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Melissa Browne

Melissa Browne

Melissa Browne is an accountant, adviser, author and shoe addict.

According to experts, there’s a lot of fearmongering around both perimenopause and menopause.

A $17b penalty: How to stop menopause from derailing your finances

Menopause isn’t just a health issue. It’s also an economic one. Which means we need to plan for it financially, not just medically.

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After buying a home, many Australians then turn their sights to paying it off as quickly as they can. But is that really the best move?

Paying off your mortgage could cost you in the long run

After buying a home, many Australians then turn their sights to paying it off as quickly as they can. But is that really the best move?

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Gamestop became the most traded stock in the world after being promoted by Reddit users.

Social media ‘finfluencers’ are OK, but don’t bank on them

if you look to social media for answers, just make sure you include the voices of people who can be trusted to give well-rounded, expert financial information.

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Use of credit cards is declining as we embrace digitised transactions to shop and shun traditional payment methods.

Why cashless payments can hurt your hip pocket

Shopping with a card or via an online platform is relatively pain-free, so vigilance is important.

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The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a lot of financial stress but for some people it has proven unfounded.

It's not too late to change your mind on COVID-19 relief

Whether you put your mortgage repayments on hold or grabbed a chunk of your super using the government's financial hardship provisions, it's still possible to reverse those actions if you don't need the cash.

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We are happy to use our mobile phones while remaining blissfully unaware of the components that go into them.

Why we should act more irrationally as consumers

We need to acknowledge that we live in a culture that exhausts more of everything and to individually choose to push against it.

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Bianca Harge-Hazelman says Australian needs a workforce that truly supports both genders.

10 big ideas to help close the financial gender gap

What’s needed is an Australian workforce that truly supports both genders

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How we are behaving with our food waste is in contrast with our climate-change beliefs.

Attacking climate change starts with food wastage at home

Australians are collectively the fourth-highest food waster globally, throwing out 13 per cent of all the food we buy

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It's easy to get into trouble with bills faster than ever before, thanks to easy access to credit and 24/7 onling shopping. It's time to level the playing field when it comes to financial literacy.

It's time you had a financial reality check

Too many of us hit a pivotal age and wake up thinking, "how on earth did I end up here?"

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Compulsive shopping affects about 6 per cent of people and women are nine times more likely to be affected than men.

Seek some help if you are an addictive shopper

Modern life is handing so many of us who have compulsive tendencies with the right tools to ruin our financial futures

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