News Archive for January 2015

Are you having trouble deciding, which city will be the next on your travel hit list? If safety sits high as a priority, check out the Safe Cities Index 2015, which rated 50 cities around the globe on personal safety, health and security.

House prices are continuing to rise, the latest Domain Group’s House Price Report has revealed, with most capital cities seeing an increase in price growth over the December quarter.

While your kids head back to school after a summer of fun, are you starting to feel the pinch with your Christmas credit card bills just arriving and a complete list of shiny school supplies to buy?

Buying a wedding present should be relatively straightforward when there is a list to choose from.

While the summer break has barely finished and your lazy days at the beach will soon become a distant memory, if you’re anything like us, you’ve probably already started planning your next holiday.

Deloitte predicts this will be the year the world starts using their smartphones as a credit or debit card, otherwise known as a digital wallet.

It’s that time of year, you’ve received your latest credit card statement and had your first official dose of bill shock. Combined with your New Year resolve to cut debt, a Balance Transfer could be just the thing.

The New Year is upon us, so there’s no better time to shift your savings up a gear by making one simple change. Whether it’s giving up a vice like takeaway coffee or taking on the $10 note challenge, there’s sure to be a savings strategy out there that’s right for you.

Tigerair is tempting Aussie travellers with an enticing flight deal for domestic return flights in Autumn from just $16 until midnight this Friday (23 January) or until tickets are sold out.

While competitive balance transfer offers are commonplace during the post Christmas period, some providers have introduced a unique new credit card offer, which allows customers to save in two ways - paying down transferred debt and paying no interest on new purchases.

Australians want to save more, be less impulsive and budget better, a NAB survey of the nation’s top financial New Year’s resolutions has revealed.

Asking rents in capital cities have remained at or near record levels over the last quarter, according to the Domain Group Rental Report.

Christmas has come and gone, and chances are you are sitting in a house full of presents that you didn’t need and, frankly, didn’t really want. But, what should you do with the mug set you can’t fit in your cupboard, or the bottle of wine you won’t drink?

Insurance providers have urged landlords to check their coverage following bushfires across South Australia and Victoria.

It’s that time of the school holidays when your credit card bill from Christmas has just arrived and you’re still staring down three more weeks as the Entertainment Director wondering how both you (and your bank balance) will survive.