Some tips and tricks to paying off your home loan sooner. Buying a home is likely the most significant financial transaction you'll ever make. So it stands to reason that your home loan will be your largest ongoing financial obligation. Imagine what life would be like without that monthly or…
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Have you just spent hours of your festive break scrolling, scrolling, scrolling? It's a fact that spending too much time staring at the small screen can create stress, anxiety and health issues. Isn't it time we all aimed to disconnect more from our phones and reconnect more with life, health…
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Congrats to our February Winner - Zach wins an Apple watch! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Zach, and he's won…
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Today the RBA met for the first time in 2021 and have decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 0.10%. Our central bank will have been encouraged by recent better than expected unemployment and CPI numbers. It will also be keeping a close eye on rising house prices, lending…
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Congrats to our December Winner - Johannes wins a $500 Coles Myer voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Johannes, and…
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After a challenging year, the RBA has met for the final time in 2020 and decided to leave the cash rate unchanged. After reducing the rate three times during the year, including to a record low of .10% last month, the RBA opted to wait until its next meeting in…
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Things you say without realising you're quoting Shakespeare A playwright, poet and actor, William Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest writer in the English language. And unknowingly, many of us quote him daily, with our modern vernacular riddled with lines from the Bard's plays. Following are a few, how many…
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Mortgage approval rules are set to be relaxed to try to help the economy recover from COVID-19. But is this a good thing? To help counter the effects of COVID-19 on the economy, the Federal Government has announced plans to loosen the responsible lending laws governing the loan approval processes.…
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Helping your kids get a handle on money can set them up with good habits that last forever. It's no surprise to learn that the younger you start teaching kids about money - how it works and how to manage it - the better prepared they are for the rest…
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Australia has gone into recession for the first time in 28 years. What effect could it have on you? Australia has had a very good run when it comes to continued economic growth. Twenty-eight years without a recession is a record achievement, with the previous one in 1991. So what…
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