Attention Retirees… Would You Like A Pay Rise?
Everyone who watches the news would be aware of the struggles that retirees face in Australia. It’s not all cruise ships and never-ending holidays. It’s tough… retirement is daunting. Work for 40 plus years to one day stop working, but then have to manage your retirement savings to make sure they are going to last […]
What did you get up to over the long weekend? For many, it’s a nice chance to have a short mid-year break, catch up with friends and family, and just enjoy one extra day off! Things like footy, work, family life, plans for the rest of the year, maybe even politics, would have been talked […]
I love teaching people how to make the most of the money they work hard for! Most of them are just like you… they’re on average incomes, they’re not looking to become multi-millionaires, they’re not looking for fame and fortune — they want financial security for themselves and their family and they want someone to […]
None of my beautiful children have yet hit the teenage years, but I still remember being a teenager myself. It’s an awkward phase of life where you think you know about the world and it’s only when you’re older that you realise how little you knew at the time. Many grown adults are in a […]
For most of us, Easter is a time to have a break and hit the pause button after getting the first stage of the year out of the way. For many, it’s a chance to have a holiday, particularly this year when there’s the opportunity for a 10-day break using only three days of annual […]
“Will my money run out?” – It’s the question that keeps retirees and pre-retirees awake at night! Money is the number one cause of stress and for many that stress is magnified once they stop working. That’s because once someone retires, it’s highly unlikely they will ever go back to work and therefore what they […]
“Why should I care about money for the future? Super is compulsory, and the Age Pension will be there when I retire, so I should be fine.” I often get questions (or statements) like this, around why people should take long-term financial planning seriously. And the reasoning is pretty simple, but not widely known. Most […]
Are you planning to live on the age pension when you retire? Or would you like to do a little better than that? I came across some research recently from 2016 that demonstrates that it is likely that most people aged in their 30s today will have nothing more than the age pension to live […]
Superannuation really is super. Super lets you pay less tax and boost your retirement savings, all in one go. I really like it and I think you should too. If you are an employee, then you are almost certainly entitled to receive compulsory super contributions from your employer. Generally, these contributions equal 9.5% of your […]
3 MINUTE READ Here’s a thought to ponder… The biggest regret of people over the age of 65 is that they didn’t save more money for their retirement. Retirement means no longer working (you don’t retire from life) and the reality is that most people don’t have the money to do all the things they’d […]