Do your retirement home-work   Ask any ageing Australian and they will tell you the same thing - one of our biggest concerns in life is the inevitable prospect of relocating into a retirement home or aged care facility. So if you were one of the many FiftyUp Club members left feeling somewhat distressed following a series of media reports this week on the booming retirement village ind... read more>

In the May Federal Budget in 2016, Treasurer Scott Morrison sprung on an unsuspecting public changes to Superannuation, which come into effect this Saturday, July 1. The changes were announced without consultation or consideration.  Like most Australians, I find superannuation confusing and complex but luckily for me, someone who does understand it leapt into action. Jack Hammond QC (pict... read more>

The FiftyUp Club is calling on over-50 Aussies to take a stand against upcoming energy price rises by submitting their information to the FiftyUp Club Power Price Wall of Truth.  While some providers proactively announce their July 1 price rises, others unscrupulously refuse to do so and simply put the added cost details in small print on the next quarterly bill. The FiftyUp Club wants to... read more>

A recent article in Fairfax caught my attention. It was the story of Kate Robertson who saved $4000 a year by quitting alcohol. Forced to quit because of medication, Kate recalls “after a few dry months, I realised there was a benefit I hadn't considered – I had a lot more money.”  We all know how much you can save by cutting out the daily coffee, but cutting back on alcoholic beverages? Sur... read more>

New apps are appearing on the App Store at around 1000 a day.  So many of them are very useful, like apps to help with shopping or help with finding a car park, there are apps for tracking your kids’ driving habits and even an app that will send you a de-motivational quote each day! No matter what you can think of, there’s pretty much an app that will do it. So here’s our pick of the Top ... read more>