These days it can be natural for kids to stay at home until adulthood—our 7 tips can help ensure your own goals don’t pay the price.If you were expecting to have the house to yourself once your kids reached a certain age, you may have to adjust your expectations.Because for Generation Y—or millennials as they’re […]
Death, divorce and disease……..Life’s inevitable tragedies can have unforeseen flow-on effects for small businesses.Karina Barrymore (heraldsun.com.au Saturday, November 28, 2015)Death, divorce and disease are the biggest threats to Australia’s small and medium-sized businesses with more than half having to shut or sell at fire-sale prices because of one of the “three Ds”. And with two out […]
“You have cancer” are words that you never want to hear but when you do, you can be faced with questions like: Why me? What will happen to my family? How do I fight this? How much will it cost? How will my family cope financially if I can’t work or, worse yet, if I […]
Imagine taking a year to volunteer abroad on a conservation project or to build houses for the poor. Or you may wish to share the skills you’ve learned with others or learn a new skill yourself… Some companies even have sabbatical programs that encourage staff to take time out of their jobs to further their education, […]
Careful travel planning can help you enjoy a great holiday, whatever your budget Does it feel like ages since your last holiday? Maybe with responsibilities like paying off your credit card, saving for your first home, or paying back your university fees, your next holiday still seems a long way off… Well, don’t despair. There […]
Perhaps you are thinking about a career change or how to achieve a better work/life balance? Maybe you are about to take the plunge into the property market, or choose a school for your child? The cost of raising kids The cost of raising kids is rising all the time, with one of the biggest costs […]
How to make working later in life work for you The relationship between work and retirement is changing. Nowadays we expect a lot more from our later years than previous generations—we’re no longer satisfied with treading water and we want to go freestyle. But with the pension qualification age increasing,[1] people living longer[2] and concerns […]
A new report has found the short-term financial gain in returning to work after having kids can be negligible for some women, when factoring in the cost of child care, loss of Government benefits and potential increase in tax. The latest AMP.NATSEM report, Childcare affordability in Australia, found a mother in a middle income family […]
It now costs a staggering $812,000 to raise two children from birth until they leave home**, giving some parents reason to question whether they can afford to have more kids. The latest AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth report, ‘Cost of Kids,’ found that although subsequent children are cheaper than the first, the combined cost of raising […]
