What to do when teens and tweens'online habits blow the family budget

What to do when teens and tweens'online habits blow the family budget

More than half of Australian parents of tweens and teens have covered the bill for unapproved online spending.

  • byGeorgina Dent

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How growing up poor can make you a spendthrift

How growing up poor can make you a spendthrift

Research suggests the stress of growing up in poverty can shrink the brain – especially for young children.

  • byGeorgina Dent
Ask Noel:what is the tax payable on a gift?

Ask Noel:what is the tax payable on a gift?

Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.

  • byNoel Whittaker
How much mortgage stress is in your postcode?

How much mortgage stress is in your postcode?

Interest rates can only go up,which will make life harder for most Canberrans. Here's how'stressed'each part of the ACT is.

  • byHan Nguyen
Payday loans:our hidden debt crisis
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Payday loans:our hidden debt crisis

Politicians should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting for the issues that matter.

  • byShireen Morris
The'money story'you learn from parents shapes your financial future

The'money story'you learn from parents shapes your financial future

What money story did you learn from your parents and how does that differ to your money story as an adult?

  • byMelissa Browne
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Confessions from a woman who employs au pairs – and isn't filthy rich
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Childcare

Confessions from a woman who employs au pairs – and isn't filthy rich

When we chose to let our hearts prevail and try for another baby there was a caveat that was led by the head:we planned to enlist help in the form of an au pair.

  • byGeorgina Dent
The financial reality of parental leave for dads

The financial reality of parental leave for dads

When Rob Sturrock and his wife Julia were contemplating managing the care of their first baby in 2016,they were adamant they would approach it as a team.

  • byGeorgina Dent
How pocket money is changing for Aussie kids like Sahara

How pocket money is changing for Aussie kids like Sahara

In some respects Sahara Hillman-Varma is a typical 11-year-old,receiving $10 a week from her mum.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Buying property with others is fraught with danger

Buying property with others is fraught with danger

It is becoming common for people to consider pooling their money with friends or family members to go into a real estate joint venture. But is it a good idea?

  • byNoel Whittaker
Parents raid their kids’ piggy banks as cost-of-living pressures hit

Parents raid their kids’ piggy banks as cost-of-living pressures hit

Jessica Nguyen has had to dip into her child's savings to make ends meet and she's not alone.

  • byJohn Collett&Caitlin Fitzsimmons