Budgeting
‘I pay my partner’s rent’: What a programmer on $180,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a software engineer who makes $180,000, pays her boyfriend’s rent, and spends some of her money on a banh mi.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Latest
Easter eggs and cat sitters: What a physio on $92,600 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a physiotherapist who makes $92,600 and spends some of her money on an Easter chocolate haul.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Vege chips and soju: What an analyst on $65,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, an analyst who makes $65,000 a year and spends some of her money this week on a packet of mala-flavoured chips.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Novelty socks and ramen: What a consultant on $84,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, an environmental consultant who makes $84,000 a year impulsively spends $3 on a pair of cow-themed socks.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Stuff it: Millennials return to cold hard cash in a bid to save money
Millennials are turning to one of the most traditional forms of saving in a bid to adopt better money habits in the face of the cost of living crisis.
- by Nina Hendy
Ice-cream, personal training: What a couple on a $395,000 joint income spend in a week
This week on Money Diaries, an associate research director who has a $395,000 joint income and spends some of her money on vegan ice-cream.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Opinion
Spending
How I cut my spending 35 per cent with one simple trick
An experiment to put my credit cards “on ice” yielded surprising results.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Macca’s and video games: What a piano teacher on $38,000 spends in a week
On Money Diaries this week, a university student and piano teacher who makes $38,000 a year and spends some of her money on McDonald’s and a Nintendo Switch game.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Opinion
Cost of living
How the cost of living crisis has changed middle-class BBQ chat
Adult kids moving home - and choosing to entertain at home - is indicative of the belt-tightening that continues.
- by Anne Hyland
Our experts’ 52 greatest money-saving travel tips
From which day of the week to book your flight to where to score a discounted high-end meal, our travel experts do the bargain hunting for you.
- by Brian Johnston, Ute Junker, Ben Groundwater, Belinda Jackson and Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Financial literacy
In a rocky economic climate, we need to teach our kids about money
While you might be hoping school will do the heavy lifting, parents need to take control of their kids’ financial literacy.
- by Michelle Bowes