Good,bad,or just okay? How to know when to take on debt

Good,bad,or just okay? How to know when to take on debt

Any debt is bad if you can’t pay it back,but some debts are better to have than others.

  • byGrace Bacon

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How to make our weak Australian dollar stretch further overseas

How to make our weak Australian dollar stretch further overseas

Credit cards are convenient but can be an expensive way to pay for things when overseas.

  • byJohn Collett
‘Wear comfortable shoes’:Your Boxing Day sales survival guide

‘Wear comfortable shoes’:Your Boxing Day sales survival guide

Shoppers will spend $1.25 billion on “unprecedented” deals as retailers look to clear and refresh stock,says the Australian Retailers Association.

  • byWilliam Ton
Online shopping,data hacks and organised criminals fuel 36 per cent rise in card fraud

Online shopping,data hacks and organised criminals fuel 36 per cent rise in card fraud

Australians lost a record $677.5 million to payment fraud in the 2023 financial year,prompting yet more warnings against phishing scams.

  • byJessica Yun
American Express pursues ‘aggressive’ Australian expansion

American Express pursues ‘aggressive’ Australian expansion

The payment cards provider is partnering with two merchant acquirers in a bid to end the question “do you accept American Express?”

  • byMillie Muroi
Why it soon might be even harder to get a loan
Opinion
Opinion

Why it soon might be even harder to get a loan

Australia’s biggest credit companies intend to tighten their approval criteria following an increase in the number of borrowers doing it tough.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Smart cards and smarter phones? Stuff and nonsense. Just ask my mother
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Smart cards and smarter phones? Stuff and nonsense. Just ask my mother

Credit cards and smartphones are supposed to simplify and streamline our lives. Until the IT dam wall is washed away – and with it our information and cash.

  • byTony Wright
Debt fears for Christmas as credit card arrears hit three-year high
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Analysis

Debt fears for Christmas as credit card arrears hit three-year high

Consumers are increasingly relying on credit cards to make ends meet while interest rates and annual fees on many cards are rising.

  • byJohn Collett
The graphs that show households are putting themselves at financial risk

The graphs that show households are putting themselves at financial risk

New data reveals how stressed households are grappling with the cost of living crisis caused by inflation and higher interest rates.

  • byMatt Wade
How to play your (credit) cards right and pay 0 per cent interest
Opinion
Opinion

How to play your (credit) cards right and pay 0 per cent interest

With repeated interest rate hikes,you may now suddenly be carrying a little credit card debt that you can no longer clear each month.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Road test:OnePass’ enhanced Flybuys reward points offer

Road test:OnePass’ enhanced Flybuys reward points offer

The loyalty reward scheme of outlets such as Officeworks and Bunnings has increased its rewards points,but is it worth the fee?

  • byJohn Collett