First Home Buyer Accounts are complex and costly
The Federal Government's new high-interest savings account to boost first-home deposits are off to a slow start. Hefty policy requiremen...
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Tips to cool your energy bill
Many households around Australia spend a large proportion of their energy bills on heating and cooling. Yet keeping warm in winter and cool ...
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Don't lower your mortgage repayments
Lenders have been dropping their interest rates in recent weeks, and the temptation to lower mortgage repayments is high. But according to t...
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Women miss out on super and savings
Women need to make more of an effort to make voluntary contributions to their superannuation and develop an investment strategy because, on ...
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Cost of building a home increases
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) says that rising commodity prices have added an additional $1,678 to the cost of building a home. The...
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Spring clean your finances
Check your bank statements to make sure you are only paying for what you should Check your loan documents to ensure your lender ...
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Families are stressed about money
According to a report conducted by Relationships Australia, money issues dominate the list of top stresses on families and is the leading re...
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Market creates more pensioners
The number of applications for the age pension has jumped up 40% in the last year. The rise is being driven by changes to the assets test r...
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Banks cut interest rates
St George bank will cut rates on its standard variable home loans by more than the RBA's official 0.25% cut announced yesterday. St Geor...
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More rate cuts next month
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to cut rates by another 0.25% in October 2008, then leave the rate at 6.75% until next year. It is...
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