Manage Finances

Divorce after 50 brings both emotional and financial challenges. Discover the critical mistakes to avoid and how you can take control of your financial future with confidence.

Discover how to protect your financial wellbeing in a blended family, especially when trust is shaken by hidden money decisions. Learn the key mistakes to avoid and how to rebuild stronger together.

Combining finances after 50 is a major decision. Discover how to protect your independence, have honest conversations, and make confident choices for your future.

Aged care decisions often arrive without warning. Discover the three most common mistakes families make and how you can prepare for the unexpected, so you’re ready when it counts.

If your retirement has turned into unpaid childcare, you’re not alone. Discover how to set healthy boundaries, reclaim your time, and plan for a retirement that’s truly yours.

Aged care is a reality for most Australians, yet few plan for it early. Discover why preparing now is essential for your retirement planning, and learn the key steps to protect your future.

If you’re feeling torn about helping your adult child move back home, you’re far from alone. Discover how to offer support without sacrificing your own wellbeing, with practical steps for protecting your financial future.

Divorce after 50 brings financial challenges many never expect. Learn the three most common mistakes women make during divorce and how you can protect your future, assets, and retirement.

If you’re feeling exhausted and overwhelmed in your 50s, you’re not alone. Learn how to manage financial stress, support family, and put yourself back in the picture with practical steps and resources.

If you’re facing decisions about aged care for a loved one, you’re not alone. Learn how Australia’s system works, what options exist, and where to find clear, practical advice and support.

If your daughter is being asked to sign a prenup, you’re not wrong to feel concerned. Learn why money conversations before marriage matter and how to protect her financial future.

Last week was big: an interest rise, fuel prices climbed higher, sharemarkets fell lower; and to top it off the International Energy Agency...

If your partner’s gambling has left your finances in chaos, you’re not alone. Discover practical steps to recover, protect your assets, and rebuild confidence after a shock like this.

“Oh Suz, I’ve got a decision to make …” Elle shared as she joined her friend on the lounge in the hotel lobby, taking her seat with...

If you’re over 50 and facing divorce, deciding whether to keep the family home isn’t easy. Discover common mistakes, real-life examples, and practical steps to protect your financial future.

Most of the time, I consider myself a pretty...

Every year around tax time, millions of Australians start dreaming about how they’ll spend money that technically isn’t theirs yet. New...

If you’ve looked at your super balance lately and felt a rising sense of dread, you’re not alone. With markets wobbling due to...

If you’ve been lying awake at 3am doing mental gymnastics over school fees, the mortgage, groceries, and that surprise vet...

Divorce is one of the most challenges life events, especially as we get older. Many of us prioritise our family commitments and children...

Your 50s are a pivotal decade. Whether you’ve been dreaming of early retirement or you’re just starting to seriously think about what...

Going through a divorce can feel like your world has been turned upside down. I know this firsthand. My divorce happened in my early 20s,...

In today’s world, financial stress is one of the biggest challenges affecting Australians at work. Rising living costs, uncertain...

In today’s ever-evolving financial landscape, managing your money wisely is more important than ever. As the cost of living rises and...

As an international award-winning financial educator, I often encounter questions that weigh heavily on...

“Now this is more like it!” Stacy declared as she stepped onto the generous balcony of the penthouse apartment. With uninterrupted...

We avoid conversations about money with those closest to us for a long time, but many of us leave consulting a professional until...

I have spent my career making educational content that explains concepts in financial services easier to understand and relate to. Have...

If you’ve lied to your partner about money—sneaky credit card use, being deceptive about how much you paid for something, buying shoes or stocks without telling, secretly slipping some extra cash to the kids when you said you wouldn’t—you aren’t alone.

If the answer to that is no, you are not alone. Research shows that, “42% of the people who die by suicide were under financial stress”. Suicide Prevention Australia says that 70% more Australians have reported elevated mental distress levels, compared with this time last year.

I’m obsessed with shoes.
And even more obsessed with buying them guilt-free.
In my early thirties, I was single, renting, and climbing the corporate ladder.

When Adelaide Uber driver Bhaumik Brahmbhatt got a call on his mobile from a woman claiming to be from the Australian Tax Office, he was immediately suspicious. According to the…

Founder of Bay Botanica and The Good Bugs, Zoe Shacklady offers a practical and realistic approach to entrepreneurship and starting...

Contribution splitting is where you submit a notice to your partner’s superannuation fund and say hello, please direct some of his (or...

Living an idyllic life on Sydney’s lower North Shore, with a successful business I ran with my husband, two gorgeous little girls, a...

There has been a lot of press this week around the latest report released by Financial Counselling Australia. The report showed a huge...

Got an appetite for fine dining? An exquisite restaurant that tantalises the taste buds will usually ask us to put our money where our...

Money expert Vanessa Stoykov explains how COVID-19 has affected some Australian's finances for the worst - and shares her top tips on...

There has been a lot of press around the early release of the super scheme, and the fact that Australians have taken $28 billion out of...

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has forever changed the way we live and think. Most of us now have accepted that some things will never...

I read with some dismay the numbers coming in from the first $10,000 released under the super early release scheme. With more...

By now the lockdown has really taken hold and we are all starting to understand what it really means living with social distancing and...

There are many things we are all having to relearn during this pandemic. While it was certainly challenging to begin with, it...

As the dust settles on the shock of COVID-19, and the social isolation rules start to relax a little, it is time to reflect on what we...

My first blog back for 2020 - after an eventful holiday period, mainly dominated by bushfires. Yes, Australia...

A very interesting statistic came to light in the recent Australian Talks National survey, in which more than 50,000...

So many times people throw their hands in the air when it comes to money - where does it go, and how does it slip through your fingers?...

We all do it - fall into money traps without even knowing. Life is so busy today, there are so many pressures on us, that sometimes...

Here is a statistic that really troubles me. 1 in 3 Aussies don't have more than 1 month’s salary saved for emergencies. That means...

It's the festive season already, and for many people that means spending a much more significant amount of money than usual, but it...

For the past year or so, I have made it my business to conduct an interesting social experiment. When I am with friends, or...

Revealing the most common mistakes made by Australians in their 20's all the way up to 60's is close to my heart - after all at the age...

When you read the research done by social researcher Mark McCrindle, you start to get your head around what will be, without a doubt, a...