Money
Planning & budgeting
Analysis
Air travel
How to save hundreds of dollars on your airfares
New data from travel search engine KAYAK shows big savings can be made if you are prepared to be flexible on your time of travel.
- by John Collett
Latest
‘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
Analysis
Property investment
Designing your dream garden? It might cost more than you think
Many home renovators think creating a garden requires just selecting a few plants and working out where a barbeque should go.
- by Stephen Crafti
Opinion
Money psychology
Feel like you never have enough money? You’re not the only one
Do you ever feel like you never have enough, despite being financially stable? It’s not uncommon, and it’s something you can change.
- by Paridhi Jain
Analysis
Consumer rights
Fast-tracked ACCC complaints process set to better protect consumers
A similar system established in the UK has seen significant changes to the country’s banking system.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Financial literacy
Could you pass this financial literacy test? Most young Australians can’t
Younger Australians have particularly poor financial literacy, leaving them vulnerable to overpaying for things and not getting the best value for money.
- by John Collett
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
Analysis
HECS
The looming deadline for students to repay their debt
Voluntary repayments of student debt should be paid at least four business days before June 1 to give adequate time for payments to be cleared
- by John Collett
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
Analysis
Federal budget
Bottom-line benefit: How will the budget help your hip pocket?
Amid the rising cost of living, this week’s narrowly targeted budget measures will alleviate the hip-pocket pain for some. Slowly.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Analysis
Federal budget
Super on paid parental leave a missed budget opportunity
Women will continue to forgo thousands of dollars in superannuation as long as super is not paid on the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay scheme.
- by John Collett