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Personal Finance

How to become a millionaire on a $70,000 salary

| Tristan Harrison

Want to become a millionaire? Albert Einstein has some helpful advice.

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Personal Finance

3 personal finance tips to help anyone grow richer

| Tristan Harrison

Our portfolios can do better with the right financial foundations.

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Investing Strategies

5 secrets of ASX millionaires

| Tony Yoo

Wealthy people come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but they all have some common habits that we could…

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Personal Finance

Is 60 too old to start buying ASX shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's never too late to benefit from the wonders of the share market.

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Personal Finance

How quickly could I build a $30k annual passive income with ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

The stock market can deliver great yields.

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Personal Finance

5 ways to get richer in 2024 without a pay rise

| Sebastian Bowen

You don't need a pay rise to build your wealth in 2024.

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Personal Finance

The 3 essential things you need to become wealthy

| Tristan Harrison

It could be essential to follow these steps to become wealthy.

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Personal Finance

3 secrets of ASX millionaires

| Sebastian Bowen

Millionaires tend to follow these rules of building wealth...

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Personal Finance

3 actionable steps to improve your finances

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 steps you could do to improve your finances.

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Personal Finance

Focus on this 1 thing to rapidly grow your future wealth

| Tristan Harrison

This is 1 of the most important things to increase your wealth.

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Credit Cards

How to pick a points-earning credit card

| Nicola Smith

What if you could make your credit card work even harder for you?

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Personal Finance

5 signs you can't afford that house

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 5 signs that you can’t afford that house.

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Personal Finance

Should you buy things using Afterpay?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it worth buying things with Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT)

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Personal Finance

Here are 3 ways to pay off your mortgage quicker

| Tristan Harrison

There are a few different ways you can pay off your mortgage quicker.

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Credit Cards

Should you buy things using a credit card?

| Tristan Harrison

Is using a credit card useful to buy things?

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Personal Finance

5 signs you can't actually afford that car

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 5 signs that might show you can’t afford that car.

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⏸️ Cheap Loans

Is it financially smart to pay off your student debt early?

| Ken Hall

Unfortunately for young Australians, having a university education inevitably means also having a substantial amount of student debt - but…

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Credit Cards

How to never miss a payment on your credit card again

| Ken Hall

The scariest thing about a credit card is overdrawing or forgetting to clear your debt - here's one simple trick…

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Credit Cards

3 ways to quickly pay off your credit card

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 ways to pay off your credit card.

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Personal Finance

The simple personal finance secret to an early retirement

| Ken Hall

Early retirement isn't just for the mega-rich or the top 1% of society - and this simple secret can unlock…

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Personal Finance

The simple way to stop overspending on pay day

| Ken Hall

The idea of a ‘payday splurge’ is well-known to basically anyone who has ever had a job - here's a…

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Personal Finance

Even if you can get a loan, should you?

| Tristan Harrison

Being able to get a loan does not necessarily mean it’s a good thing.

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Personal Finance

Why dividend reinvestment plans are your retirement portfolio's best friend

| Ken Hall

Should you reinvest dividends?

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Personal Finance

Why I'm not adding any extra money to my super

| Tristan Harrison

I’m deliberately choosing not to add any more money to my super than necessary.

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⏸️ Personal Loans

What is a credit score and how it could impact your finances

| Ken Hall

If you’ve ever been on an American personal finance forum or read similar articles, chances are that the concept of…

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Tax

Superannuation & salary sacrificing: What is it and is it worth it?

| Ken Hall

Salary sacrificing is an option available to many Australians through their employment contract and compensation arrangements – so what is…

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Personal Finance

3 ways to boost your savings

| Tristan Harrison

Here are three ways that could boost your savings.

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Personal Finance

3 ways to help a friend with their finances

| Tristan Harrison

Hint: Don’t give them a loan.

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Personal Finance

Is it better to budget savings or spending first?

| Tristan Harrison

Budgeting: Should spending or saving come first?

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Personal Finance

Financial independence and how you can achieve it

| Ken Hall

The financial independence (FI) movement has gained a lot of momentum in the last couple of decades - could it…

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Personal Finance

Delayed gratification is the key financial lesson

| Tristan Harrison

Learning to love delayed gratification is the most important financial lesson.

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⏸️ Savings Accounts

Can term deposits help improve your personal finances?

| Ken Hall

Term deposits aren’t the most interesting investment in the world, and rank only slightly above savings accounts in terms of…

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7 simple steps to getting rich… slowly

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Why Kerry Packer's tax strategy doesn't work for you and me

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Personal Finance

6 financial rules I hope to instill in my children

| Tristan Harrison

There are at least 6 financial rules I hope to teach my children.

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Credit Cards

How do you know if credit cards or Afterpay are good for your finances?

| Tristan Harrison

Are credit cards and Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT) good for your finances?

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Personal Finance

Why it's important to get your finances right before investing

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why you need to get your finances right before investing.

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Personal Finance

How to get a pay rise at work

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 ways to get a pay rise at work.

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⏸️ Best Savings Rates

Choosing a savings account that's right for you

| Ken Hall

Between the banks, building societies and credit unions it's difficult to know where to start in the search for the…

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Personal Finance

How an emergency fund can help you invest better

| Tristan Harrison

Having an emergency fund can help you invest better.

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Personal Finance

3 ways to boost your bank balance

| Tristan Harrison

Here are three ways to boost your bank balance.

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Personal Finance

Do you get a retail discount when you DON'T pay with Afterpay?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it time to ask for a discount if you don’t use Afterpay to pay for items?

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⏸️ Residential Property

Stocks or Property: Crunching the numbers on home ownership

| Ken Hall

Owning your own home has been a traditional rite of passage for generations of Australians, but is it really all…

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Credit Cards

When does it make sense to have a credit card?

| Tristan Harrison

There are a few reasons you could arguably have a credit card.

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Personal Finance

Is a credit card a good replacement for an emergency fund?

| Tristan Harrison

Is a credit card a good replacement for an emergency fund?

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Credit Cards

How credit card 'churning' could level up your finances

| Ken Hall

Just the mention of a credit card is enough to send many Australians fleeing – but could you be missing…

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Personal Finance

3 actionable steps to improve your finances

| Tristan Harrison

Doing these 3 things will really improve your finances.

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Personal Finance

How to create a yearly income of $100,000 in dividends

| Tristan Harrison

It’s not too hard to create $100,000 of income from dividends.

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Personal Finance

Are you saving more money than the average Australian?

| Tristan Harrison

Do you know how you good you are at saving compared to the average Australian?

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