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The cost of living has risen across all household types in the year to the December quarter.

Is the rising cost of living giving you money dysmorphia?

Trying to change our relationship to money can be tricky. But after a prolonged period of cost-of-living struggles and rising costs, it feels almost impossible.

  • Victoria Devine

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A bank account is considered ‘dormant’ or ‘inactive’ in Australia when there’s been no activity for seven years.

How your old, dormant bank accounts can cost you big

Saving that unused account for a rainy day? You might want to think twice about that.

  • Caterina Hrysomallis
The truth is real self-care doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.

Is your self-care breaking the bank? How to afford better wellbeing

The lines between “self-care” and “indulgence” have become blurred, but real self-care doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.

  • Paridhi Jain

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Tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money.

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Fund members who switched to their funds’ cash option during the market turmoil of early 2020 and have stayed in cash will be poorer in retirement.

Six ways to set yourself up for a financially successful 2023

Soaring energy prices, rising mortgage rates and falling real wages: the new year looks set to throw its fair share of challenges at your personal finances.

  • Jessica Irvine
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Dominic Soh says we all need to take individual responsibility for our financial destinations.

‘I prefer to create experiences rather than buying possessions’

Dominic Soh spent Melbourne’s long lockdowns learning more about investing and undertaking professional development to further his career.

  • Nina Hendy
This morning the Tax Practitioners Board revealed it has terminated six tax agents for “COVID stimulus related misconduct” and has nearly 100 investigations underway.

9 resolutions for the new financial year (and how to stick to them)

It’s winter now, and a bit of cosying up with your personal finances is in order as we approach the new financial year.

  • Jessica Irvine

Six money lessons I learnt in 2021

Here is a wrap-up of some of the main things I learnt about money amid a global pandemic in 2021.

  • Jessica Irvine

Money with Jess: My best budgeting tips of all time...

Since early 2021, Jessica Irvine has been putting a weekly budget tip in her free Money with Jess newsletter. If you missed any of them, here they all are!

  • Jessica Irvine