Savings Guide Australia

The kids are all grown up and have started their own families, perhaps even abroad and you’re feeling the empty nest syndrome. Yet at the same time, moving to a smaller place to live out your retirement is out of the question — you love your house too much.

Teaching your children about saving money is the best thing you can do from them but above all, they will learn from watching what you do. So remember, instilling good money saving habits in your children is never as case of “do as I say, not as I do”.
Start a bank account for your children [...]

Sometimes it can really seem as though bankers and financial advisors not only majored in money and finance, but in a language completely removed from everyday-English. It can be really frustrating and a real put off for people who are thinking about getting into investing, especially for first timers.
Even though your financial advisor can give [...]

If you’ve got the itch to travel, now may be a good time to hop on an international flight for a lot less. With fewer people travelling for leisure, airlines have dipped their airfares and started offering great specials to entice people to continue travelling in these tough economic times.
With a little searching and a [...]

It’s completely possible to shave off a few years off your home loan debt, and even though repaying the full amount seems far away, you’ll be glad when you get to the end of it sooner than you planned.
According to Cannex, you can pay out your 25-year mortgage in 13 years instead. How?

In this day and age you simply cannot rely solely on Medicare to cover your obstetrician’s and hospital bills for your baby. Money problems when you’re expecting can leave you depressed and ruin your relationship with your spouse, and you don’t want that.
Planning for a baby starts two years before you even conceive.
If you’re [...]