Money

I was doing an interview recently for a major publication when they asked me why I thought women weren’t able to get ahead financially.

“Aaahhh….

Coming into a new year, many of us have set resolutions, goals, plans and made commitments regarding a number of things, invariably including money in some way (hopefully).

Pay only 15% tax on a bigger chunk of your salary Take a look at your super; if you’re getting by on the minimum employer contribution of 9%, why not salary sacrifice an extra 3% and take it up to 12%? Salary sacrifice is simply squirreling a chunk of salary into your tax advantaged super bucket before income tax is calculated.

The party’s over.

One of the biggest mistakes I see first home buyers make is not saving enough for their deposit, or even purchasing their first home with no deposit.

Building wealth is fundamentally quite simple.

Cross-collaterisation is a topic that often confuses many people.

One of the hardest things for us to get our head around when we’re young and just beginning our careers is that we need to think about superannuation and retirement.

We read all the time about the increasing expense of bringing up children, and there is a growing trend toward producing offspring later in life, when we are more financially stable.

While you’re reading this I’ll be in Africa at the Holding Hands Children’s Home, up to my elbows in paint, mud and children’s laughter.

Yesterday, I met a TV journalist, socially.