses not to go,...
View ArticleWhy There’s Really No Such Thing As Being A ‘Grown-Up’ Anymore
I’m never going to be able to afford a home. Should that make me a total failure at adulthood? The grass is always greener on the other side, it’s true. We always want what we don’t have. People with...
View ArticleHere’s How You Can REALLY Feel Secure In Your Job
Because if Girls taught us anything, it’s that you should never get too comfy at work… I’ve just gone through a series of medical issues that meant I had to take a significant amount of time off work....
View Article8 Ways To Sort Your Life Out Like A Total Boss
Your life is what you make it. I distinctly remember a moment from the last large family gathering I was at which has burned itself into my mind. In the middle of dinner, in front of the majority of...
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