Earn a lot,but don’t feel rich? You might be a HENRY

Earn a lot,but don’t feel rich? You might be a HENRY

Before you pull out the world’s smallest violin for people bringing home the financial bacon,hear me out.

  • byVictoria Devine

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I bought the unsexiest car in Australia,and I love it
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I bought the unsexiest car in Australia,and I love it

My family was appalled when this dumpy little darling,with all the charm of an upturned bathtub,pulled into our driveway.

  • byMarish Mackowiak
Coalition proposes relaxation of HECS,lending rules to help home buyers

Coalition proposes relaxation of HECS,lending rules to help home buyers

The federal opposition says banks need to take more risks or there will be a whole group of people unable to own a home.

  • byPaul Sakkal andMillie Muroi
How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end

How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end

While rates remain on hold,the prospects of cuts may add fuel to the fire as sheer demand for affordability has pushed prices higher.

  • byJim Malo andTawar Razaghi
Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer

Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer

Life is getting desperate for those bearing the full brunt of the economic crisis,but it is a very different story for cashed-up older Australians.

  • byColin Kruger
Brianna signed up for a home build. Three years later she lives with her parents

Brianna signed up for a home build. Three years later she lives with her parents

Ordinary families caught in the state’s housing construction gridlock are facing looming payment deadlines,putting loans for their unfinished homes under threat.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
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Young people are taking on more debt. We should all be worried
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Young people are taking on more debt. We should all be worried

The risk of defaulting on a loan is on the rise for young Australians,but its a crisis that should concern all of us.

  • byVictoria Devine
Australia’s generation gap:Default risk rising faster for under 30s

Australia’s generation gap:Default risk rising faster for under 30s

There are signs that higher interest rates and a slowing economy are now taking a disproportionate toll on young Australians.

  • byMatt Wade
Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA mortgages break record
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Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA mortgages break record

The average figure West Australians are taking out for mortgages has broken the record,jumping more than $30,000 in just three months.

  • byMichael Genovese
Two years of tightening belts:How our spending habits have changed under Albanese

Two years of tightening belts:How our spending habits have changed under Albanese

Consumers have had to rearrange their shopping baskets since the 2022 election to continue buying the things they need.

  • byRachel Clun
Australians have been dipping into their piggy banks just to make ends meet

Australians have been dipping into their piggy banks just to make ends meet

Growth at 0.1 per cent is abysmal. GDP per capita has fallen by 1.6 per cent since mid-2022. You don’t see that sort of fall outside a deep recession.

  • byShane Wright