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Gamify Your Savings Goals With Sticky Notes
With the never-ending prospect of a recession hanging over our heads, building out your savings is a mental challenge. A tough economy is exactly when building up your savings should be a priority, but a tough economy is when finding the funds to save is most painful.
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Despite What Boomers Say, Interest Rates Officially Hurt More Now Than Ever Before
The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate for the second time in two months, this time by 0.50 points to 0.85%. It won’t be the last such hike. Forecasters expect the cash rate to hit 2.5% by the end of next year. This would lift the typical variable mortgage rate to near 5%. Cue…
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What To Do With All That Loose Change You’ve Been Hoarding
2Most of us have a stash of coins somewhere in our home. It could be a change jar, a drawer, or even a pile of the jingly, jangly stuff sitting on a window sill. You save it because, well, it’s money, but also because it’s a pain to carry around and actually use. Here’s what…
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What Are ‘Neobanks’ And How Do They Work?
In the past 12 months you’ve probably heard the word “neobank” thrown around a few times, which may have left you wondering exactly what it is, and how it’s different to a traditional bank. If you haven’t yet had a chance to find out, here’s the rundown.