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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Back to school expenses putting more pressure on post-holiday budgets
Australian parents are set to spend 9 per cent more on back to school supplies this year than they did last year, with three in five saying they plan to cover this cost using buy now pay later (BNPL) or credit cards.
Credit Cards
27 Jan, 2022
2 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Australians went on a record breaking $25.7 billion credit card spending-spree in November – but can they pay it back now?
Australians went on a huge shopping-spree in November making almost $69 billion of transactions on their credit cards and debit cards in November – the highest values since records began in 2002.
Credit Cards
12 Jan, 2022
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Recovering from your buy now, pay later Christmas hangover
If you, like many Australians, have paid for your Christmas shopping through buy now, pay later platforms, you may find yourself with one or more repayments you’re now struggling to manage.
Credit Cards
04 Jan, 2022
4 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Boxing Day sales warning: don’t blow a hole in your budget bagging a ‘bargain’
Shoppers planning to spend big in the post-Christmas sales are being warned to create a budget and keep track of their spending.
Credit Cards
24 Dec, 2021
5 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Credit card debt drops by $9.9 billion since the start of COVID
The national credit card debt accruing interest has dropped by over half a billion dollars in just one month, down to the lowest level since May 2003.
Credit Cards
07 Dec, 2021
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Payments giant PayPal to enter the buy now, pay later sector - how does it stack up?
Competition in the buy now, pay later sector has just stepped up a notch with PayPal announcing it’s joining the club.
Credit Cards
10 Mar, 2021
5 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Big banks offering zero per cent deals to put credit cards back in Aussie pockets
Credit card lenders are offering attractive ‘zero per cent’ introductory deals this summer in a bid to get new customers on to their books.
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18 Dec, 2019
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