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Superannuation - extra contributions

Did you know that although two thirds of people think superannuation is a good place to invest only one third make extra contributions to their fund. There appears to be a disconnect between how much money people think they will need in retirment and the action required to make it happen. I suppose many of us hope that someone will die and leave us lots of money or that we will beat the odds by winning the lottery.

Posted by Anthony Sider on May 23, 2013 at 15:30

Money and divorce top the list of concerns for most people

It will be no surprise to most that money and divorce top the list of concerns for most people. A survey conducted by CBA found 31% of households did not have sufficent savings to cover a major event such as job loss or divorce. Many people appear to leave their financial security to chance instead of living within a budget so that they know where their mony is being spent.

The top 3 things most people belive would hurt the most are: (1) Divorce 74% (2) Job…

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Posted by Anthony Sider on May 21, 2013 at 17:30

Difference between life & health insurance

It’s important to have a basic understanding about the difference between life & health insurance – the first gives your beneficiary the face value of the policy as a lump sum and the second helps pay or partially pay your medical expenses. A recent survey found 47% of the 1200 people interviewed do not have life insurance - I’m not here to sell insurance but lets face it, it’s a service…
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Posted by Anthony Sider on May 20, 2013 at 9:48

Australian compulsory superannuation guarantee levy

From 1 July this year, the Australian compulsory superannuation guarantee levy on employers will rise 0.25% from 9% to 9.25%. I expect most employers will include it within a total employment package, so the increase will reduce your take home pay - keep budgeting folks.

Posted by Anthony Sider on May 17, 2013 at 16:06

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Credit card debt - 4 out of 5 people hide the truth

What the! no way, this cant be true - a recent survey found that when it comes to "maning up" about credit card debt 4 out of 5 people hide the truth. If your in a relationship and your credit card…Continue

Started by Anthony Sider 14 hours ago.

Dont leave it to chance

Unemployment is expected to soften over the next 12 months so now is a good time to start a simple budget to ensure you have some savings to fall back on, just in case you suddenly find yourself…Continue

Started by Anthony Sider on Sunday.

Never too early to teach children about money

Most kids get pocket money so it makes sense we should teach our children about money by setting a good an example. We should all try to create a home environment that encourages savings and offer a…Continue

Tags: pocket, money, personal, budgeting, budget

Started by Anthony Sider Mar 22, 2012.

Budget tips for 2012

Hey folks what do you think about the following budget tips and can you add any?1/ First thing to do is to creat a simple budget - checkout the free budget report: …Continue

Tags: personal, budgeting, budget

Started by Anthony Sider Mar 20, 2012.

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