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How to avoid home buying FOMO

Does buying a home seem out of reach? You’re likely buying in a hot property market, where more buyers are flooding the market. There are more intere

10 things I hate about you, investing

Do you understand how investing works? While not all of us understand it, more of us are jumping on the investing bandwagon. And young people are lea

Pros and Cons of the 50-30-20 budget method

Have you been wanting to try a budget? A budget is a method of saving money. A budget is a good idea because by knowing where your money goes, you ca

Pros and Cons of the Cash envelope budget method

Do you need to start saving money? It could be saving money up for a home deposit or an emergency fund. We’re not great at estimating our spending ea

3 Australian financial literacy books you need to read now

What finance book would you recommend? That’s a question I’m often asked as a financial literacy expert. And I have countless book recommendations to

10 things the Barefoot Investor teaches us about money

Have you heard of the Barefoot Investor? If you’re reading this for Australia, chances are you have. The Barefoot Investor was one of Australia’s be

Start investing now

Are you an investor? The idea of investing is becoming more popular. As a result, the number of non-professional investors or retail investors has...

5 steps to build an emergency fund

Do you have an emergency fund? An emergency fund is cash you can access quickly in an emergency. It’s clear why you need an emergency fund...

Money and Relationships: What happens when a spender and a saver fall in love?

Are you dating your financial opposite? Money is of those things we discuss on the first date when the bill arrives and then rarely talk about...

Pros and Cons of share house life

Are you thinking of moving into a share house? Living in major cities is really expensive. A major benefit of share house living is you’ll cut your...

How a young couple bought their first home without the big mortgage

Can you really buy a house without a mortgage? We all want a place to call our own and young couples are no exception. Nearly 70% of young people...

So you’ve read The Barefoot Investor…

Firstly, well done! Even just by taking an interest in your personal finance, you’re already ahead of the average Australian. Scott Pape’s The Bare...

Welcome to Money Bites, a slice of bite-size financial literacy

What does money mean to you? Money might be the bus fare you pay to get to your job. It could be the debit card you tap to get your coffee each...

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