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Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Some travel card options to take overseas
When planning a trip overseas, most people want the answer to the same question: What’s the cheapest way to get travel money?
Bank Accounts
01 Dec, 2017
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
What is Afterpay?
If you’ve never used it before, this Afterpay for beginners guide is a useful way to get your head around this online payment service, before dipping your toes in.
Bank Accounts
01 Dec, 2017
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Saving money when you're living paycheck to paycheck
Living week to week, paycheck to paycheck? Here are some ways you might be able to free up money to put in your savings account.
Bank Accounts
04 Sep, 2015
3 min read
Kate Cowling
Five reasons your budget isn't working
Using a budget is a prerequisite for avoiding debt and living within your means. But have you tried making a budget and found that it doesn't work for you? Do you always manage to spend more than you budgeted for? Instead of giving up, consider five common reasons your budget isn't working.
Bank Accounts
09 Feb, 2014
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Men spend more when women aren't around
Men are more likely to spend on impulse, rack up debt and less likely to save when surrounded by more men and fewer women, a new study has found.
Bank Accounts
03 Feb, 2013
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
When should you combine finances with a partner?
Taking the plunge and combining your finances with a partner can be an exciting stage in life. However, sharing finances can also create some challenges if you don't do your homework first and put some sensible plans and structures in place.
Bank Accounts
17 Jun, 2012
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Transaction fees exceed $413.5 million this year
More Australians are shopping smarter and using their transaction accounts for purchases rather than credit cards compared with this time last year, new figures have revealed.
Bank Accounts
04 May, 2011
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Avoid bank fees at the BPay checkout
Despite a stereotype that insists that generation Y is online savvy, new research points to the contrary when it comes to the under-thirties group's bill-paying habits on their transaction accounts.
Bank Accounts
25 Mar, 2011
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
How transaction fees work
The right transaction account for you will depend on how you do your banking, whether you have multiple accounts and loans with the one provider and how many transactions you make per month. Let’s say you have your transaction account, mortgage, a term deposit and a credit card all with the same bank. It may be worth your while to be with an institution that uses rebates.
Bank Accounts
12 Nov, 2008
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Switching bank accounts, a step-by-step guide
With the current state of the financial market, interest rates on deposit accounts declining by the day, and monthly account keeping fees eating into our hard earned savings, there's no better time than now to switch accounts.
Bank Accounts
17 Oct, 2008
4 min read
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