A recent Curtin University analysis of national data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey suggested that the over 70’s demographic is happiest in the work place.  Report spokesperson Rhonda Brighton-Hall says the new study reveals that Australians who work for themselves or in small businesses, in the not-for-profit or government sector and workers that can do s... read more>

I had the absolute pleasure this week of speaking to Marjorie Pagani. Marjorie is the CEO of an organisation called Angel Flight that coordinates non-emergency flights to help country people trying to deal with the triple trouble of bad health, poor finances and daunting distances.  Angel Flight started in 2003 when Businessman and Pilot Bill Bristow and some of his pilot buddies heard about... read more>

How many loyalty cards do you have in your wallet? If you’re like me you probably have so many your wallet won’t close. I tried switching to the StoCard app to store the information in my iPhone but I’ve even had enough of this as well.  There are more than three times as many loyalty cards as there are credit cards in Australia, analysis from comparison website Finder.com.au suggests. There... read more>

At the FiftyUp Club, we encourage members to reach out to us and to each other when we’re faced with the same issues. I received the following email from member Helen (pictured):  "Hi Kayley, "I had no savings for over 6yrs then sold my house and moved into a retirement unit so I could have some funds as I was sick of having nothing.  "Turns out this was not a wise move! It  freed ... read more>

Last week in the news was the horrifying story of a Brisbane law professor who had been posing as singer Justin Beiber online to solicit explicit images from young children.  The 42 year old has been charged with 931 child sex offences including rape, indecent treatment of children, making child exploitation material as well as other offences. This issue of your children’s safety on line ... read more>