A recent surgical procedure to correct an irritating and common condition in older men caused me to ponder on the following question:  More screening for more cancers is a good thing, if it leads to earlier interventions which then help save more lives? Yes, unless you are talking about prostate cancer as a major study out this week has revealed yet again.  The irony is that w... read more>

Every day it becomes easier for hackers and scammers to pose as your bank in an attempt to harvest your personal details and login credentials, and whilst your bank isn’t trying to scam you, people posing as your bank may be. ANZ recently shared details of an online email phishing scam that will attempt to steal your login details by asking you to provide “challenge questions,” and direc... read more>

Baby Boomers redefined so many aspects of life as we know it during the 60s and 70s, but can they redefine retirement? In the second edition of the FiftyUp Club’s new  podcast series, Christopher Zinn speaks to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia CEO Martin Fahy. Fahy gives informative answers, with some strongly opposing the views of Grattan Institute CEO John Daley in p... read more>

We’ve said it again and again. Compare. Compare. Compare. And if the third time isn’t a charm, how about saving up to $1,416 a year in household bills. What could you do with an extra $1,416 a year? When does your mobile phone contract expire?What about your broadband? How about your energy? Health insurance? Car insurance? Do we need to go on? The perfect time to nego... read more>

Do you have dirt on your number plate, making it unreadable? That’ll set you back $415 dollars and 3 demerit points in NSW. If you’re in QLD, that’ll cost you about $341 and in VIC it’s 3 demerit points and $161. A dirty plate is a costly mistake. If you park on a footpath in VIC, you’ll pay an $85 fine and a $126 one in QLD. In NSW, if you drive through a puddle and splash bus ... read more>