An emergency fund is integral to achieving our financial goals and staying out of debt. However, because we think of an emergency fund as a lifeline and not a savings tool, we often fail to consider using the money to make money. Our emergency funds often contain a considerable amount of money that should be…
Read More »Arguably, a Will is the most important financial asset for yourself and your family. It’s worth more than your house, your car, and your investment portfolio. A will can protect your family members put you in the driver’s seat to determine what happens to your money after you pass. What a Will lets you do:…
Read More »When you cannot pay your debts having explored every alternative solution, you may consider filing for voluntary bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a legal process that can remove accountability from your debts, allowing you to make a fresh start, but doesn’t come without consequence. Speak with a free financial counsellor by contacting the National Debt Helpline on 1800…
Read More »What are your financial goals? You may hope to get out of debit, retire early, or have a million in your super by the age of 65. Whatever your goals, the first step to achieving them is to write them down. Writing out your financial goals, setting a timeline and steps to achieve those goals…
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Read More »Overnight travel expenses involve being away from home for at least one night for work or business purposes. Business or work travel is in contrast with other types of private travel such as for leisure purposes or regularly commuting between one's home and workplace. Reasons for work or business trips include servicing customers, working at…
Read More »Super is an Australian government-regulated savings plan for retirement. Your Australian employer must pay a percentage of your earnings into your super account, and your super fund invests the money until you retire. How much you retire with can be significantly affected by the fees your super fund charges. It is therefore important to shop…
Read More »We need credit cards to function in society. They are crucial to building credit ratings with banks and have useful tracking features for budgeting. However, using credits cards to spend money that we don’t actually have can have dire consequences for our personal finance by; Reducing our wealth by increasing our variable expenses through interest…
Read More »Reducing debt is easy in theory but exceedingly difficult in practice. We all need to borrow money at some point in our lives, whether it be to buy a house or start a business. Whilst debt leveraging can be a useful wealth-building tool, in most cases reducing or removing all debt will result in a…
Read More »Overview It sounds contradictory and counterproductive but paying yourself first can be a very effective personal finance strategy for wealth generation. Implementation Decide how much you would like to spend each weak on your self. Decide how much you need to save each week to reach your savings goals. When your money comes in, set…
Read More »"You’d be stupid not to try to cut your tax bill and those that don’t are stupid in business"
- Bono: U2