There are so many Buy Now Pay Later platforms around these days, it would be surprising if you hadn't heard of at least one. Think Afterpay, Zip, Klarna and Payright. The question is have you come across the 'Bill Now Pay Later' concept?
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Most people tend to think of banks as intermediaries between people with savings and people who want to borrow money. They loan out deposits to borrowers, and make a profit by charging more interest than they pay savers.But is this an accurate description of how banks work? Nowadays, there’s a lot of debate about where banks actually get the money for loans, with some suggesting deposits may not be the source after all. Below, we explore a few of the main theories.
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Like a gymnast at a limbo competition, savings account interest rates keep edging lower.
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At 1.35%, right now ING's Savings Maximiser offers one of the top interest rates in the Mozo database*, however as of 1 March 2021 the online bank is adding another condition for customers to meet. This will make it just that little bit harder for savers to earn the full interest rate.
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If you go by the numbers, Australians haven’t been the most dedicated savers over the last decade. Economists at the Reserve Bank use a measure they call the ‘savings ratio’, which in a simple graph can show us that since about 2012 our savings in relation to our income has dropped. As such, where we have parked our money perhaps hasn’t been top of mind. Hopefully it will become more top of mind with the findings of this report. Another factor to this point has been our spending as a nation. You might even say we’ve been consistently strong spenders, with our national spending rate typically represented by a 45-degree incline on any line graph showing the years 2012 to 2019. Numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics can confirm this trend, so too can several survey-based reports like that conducted by ME Bank, which in 2018 showed that the combination of rising expenses and subdued income gains has led Aussies to actually dip into their savings. Yes, we have been saving less.Last year’s sledgehammer to the global economy has shifted this trend though - at least, on the savings front. As the graph below shows, COVID-19 led restrictions forced many people to revise their spending-to-saving equation, with the household savings ratio skyrocketing during 2020.
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Whether you know CommBank’s Dollarmites as ’80s gremlin puppets or as their schmick new animated kid-selves, their reign as Australian school banking royalty is coming to an end.
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If you’ve got some serious savings goals for 2021 or just want to limit the fees you pay for your everyday banking, choosing the right savings account and bank account is an all important step in your financial journey.Whilst it can be simple enough to know the features you want and don’t want with your banking, sifting through the hundreds of options out there can be confusing, but that’s where our Money Experts step in!The Mozo Expert Choice Awards not only help you down the right track, our awards also highlight some of the best products in the industry that offer everyday Aussies more bang for their banking buck.“With savings rates dropping dramatically in the last year, it’s more important than ever to proactively manage your money and get the best deals you can find. It might not seem like much, but a 1% difference in your savings rate can add up in the long run,” said Peter Marshall, Mozo Experts Choice Awards judge. And the winners are…
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Now you might be thinking it’s February, why are we still talking about Christmas? Well we’re not really, more a nifty way to save money. In fact, one that the Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) is encouraging Aussies to think about in 2021.
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Whether it’s to pay the bills or to follow lifelong career ambitions, we all need to learn how to earn cash.
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Baking bread, making frothy coffee and binge watching a documentary about a man and his love for tigers - there’s not much we didn’t do in 2020 to stave off boredom. But according to new Mozo data, we also spent time indulging in a bit of retail therapy. Mozo analysis shows that 1 in 3 Aussies have increased their comfort spending since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A massive 87% of Aussies admitted that they do comfort spend, with one in five frequently making comfort purchases. And if that wasn’t frightening enough, a Mozo number crunch found that the average Aussie is dropping $2,172 a year on comfort purchases, nationally that’s a jaw dropping $37,533,391,524! “Many of us have been cooped up at home and that has led to some sizable comfort spending. One in three people spent more last year on comfort spending than they had ever spent before,” said Mozo Director, Kirsty Lamont. “It’s no surprise that over half admit that their comfort spending habits put pressure on their budget.”
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