Sixteen ways to slash your grocery bill and beat rising prices
Opinion
Shopping

Sixteen ways to slash your grocery bill and beat rising prices

You’re not just imagining it. The price of just about everything is rising. So what can you do?

  • byJessica Irvine

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The one thing we could do on International Women’s Day to advance gender pay equity

The one thing we could do on International Women’s Day to advance gender pay equity

Knowledge is power,and until women realise they are underpaid,there is little they can do about it.

  • byJessica Irvine
Australia’s best savings accounts:How to get a 5% return on your money

Australia’s best savings accounts:How to get a 5% return on your money

Savers are – for the first time in a decade – finally back in a position to earn attractive returns on their money.

  • byJessica Irvine
$3 million in super? Take comfort in tax benefits past

$3 million in super? Take comfort in tax benefits past

Few will weep for the predicament of those affected by the super changes,but the self-managed super fund community will be hit particularly hard.

  • byJessica Irvine
Compulsory super only really benefits one group of workers
Opinion
Super wars

Compulsory super only really benefits one group of workers

Compulsory super is a reality for all PAYG workers,but only some gain full benefit from the rules. Spoiler alert:it’s not low-income earners!

  • byJessica Irvine
The price discounting war every Aussie investor should know about
Opinion
Investing

The price discounting war every Aussie investor should know about

Over the past week,a fierce war has erupted between rival fund managers vying for a share of your savings.

  • byJessica Irvine
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Paying through the nose for financial advice is a bit rich. Here’s an alternative

Paying through the nose for financial advice is a bit rich. Here’s an alternative

Consumers should have access to a low-cost service to help navigate the maze of complexity policymakers have created. I’ll even put up my hand to run it.

  • byJessica Irvine
Help! How to prepare for your fixed rate mortgage ‘cliff’

Help! How to prepare for your fixed rate mortgage ‘cliff’

Nearly one million Australians are set to roll off their low-rate fixed mortgages this year. Here’s what you can do to prepare.

  • byJessica Irvine
Get budgeting tips from money experts Jess Irvine and Dominic Powell

Get budgeting tips from money experts Jess Irvine and Dominic Powell

Maybe you’re spending too much on health insurance,or perhaps you’ve forgotten to budget for the inevitable car service? If you have any questions about your weekly spend,our money experts Jess Irvine and Dominic Powell are here to help. Find out how you can get involved and start squirrelling away some extra cash.

  • byDominic Powell andJessica Irvine
Time for a big push to birth universal childcare in Australia
Opinion
Childcare

Time for a big push to birth universal childcare in Australia

The economic case for quality universal childcare has been made,but it’s equally important its wider social benefits - for educators,parents and children - are clearly understood.

  • byJessica Irvine
Should you pay down your mortgage faster or keep investing?

Should you pay down your mortgage faster or keep investing?

As the cost of borrowing rises,a question I am often asked is if it makes sense to pay down your mortgage or invest your excess cash.

  • byJessica Irvine