By Stephen Wyatt and Colleen Ryan* The kids have grown up. The dog is dead. The job has ended or it’s just too intolerable to put up with any more. The family home is way too big. And you are still only a pup at 60. What the hell are you going to do? Well, many Australians are moving to […]

Hi Fellow Members, Isn’t it funny in life how often matters which are unrelated can converge? Here we are at the FiftyUp Club about to celebrate our first anniversary and sure enough it looks like we will crack the magic 100,000 members mark around the same time. I am very proud of our success and much of it is due […]

Great news for anyone who is considering switching Electricity providers to try and save some money. Four in 5 households that switch electricity providers find it easy and are so satisfied with their decision that they would recommend it to others – with 1 in 4 estimating their saving at $400 or more per year. According to a major new […]

Winter has come and gone and we are all happy to see the back of it. It’s time to open the windows again: time to purge, clean and organise. It’s spring-cleaning time! For some, spring-cleaning may seem daunting and downright tedious, but it can also pay off, if you do it right! Here are some tips for turning your spring-cleaning […]

Australia has one of the highest poverty rates among over 65s in the OECD, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. In fact, 35% of retirees are at risk of poverty, according to a recent survey on global Pension schemes. On top of this, we know Australia has an ageing population with more Australians than ever before approaching retirement age. This leads […]