With more than three million likes on TikTok and 70,000 followers on Instagram, you’d be forgiven for thinking Ella Victoria was enjoying a lucrative career. But the influencer has revealed even she’s moving back in with family to save money. If you needed another thing to remind you that housingContinue Reading
A Brisbane supermarket has decided to axe its self-serve checkouts forever due to one very sad reason. IGA Greenslopes will shut down the modern mechanism for good in favour of good old fashioned manned checkouts. The controversial change has reportedly been implemented in response to a massive spike in shoplifting,Continue Reading
A Coles customer has hit out at the supermarket giant after he claims he was made to feel like a thief over their 25 cent paper bags. The shopper took to social media to vent his frustrations, claiming staff insisted on scanning his four Coles paper bags he had setContinue Reading
Money expert Victoria Devine has shared how Aussies can use free AI tools to help budget, invest and plan ahead for a financially successful 2024. The first month of the new year is almost gone, but if you’ve been putting off kickstarting your money goals, or spent the month lappingContinue Reading
As cost-of-living pressures mount, more than half of Australians are feeling the pressure on their wallets. There’s no denying many faced financial challenges in 2023, from 13 interest rate rises in 15 months to high inflation and a soaring rental crisis. With more of the same being predicted for atContinue Reading
Australians are bearing the brunt of a “mortgage cyclone” — with more than one in three homeowners now fitting the standard criteria for mortgage stress. Some homeowners are now being forced to shovel half of their monthly income to cover mortgage costs after successive rate rises. New consumer research hasContinue Reading
Nearly two million Australian consumers have returned to the big four banks as cost-of-living pressures push them to the perceived “safest option”, new research suggests. Data from Finder’s consumer sentiment tracker shows 80 per cent of Australians bank with Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac or ANZ — the highest number sinceContinue Reading
In a time of rising interest rates, soaring inflation and financially overextended households, safeguarding the bank account has become a daunting task. Navigating this economic roller coaster requires a keen understanding of money management along with a healthy dose of “money mindfulness”, according to financial planner Canna Campbell. Experts shareContinue Reading
Apple has announced it will permanently do away with the My Photo Stream album next month. The feature automatically stores pictures taken in the last 30 days. Due to the impending shutdown, My Photo Stream stopped uploading snaps on June 26 — and everything in the album will be deletedContinue Reading
A “worrying” number of Australians are viewing their tax return as a crucial part of their finances during a cost of living crisis that has one in two decreasing their standard of living. One in eight Australians say their tax refund is “critical” to staying financially afloat in the nextContinue Reading