Easy! Live like a slob recluse! Ditch cleaning products ($5) and petrol to get to work ($30), because you won’t be going. Now, as you aren’t going to be seeing … Read More What are your top three tips for slicing $50 from your weekly household budget?

THPPPPT! Ridiculous! Just one? Humbly, on behalf of Gen X, I could list a hundred. A thousand! In my first breath! Why? Because Gen X is … AWESOME! We are … Read More What is one great financial lesson you could teach the other generations?

“If you decide not to buy, you will rent until you die.” There, a catchy jingle that says it all. (But also proves I’d be an AWFUL poet.) Like that … Read More Renting versus buying – what is the best property strategy for your generation in today’s market and why?

FOR your special girl? Yes! Particularly if you think a gold necklace, bracelet or earrings will buy you a year’s credit for upcoming misdemeanours. That would be an awesome investment! … Read More As the gold price surges to record highs, should we rush out and buy the precious metal?

Look at me. Clearly, I’m neither Dr McDreamy, nor Dr McSteamy. But I do know your body is a tremendous indicator of stress. If we listen, it tells us things. … Read More “We all have different comfort zones when it comes to investing. How do I work out mine?”

Jeez, I don’t know about that. That’s like me saying: “Getting hitched was awesome. I’ll never have to cook again”. (Duck the frying pan that’s flying my way … NOW!) … Read More It can be tough managing finances if you’re single. What are some good tips?

That we’re apathetic, aimless, ambitionless, slackers. Generation X – Tales for an Accelerated Culture was the 1991 book by Canadian Douglas Coupland, which kicked the whole thing off. It was … Read More All generations have financial stereotypes. Which is the most incorrect one about yours?

Will anyone be in Australia to fill out the Census this week? You should be reading this by smart phone or an internet cafe … somewhere the sun’s shining and … Read More Aussies are travelling more. What are your top financial tips for travellers?

Electric shock therapy. Cattle prods and electrodes. What? Whaddya mean it’s not legal anymore? It was standard parental behaviour in the 70s! If you want to teach a teenager not … Read More The best ways to teach teenagers to appreciate the value of money?

Does a bear you-know-what in the woods? Or, in the words of Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em, has “the cat done a whoopsie in my beret”? Yes, … Read More Property prices have been flat/negative. Is real estate still a good investment?