7 Key Money Tricks EVERY Woman Should Know Now

But by getting a little more clued about these 7 key money matters, your pockets could be jingling to a much happier tune! Put down those shoes! Instead, invest five minutes of your time reading these essential money tips from Barbara Turley, Founder & Wealth Strategist for Energise Wealth, a wealth strategy and coaching business for…

ByFranki Hobson21/10/20160Comments

How An Out-Of-Work Mum Became An Online Sensation

She’s now an in-demand author and the brainchild behind the phenomenally successful lifestyle site Stay At Home Mum, which boasts more than a million browsers every month. As part of our ongoing Mumpreneur series, Jody takes time out of her busy day to share some of her secrets. 1. Tell us about your business…

ByJody Allen07/07/20160Comments

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How A Home Cooked Meal Can Earn You $38,000

Although you may be in line for a healthy end-of-year refund, it can give you a false sense of security about the future. In order to achieve a comfortable standard of living in retirement, an individual requires a minimum super balance of around $545,000 and a couple around $645,000. Currently less than 20% of single Australians and…

ByThe Carousel07/07/20160Comments

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5 Ways To Stop Fighting With Your Spouse About Money

A new Galaxy survey of 1000 people nationwide, conducted on behalf of Fox Symes, the leading provider of debt solutions in Australia, found that fighting about money is causing couples major stress. One in five people across both genders, and all age brackets, has experienced either arguments with their partner or considered splitting up due to…

ByThe Carousel29/06/20160Comments

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How To Run A Successful Business From Home

Here the director of Just Holly, below, shares a few tips with The Carousel for those thinking of joining the mumpreneur movement. 1. What’s the best career advice you’ve ever got? Look at situations from the perspective of others In one of my past roles I participated in a mentoring program, during which I undertook a personality test.…

ByThe Carousel20/06/20160Comments

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Lisa Sweeny On Networking And Living Your Dream

Eventually it sank in. I was born to be… me. If someone had told you 25 years ago that you would be where you are now, would you have laughed at them? Well, welcome to my story. As far as the above is concerned, it’s probably similar to yours. From here on, it’s only the details that…

ByLisa Sweeny25/05/20160Comments

Lifestyle & Homes

5 Things You Need To Ditch From Your Life Today

Here are just five ways the experts believe you can streamline your life today to save time – and a stack of money. Ditch the décor Marie Kondo would have you throw out anything that doesn’t “spark joy,” but that can be a daunting task. Instead, here's one quick way to reduce clutter: Get rid…

ByThe Carousel11/04/20160Comments

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How To Retire At 55

Believe it or not, it is actually possible to retire at 55. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports the average retirement age for men and women in the last five years was 62 and 60 respectively. Which means early retirement at 55 is often seen as the holy grail – a fast-track to work-free fun. In…

ByThe Carousel02/02/20160Comments

Finance

Money Matters: How Compound Interest Works

Finance Expert Sarah Reigelhulth's says it's been proven that the human brain struggles to grasp the concept of compound interest, however she says it really isn't hard if you think about it in terms of earning interest on the interest you've gained. Money Matters! In this handy video, she gives several examples of how compound…

BySarah Riegelhuth22/01/20160Comments

Finance

Money Matters: ‘Going Broke Slowly & Safely’… Yes, It’s A Thing!

Where does cash fit in to your plan to create wealth? Many of us learn the basics of saving money by putting cash into a bank account and watching it earn interest. But without ever investing cash in different ways, Finance Expert Sarah Reigelhuth says this will just result in you going broke slowly and…

BySarah Riegelhuth15/01/20160Comments