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Graeme Butler’s Budget Busters
Wealth
Caitlin Vinci

Budget Busters: How to avoid overspending on Christmas gifts

The most wonderful time of the year can also be the most expensive. Graeme Butler reveals how you can enjoy Christmas day knowing you haven’t overspent on gifts.

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Got a cash pile sitting in a term deposit? As we edge closer to a fall in returns as the RBA starts to cut interest rates, could that money be working harder for you in your super fund?
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Is my cash better off in a term deposit or super?

Got a cash pile sitting in a term deposit? As we edge closer to a fall in returns as the RBA starts to cut interest rates, could that money be working harder for you in your super fund?

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There’s just four days left to meet the ATO’s tax return deadline of October 31. Forgot, panicked, don’t know where to start? Check out our essential guide to avoiding a run-in with the taxman.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Tax tips to help you hit October 31 deadline

There’s just four days left to meet the ATO’s tax return deadline of October 31. Forgot, panicked, don’t know where to start? Check out our essential guide to avoiding a run-in with the taxman.

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Girl math is making financial acumen for girls and women fun. Harnessing that same creativity can supercharge our savings and investment goals.
Wealth
Sarah Wells

A joke? Nope. Here’s the REAL superpower behind #girlmath

When you decode the girl math phenomenon, it’s actually genius. It’s making financial acumen for girls and women fun. Harnessing that same creativity can supercharge our savings and investment goals.

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Tempted to conveniently “forget” a few things when it comes time to record your income with the ATO? Here’s a list of the unusual places it will hunt for information and how far it will go to keep you honest.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Incredible places the ATO searches to catch out tax dodgers

Tempted to conveniently ‘forget’ a few things when it comes time to record your income with the ATO? Here’s a list of the unusual places it will hunt for information and how far it will go to keep you honest.

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7NEWS presenter Graeme Butler has consulted a financial advisor and revealed the simple tricks to boost your savings ‘if a pay rise isn’t on the cards’.
Wealth
Caitlin Vinci

Budget Busters: How to boost your savings without a pay rise

In this week’s Budget Busters segment, Graeme Butler speaks to a financial advisor to reveal the simple tricks that can boost your savings amid the cost-of-living crunch.

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McDonald's has lost a European Union legal battle over its "Big Mac" trademark. (AP PHOTO)
Wealth
The Economist

What Australia’s place in Big Mac index means for economy

The famous Big Mac index is a light-hearted gauge of whether currencies are at their ‘correct’ level and a useful way of comparing international salaries.

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Desperate to get your hands on some quick cash? Your superannuation savings may seem like a good option.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

When you can (and can’t) access your super early

Desperate to get your hands on some quick cash? Your superannuation savings may seem like a good option. Here’s when you may be able to tap into your nest egg and how much you can take out.

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Commonwealth Bank customers have vented their fury over the glitch. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
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Wealth
David Johns

‘Stolen’: Bank customers rage over ‘duplicate transactions’

Commonwealth Bank customers have been left outraged after a tech glitch caused ‘duplicate payments’ and took extra money out of their accounts.

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The staggering amount of super you need to retire is revealed as expert reveals simple trick to boost your balance
Wealth
Caleb Taylor

The staggering amount of super you need to retire revealed

The latest retirement standard numbers are out. How does your super balance compare?

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Anthony Albanese could broker world peace and Australians would still gripe that he hasn’t done enough to address the rising cost of living, writes Andrew Carswell.
Political
Andrew Carswell

There’s only one thing that matters to voters right now

ANDREW CARSWELL: Anthony Albanese could broker world peace and Australians would still gripe that he hasn’t done enough to address the rising cost of living. 

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Be aware that timing is everything if you want to avoid a capital gains tax hit when selling the family home.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Inherited the family home? Here’s how to avoid a big tax hit

Have you inherited the family home? You may want to cash in now and sell in a hot market, or hold on to it for a while. Be aware that timing is everything if you want to avoid a capital gains tax hit.

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The source and reason you receive funds is not considered by Centrelink in its means-testing system.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Will an asbestos-related cancer payout take away my pension?

Q+A: Are you up for a big compensation payout? If you’re a pensioner, Centrelink doesn’t care why — or from where — you get the money, as long as they know about it. And that could cost you your pension.

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Nick Bruining says there are glaring differences in service standards between financial advisers.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

How to ensure your financial adviser is a legend not a lemon

MUST READ: Your Money’s Nick Bruining has been in the financial advice game for 35 years. He’s seen it all. Here’s his checklist to make sure your adviser is a legend and not just a money-sucking lemon.

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You no longer need to spend hours on hold.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Don’t spend hours on hold for Centrelink. Try this instead!

Sick and tired of spending hours waiting for Centrelink to pick up the phone and answer a simple query? We’ve got the shortcut you’ve been waiting for to get problems sorted much sooner.

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