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Money & relationships
How do I get my partner more involved in our finances?
If your partner isn’t involved in your finances, it’s worth spending the time getting them up to speed.
- by Paridhi Jain
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Financial planning
Own a home? You probably got richer during the pandemic
Most people have increased their wealth since the start of the pandemic, but the poorest 10 per cent, dominated by renters, have fallen further behind.
- by John Collett
Cat litter and yoghurt: What a journalist on $63,500 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a producer who makes $63,500 a year and spends some of her money on two bags of cat litter.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Analysis
Investing
Ditch TikTok, save your super: Experts’ best advice for new investors
Financial professionals with almost 100 years of experience between them reflect on what they had wished they had known when starting out.
- by John Collett
Opinion
IVF
‘An investment with no guarantees’: Can I afford IVF?
The rising cost of living may be affecting your grocery bill and mortgage repayments, but for many couples, it’s also dictating their choice to start a family.
- by Sophie Walker
Makeup and a pub meal: What a portfolio director on $270,000 spends in a week
On Money Diaries, a portfolio director who makes $270,000 a year and spends some of her money this week on dry shampoo and hair dye.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Opinion
Bills
The bill squirrel: How smoothing your debts can soothe money stress
By doing the bill “squirrel”, you can use your bill money to also save you loan interest, rather than big energy companies using it to ratchet up profits.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Marc Jacobs and hot pot: What a comms specialist on $118,000 spends in a week
On Money Diaries, a communications specialist who makes $118,000 a year, confesses she is terrible with money, and buys a $450 Marc Jacobs bag for her mum.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Ready for a rainy day? Three ways you can cut costs and reduce risks
After yet another blow to household bills with the latest interest rate rise, Australians are now scrambling for more ways to save money.
- by Emily Chantiri
Analysis
Superannuation
Government to allow super funds to give financial advice, banks snubbed
Super funds will be allowed to give more financial advice to members, while banks have been left out under the Albanese government’s response to the Quality of Advice review.
- by John Collett
Instant coffee and rosé: What a med student on $26,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a medicine student who makes $26,000 a year and spends some of her money on moisturiser (including a bunch of free samples).
- by Refinery29 Australia