Transport costs account for around 14% of the average household budget, and that figure is on the rise.
Susan Hely
Susan has been a finance journalist for 30 years, beginning at the Australian Financial Review before moving to the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited ASFA's Superfunds magazine and wrote the best-selling Women and Money.
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A young property owner is keen to put his modest savings to good use despite still having a big mortgage.
With power prices doubling over the past five years, it is time to check out what electricity and gas rebates are available.
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If you want to keep funeral costs down, at last there is an option that won’t break the bank.
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Low interest rates are hurting retirees trying to make their nest egg go the distance, and it raises the question, “What happens when the money runs out?”
Slack financial advice results in $30 million compensation paid to poorly-advised clients.
Why is there a huge difference between what women and men pay for their income protection insurance?
If there is one financial message to pass onto your daughter, it is to be financially independent.
Your financial planner needs to be brutally honest about your financial behaviour, not step around it because you are friends.