Every year it gets more expensive to own a mobile phone. Smartphones that cost $1,000 or more are becoming the norm. Plans come with 10GB of data, or 20GB of data, or unlimited data. And if you don’t need that much? Well, sometimes it seems like the answer is just “too bad”. The truth is, most of us don’t need that much data. Even if we’re checking our emails and Facebook every day, streamin... read more>

Some home renovations can take years to finish, but there are many improvements that either you or a contractor can complete in just one day. Small and inexpensive improvements paid for out of your savings could actually add thousands of dollars in value to your home advises Joanna Pretty, general manager of mortgage lender State Custodians Home Loans. “Throughout the past 12 months, grow... read more>

If you have been in a road accident, you might have suddenly started receiving emails, brochures, calls etc from solicitors claiming you have a case for a compensation. Road accident victims often fall into “claims harvesting”. “Claims harvesters” are scammers who sell private information to solicitors who encourage them to lodge exaggerated and false injury compensation claims. In Wester... read more>

Credit cards can be pretty handy, but only if they’re used wisely. However misuse and abuse them, and they’re the scariest bits of plastic you’ll ever come across. A survey on credit cards conducted for debt solutions and personal budgeting company Fox Symes found that of out of 1,006 people polled nationwide, more than one third (37%) or the equivalent of 6.9 million Australians, had either... read more>

Smart Aussies know not to take the first NBN plan that comes along. We all know there are deals out there. But who has the time to hunt them down? The greatest deals can be the hardest to find. That’s why we sat down this week and rounded up the best and cheapest NBN plans for savvy Australians. Don’t pay more than you have to. These plans will save you hundreds of dollars a year, maybe thou... read more>