Go ahead, Canberra. Raise the pension age. Delay me access to my super fund. Do what you think you’ve got to do. But mark my words, Tony. And, Joe, can … Read More Sacrifice now so you decide when to retire

Pizza. Oh, love of my life! Every experience can be enriched with pizza’s inclusion. Both life’s highs and lows should be celebrated with it. Birth of a child. Grand final … Read More There’s no extras to top this Federal Budget blockbuster

The older one gets, the closer one’s final breath becomes. Given that, age could be blamed for taking financial risks decisions based on shorter and shorter time frames, right? Logical. … Read More Forget the mid-life crisis — take smaller risks often

Fair time to be alive, ain’t it? Australia’s in reasonable shape. Technology is making life faster, longer and more fun. You want something, you go get it. Queen told us … Read More Banks know they’re on a good thing: you

Apparently, life begins at 40. But the party doesn’t last long. Soon after, you sink into a well of depression and want to top yourself. So says a survey of … Read More Forty, indebted and grumpy — just keep hanging in there

I’m doing my best to teach little DebtBoy to read. (Almost) every night, for 20 minutes in my study … well, it sounds like I’m pulling his teeth out with … Read More Want wealth — get willpower

Nobody likes to stuff up. Making errors is, generally, a pretty annoying part of life. Of course, the bigger the cockup, the bigger the required clean up. I’m really no … Read More Some things are so obvious, Stevie Wonder could see

Wherefore art thou, Juliet and Romeo? Where be your dreams of home ownership? Have you cunningly faked your own death? Or are we staring down at your corpse? Why aren’t … Read More To buy or not to buy should be the question on young lips

A  good “shock survey result” can be a great read. The good ones can rattle your cage, shake your little world. Get you focussed on something important in your life. … Read More Credit gorgers face ugly reality — time to pay up