Are You Keeping Up With The Joneses?
In a society driven by social media and an ever-increasing conditioning of us to “keep up with the Joneses,” it can be tough not to compare yourself to others. Social media would lead you to believe that every person you know is going on overseas holidays, buying new cars, doing renovations, eating out and buying […]
Keep reading to the end for a great tip that might just save your financial future! Have you ever avoided doing something for fear of being embarrassed by the choices you’ve made in the past? It’s human nature to be a little self-conscious. Sometimes people will put off joining a gym because they want to […]
The final report from the Banking Royal Commission has been all over the news in recent days. The Commission has shone a spotlight on an industry that has let Australians down and many changes have been recommended, but did it go far enough? The share prices of wealth managers AMP and IOOF jumped after the […]
Here is the best free advice I can give you… When it comes to money, the last thing you want to be is normal. This is what normal looks like: Work really hard, earn a decent income, but not save enough (if anything), don’t invest, pay little-to-no attention to super, take too long to pay […]
We all know what physical fitness means and what physical fitness looks like. But most of us don’t know what financial fitness means or looks like. Financial fitness means: Having control over day-to-day, month-to-month expenses Having the capacity to absorb a financial shock Being on track to meet financial goals, and Having the financial freedom […]
Have a read of the scenarios below and see which one sounds most like you… You need a new pair of shoes and you’d eyed off a pair in the local store for $150 and decided to wait until the post-Christmas sales to see if you might get them on sale. After Christmas, you find […]
As we enter December, we’re in the home stretch of 2018. Before you wrap things up for the year and clock off for the festive season, I want to challenge you just a little with a couple of questions. In 2018, did you manage your money in a way that is going to IMPROVE your […]
I was watching a re-run of Jerry Maguire the other day and the ‘Help me help you’ scene reminded me a lot of my job. You might remember the scene where Jerry is pleading with Rod: “I’m out here for you! You don’t know what it’s like to be me out here for you. It […]
How much does your loyalty cost you? Keep reading to see how it may be costing you the equivalent of free cars for life. Loyalty is defined as a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Undoubtedly, there are people in your lives who you are loyal to and who are loyal to you. Loyalty is […]
I wanted to share with you an example of how INDEPENDENT financial advice is changing lives in Orange. Names and other identifying details have been changed for obvious reasons, and figures have been rounded to make them easier to read. Colin and Jenny are aged in their late 50s. They have been married for 25 […]