A Financial Safety Net Through Super

A Financial Safety Net Through Super

Most super funds offer life, total and permanent disability (TPD) and income protection insurance for their members.  When reviewing your insurance, check if you’re covered through your super fund. Compare it with what’s available outside super to find the...
Using Equity To Buy An Investment Property

Using Equity To Buy An Investment Property

When it comes to investing in real estate, equity is a key concept to wrap your head around. The Successful Investor’s Michael Sloan explains what equity is, and how you can use it to your advantage.   What is equity? Equity is the difference between the current...
Money Saving Tips For Travel

Money Saving Tips For Travel

Travelling cheaply needn’t mean you miss out. Find out the best ways to save big on your overseas holiday plans, and make the most of every dollar.   Why you should budget for your overseas holiday Most of us love to travel, but not many can afford to travel as...
How To Plan A Gap Year For Grown Ups

How To Plan A Gap Year For Grown Ups

It’s not just school leavers who dream of a gap year. Those of us who’ve been working for a decade or two (or more) may also long for a real break from career and commitments. It does not even need to be a year – just enough of an extended break to reset and to take...
Celebrating the Festive Season, the Aussie Way

Celebrating the Festive Season, the Aussie Way

If you’ve ever hosted a visitor from overseas during the festive season you may have seen them a little bemused by the way we celebrate. It’s quite understandable as we do things a little bit differently down under. Christmas in Australia – while fundamentally a...