Purchasing a new property can be challenging even for seasoned home-owners – but for a first home-buyer, this process can be 100 times more daunting. In fact, if you’re only just getting started on your journey to becoming a home-owner you may be a bit overwhelmed by all the things you DON’T know. For example, you’re probably wondering how to find...

If you’re already following a tight household budget saving $1000 might sound like a massive task, but it could be easier than you think. We’ve gathered five practical savings hacks which will help you save $1000 this year. Cut your Coffee If you’re buying your coffee every morning, you’re spending around $4.50 a day. That’s $22.50 a week, and $...

As our society becomes increasingly cashless, it is important for our kids to understand the concept of money in its different forms. By giving our kids a strong understanding of money, we can build good habits around budgeting, spending and saving money that can set them up for life. Here are a few ways you can approach this with your kids… At ...

If you’ve ever been through the process of choosing a home loan you’ll know that there are literally hundreds of different products to choose from. But before you delve into the sometimes confusing array of loans on offer, there’s one even more important decision you need to make first – what TYPE of loan are you looking for? The majority of home...

Did you know that predicting the severity of a given bushfire season is challenging and many people fail to prepare for them? And when the threat becomes real, it can be too late and too emotional to make safe and critical decisions. No matter how small (remember embers can fly great distances to create new outbreaks), the best thing you can do is...

Despite our reputation for generally good weather in Australia, we’re becoming more vulnerable to increasingly intense storms. These are especially so in our long spring and summer months when we’re often on holidays (or dreaming of them) and thinking more about the beach variety of water than it coming from the sky. Severe storms can occur anywh...