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The Bills That Are Busting Our Budgets

The Bills That Are Busting Our Budgets

Most over-50s in Australia are facing constant strain on their budgets, with our new cost of living survey revealing health insurance is the household bill causing the most pain, shortly followed by electricity.  The FiftyUp Club’s Annual Cost of Living Survey has now had almost 5000 responses and reveals that; 66% find the cost of living ‘very difficult’ or ‘quite difficult’, Health... read more>
"Older Drivers Are The Worst"

"Older Drivers Are The Worst"

A warning from police this week about using your phone behind the wheel...  Young people might seem like they are glued to their phones these days but police say that behind the wheel P-platers resist using them because they do not want to accumulate demerit points. Chief Inspector Phil Brooks told us on the Daily Drive show this week that "The worst offenders are the older drivers on our... read more>
800 Rugby Games And Still Going

800 Rugby Games And Still Going

BRUCE ‘Crazy’ Leigh has played more games in the brutal sport of rugby than most can believe. The energetic 65-year-old notched up his 800th game with the Canterbury Berries recently.  The club believes his big number is unheard of for a single club in any contact sport in Australia or possibly even the world. As a 21-year-old, Leigh was a winger when he first laced up his boots for the B... read more>
Genetic Testing – Coming soon to a policy near you?

Genetic Testing – Coming soon to a policy near you?

We launched a new special offer on Life Insurance for members this week, and it’s been inundated with interest. It’s just as well, because reports this week said scientific developments could make life insurance premiums higher in future. Research by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia predicted that as predictive genetic testing becomes more popular, claims against insurance policies co... read more>
Aussies Lose $300 Million To Scams

Aussies Lose $300 Million To Scams

Australians lost a startling $300 million to scams in 2016, a figure which only accounts for those cases known to authorities. The record losses combine those reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network, which number more than 200,000.  Investment scams accounted for the greatest losses, at a total of $59 million, foll... read more>