New research shows 71 per cent of Australians are concerned about going completely cashless – especially Baby Boomers, regional and lower-income Australians. “Research by payments technology company Waave found 41 per cent of Australians are “extremely concerned” about going cashless. Two-thirds say it will exclude people and exacerbate economic inequality, 58 per cent worry about paying more fees, and 42
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Afterpay Day is a promotion of buy now pay later debt running from Thursday 17th to the 20th March. Consumers can win prizes, get discounts or exclusive ‘drops’ if they choose to BNPL debt rather than paying outright for purchases. Afterpay and other BNPL lenders charge retailers 4 per cent (or more) and ban them from recovering the fee from consumers. Yesterday, the Buy
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#CashStuffing and #100EnvelopeChallenge showcase young people rediscovering cash Wednesday 23 February 2022: Young people and students in Australia, New Zealand and globally are rediscovering cash – and hash tagging it. Controlling their budget and saving for goals are the key reasons why increasing numbers of young people are rejecting phone, card and Buy Now Pay Later payments apps to use cash.
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“It is not a choice for many of us to be on welfare, and if you realised the damage you are continually doing to that part of society you would stop doing it.” After four years of political manoeuvreing, an amazing, heartfelt impassioned speech by single mother and independent senator Jacqui Lambie signalled the passage, finally, of the government’s Omnibus
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If you don’t need a packaged up credit card, insurance, redraw, offset account or ‘personal face-to-face service’ then you could save thousands of dollars by choosing a cheap loan deal that is just that – a loan and nothing much else. You may have to find a lender that doesn’t have a brand name known by all Australians because all
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As soon your child’s adult teeth start appearing, parents can be faced with problems with their bite stemming from misaligned teeth. The technical term for this is ‘malocclusion’ and can lead to chewing difficulties, speech impediments, mouth breathing, snoring, self confidence issues, protruding front teeth, sports injuries and a higher chance of severe tooth decay and gingivitis. These parents will
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Thousands of first home buyers will save thousands of dollars after Victoria abolished stamp duty for first home buyers on properties worth up to $600,000. What help does your state government provide for first home buyers? Find out more about government help for first home buyers in each Australian state here.
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Not all credit card rewards programs are good value. Some credit cards with rewards programs will give you a free flight only after spending tens of thousands of dollars. Other credit cards have much higher earn rates. And right now, there are credit cards offering to give you thousands of frequent flyer points just for signing up. That’s more than enough
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Right now, Australian savings accounts offer interest rates between 0.00 per cent and 3.05 per cent. If you can get a good rate of around three per cent on your savings, your money is growing and staying well ahead of the inflation rate, which is 1 percent. You don’t need to settle for the savings account offered by your own
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“This morning, I’m damn good!” exclaimed Terese Edwards from the National Council of Single Mothers and their Children when we asked her the standard “How ya going” earlier today. Nick Xenophon had just been on ABC Radio to announce that his three senators will block the Turnbull government’s watered down Omnibus Bill completely. The bill would axe Family Tax Benefit
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