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By Matt Hern on July 24, 2009
Today is Stress Down Day, to raise funds for Lifeline. As part of their promotion of Stress Down Day Lifeline conducted a Newspoll to discover what was stressing Australians.
The Newspoll found that two thirds of Australians are stressed about money, second only to being stressed about work. Does that include you?
The Lifeline poll reminded me [...]
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Posted in Behaviour, Featured, Planning | Tagged cashflow control, financial advice, newsletter archive, tools
By Matt Hern on October 10, 2008
On the ABC’s 7:30 Report on Wednesday night, Economist Associate Professor Steven Keen gave the following prediction for Australia this year:
“Best case scenario is a recession more severe than 1990 and lasting one and a half times as long.
Worst case is something up to the level of the Great Depression which was 20 per cent [...]
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| Tagged cashflow control, debt, Global financial crisis
By Matt Hern on April 17, 2008
A new educational website has been launched, called SuperAnt. Anything to do with money and finance can make many people’s eyes glaze over. This is perhaps even more so with younger people who have not yet had the life experience to realise the value of money in facilitating life experiences.
If you prefer to learn in [...]
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Posted in Superannuation | Tagged cashflow control, games (for learning), superannuation
By Matt Hern on February 4, 2008
I’ve written previously about Australian websites that help you save money, one of which is Simple Savings. This week’s savings tip from a member of Simple Savings, Lee-Anne Stevenson is excellent in it simplicity and effectiveness. Lee-Anne shares her story:
I curb my spending by calculating how long I have to work to earn enough money [...]
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By Matt Hern on January 9, 2008
Four blokes walk into a bar…
One Friday evening in December I met three mates at The Como Hotel for a drink to celebrate the spirit of the festive season. Around us there were many other jovial groups obviously enjoying the season, which is often characterised by eating (and drinking) to excess.
Pretty soon we too were [...]
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By Matt Hern on January 8, 2008
Your financial fitness is how well you manage your money on a daily basis. Just like physical fitness helps your health, so does financial fitness help your financial health and weath.
Discover your financial fitness by completing our brand new Financial Fitness quiz now. (It’s free and takes about 70 seconds).
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| Tagged cashflow control, financial advice, polls, tools
By Matt Hern on November 30, 2007
“A phenomenon in recent years has been the way the price of electronic goods just seems to be getting lower. This is attributable to a combination of ceaseless technological advances; Asia’s cheap manufacturing costs; and the strong Australian dollar.
Just blink and the prices of laptop computers, digital cameras, DVD recorders and flat-screen TVs seem to [...]
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By Matt Hern on November 15, 2007
Have recent rises in interest rates left you feeling the strain of meeting mortgage repayments? Or perhaps are you concerned that if interest rates go much higher you will be under financial stress? If so, this interview is perfect for you.
This morning I interviewed expert Mortgage Professional, Damian Day of Ardent Finance to uncover some [...]
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Posted in Managing Debt, More Tips | Tagged audio, cashflow control, debt
By Matt Hern on November 8, 2007
Wow, the Christmas decorations are up and about in the shopping centres and even through Perth city centre. Christmas is a terrific fun time, but historically it also is a time where we not only eat and party to excess but we seem to spend to excess. Eating to excess leaves us feeling terrible and [...]
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Posted in Saving | Tagged cashflow control, christmas saving, debt, debt hangover, video
By Matt Hern on November 1, 2007
Sometimes once we get a clearer picture of our current position, in particular our cashflow, we can get a bit of a shock and wonder how we can reign in our spending. If so, you may be interested in a wonderful resource that a client told me about.
I was complimenting Kylie on her wonderful ability [...]
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By Matt Hern on October 24, 2007
Please enjoy the fine wisdom in this sketch by the crew at Saturday Night Live, including Steve Martin.
Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford!
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Posted in More Tips | Tagged cashflow control, success formulas, video
By Matt Hern on September 28, 2007
One in two Australians (51%) agree they would be lost without a credit card, according to research published in the Citibank Payment Evolution Report (June 2007). In fact one in five (21%) strongly agree.
Credit is the drug, got a hook on me.
(Apologies to the ’70s band Roxy Music.)
That wouldn’t be such a problem if credit cards [...]
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By Matt Hern on September 7, 2007
Today the Australian Government’s Financial Literacy Foundation released the findings of research into the financial literacy of Australians. The results are a real eye opener. I was very surprised to read that most Australians are confident in their ability to manage their money and create wealth. I was not surprised to read that for most [...]
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