Checklists can help for all large life goals. They help by providing milestones, and by breaking down that seemingly insurmountable goal into more manageable chunks. That’s not to say everyone’s checklist should have the same items (or the items in the same order)....
Basic personal finance comes from mastering three fundamental skills: Earning — your ability to bring in money through work Spending — your ability to spend wisely Saving— your ability to produce a surplus and earn interest or dividends on it Play to your strengths to...
According to an AMP wealth management report, financial stress now affects over 25% of Australians – that’s over 2.8 million people! While it is a bad thing in itself, financial stress also causes a range of knock-on effects. For this reason, the best cure is...
Christmas is a tough time of year with the push to spend spend spend. When money is tight it can lead to despair, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Christmas can be a special time even without money. Defeat the spirit of Scrooge with the six tips below. Tip 1...
Time is valuable, but some hours are more valuable than others. This means your opportunity cost (the options you lose when you commit to a decision) varies depending on where, and when, you give up time to get something done. So, it makes sense to pay someone else to...
Life, it’s a balancing act between competing priorities. Sometimes one thing is the most important, other times another should be at the front of the queue. It’s hard to keep up. Unfortunately, work has a way of being the most urgent, even when it’s not the most...