Air-con awareness The air-con is infamous for its energy-draining tendencies, but there are easy ways to significantly cut down your costs. The average reverse cycle air-con costs around $0.25 - $0.95 per hour to run for cooling purposes depending on the size of the room. Heating up a medium sized room (~$0.60 an hour) for eight hours a day would cost $4.80 a day. That is $1,750 ... read more>

It’s a new year and we all know what that means...Health Insurance premium increases are coming. If you’ve got health cover, you can scroll down to see what your fund’s average increase will be. They range from under 2% to almost 6%! But it’s also going to be a big year for changes to Health Insurance, so you need to know what’s coming. Here is what is changing: All policies cat... read more>

Grateful citizens of Australia crossing the globe to return to the land of their familial ancestry must have faced this un-named but unavoidable predicament: a 24-hour flight with young kids to get to your destination expectation to spend your holiday driving around to see family And if you dare suggest a geographical equidistant rendezvous, your family might still complain it’... read more>

If your resolution is to travel more in 2019, here are some travel trends, to inspire you to travel near or afar. Finding Peace While Being Active Being healthy is usually everyone’s “new” goal as the new year starts and why not get active and find a little peace from the madding crowds (or highways). One travel trend, we can get behind is being active. You could mush your way through... read more>

Travel insurance can save a potential disastrous and expensive holiday mishap from draining your bank account. By taking out travel insurance, you are covering yourself against travel risks a comprehensive policy will usually cover: Emergency medical cover Losses incurred due to unforeseen cancellation or having to cut your trip short Death and disability cover Personal liabi... read more>