What is the best, easiest, fastest way to save money? A high interest savings account? Or a micro-investing app like Raiz or Spaceship Voyager? Both [...]
When you open a savings account it’s for one reason only – to grow your money. Obviously, when you’re comparing savings accounts, you’ll be looking [...]
An everyday transaction banking account is a basic necessary tool of modern life. Australian banks have recently committed to strengthening the protections for Aussies who [...]
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How to turn $100 into $1600 now. Sandra* is a self-funded retiree, with just a small part-pension from Centrelink. Sandra keeps an eye on her [...]
The RBA has rates set at all-time lows and may cut rates yet again in the near future. CPI inflation has edged up to 1.7 [...]
Micro-investing apps make investing easy, you link your internet banking login details to the app, set up a savings/investment plan and watch your money grow, [...]
NAB and Westpac have announced new cuts to some savings account rates. All four big banks have cut their savings account rates in the last [...]
If you’re moving to Australia for study then one of the most important things you need to do is to open a bank account that [...]
What is Osko? Osko, in short, is a new way to pay people, businesses and transfer money between bank accounts using Australia’s New Payments Platform [...]
The Australian Government guarantees deposits, up to $250,000, that are held in Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs)– also known as banks and credit unions. The government [...]
Your bank account is how you manage your everyday finances, receive your salary or Centrelink benefits, pay bills and withdraw cash from ATMs. You can’t [...]
By Jason Bryce Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously believes in miracles and now I do too. I have just received my personal ‘dividend’ payment from [...]
Your guide to switching banks Australians are more likely to get divorced than change their bank. But thanks to a number of government regulations in [...]
Afterpay is part of a new wave of ‘Buy now, Pay later’ apps and online wallets that is sweeping the world. Afterpay allows you to [...]
Do you remember the ‘Dollarmites’ school savings program that Commonwealth Bank offers to primary schools around Australia? It still exists—with CBA offering a range of [...]
Getting into the habit of saving money can be the factor that makes all the difference to your security later on in life. If you [...]
Australian interest rates are at an all-time low at the moment and this means that all of the country’s banks had to follow suit and [...]
YOLO right? So why worry about investing and saving. That just seems really boring. Well life costs cash and the better you manage your cash, [...]
Term deposit vs savings account Saving money is important because having a cushion of funds can help you to weather financial storms, get educated, buy [...]
Facebook, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, eBay and 23 other online commerce brands have announced a plan to establish a new online currency for Facebook called [...]
Savings accounts are NOT all simple, straightforward products that are basically pretty much all the same. Each savings account has its own terms and conditions, [...]
Sure you know the Dollarmites savings account that Commonwealth Bank offers to primary school kids but did you know there are other children’s savings accounts [...]
Do you think saving money is hard? Spending money is easier right? Well actually anyone can save money but managing their cash efficiently and taking [...]
Which banks are cutting savings rates? Savers are often forgotten in conversations about rate cuts. Borrowers love lower interest rates but the other side of [...]
When you press the “savings” account button at the ATM or in-store at the eftpos point of sale, you are actually withdrawing money from your [...]