Finance

Australian cash withdrawals spike but what does it mean for the future of notes and coins?

Australian cash withdrawals spike but what does it mean for the future of notes and coins?

Mickey Vernon

New data from the Reserve Bank this week suggests physical currency could be making a comeback. The number of withdrawals ...

Nick Bruining Q+A: Will an asbestos-related cancer payout take away my pension? Can I give the money away?

Nick Bruining Q+A: Will an asbestos-related cancer payout take away my pension? Can I give the money away?

Mickey Vernon

Question I am an octogenarian and about to receive compensation of $430,000 after developing an asbestos-related cancer. My wife and ...

RAA to pay refunds to thousands of current and former members caught up in insurance advertising mistake

RAA to pay refunds to thousands of current and former members caught up in insurance advertising mistake

Mickey Vernon

South Australian insurer RAA is paying out 180,000 current and former members whose insurance policies did not align with advertised ...

Kyle runs a side hustle out of his van, brings in up to $US9,700 a month: I only have to ‘work three weeks out of the year’

Kyle runs a side hustle out of his van, brings in up to $US9,700 a month: I only have to ‘work three weeks out of the year’

Mickey Vernon

When Kyle Stockford went a few months without selling a painting, he decided to pick up a side hustle. It ...

Government officially delivers second budget surplus – with attention turning to whether it should be spent on relief

Government officially delivers second budget surplus – with attention turning to whether it should be spent on relief

Mickey Vernon

It’s official, the Albanese government has delivered its second budget surplus in a row, the first time that’s been done ...

Melbourne man is a millionaire after starting cleaning side hustle business on Airtasker

Melbourne man is a millionaire after starting cleaning side hustle business on Airtasker

Mickey Vernon

A Melbourne man who started a side hustle to make some extra cash is now a millionaire at just 25 ...

This 38-year-old is financially independent with passive income. Here’s how he built a seven-figure real estate portfolio

This 38-year-old is financially independent with passive income. Here’s how he built a seven-figure real estate portfolio

Mickey Vernon

The idea of financial independence can mean different things to different people but one common way to define it is ...

Eye-watering amount couples must earn to afford a Sydney home

Eye-watering amount couples must earn to afford a Sydney home

Mickey Vernon

Couples must now both earn six-figure salaries to afford a home in the majority of Sydney areas, new data from ...

RBA interest rates decision Tuesday: Board holds rate at 4.35 per cent after US Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate

RBA interest rates decision Tuesday: Board holds rate at 4.35 per cent after US Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate

Mickey Vernon

The official interest rate has been paused again, despite growing political pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to start ...

South Australian dairy producer Beston Global Food Company goes into voluntary administration

South Australian dairy producer Beston Global Food Company goes into voluntary administration

Mickey Vernon

South Australian dairy producer Beston Global Food Company said it had experienced “a perfect storm of adverse events” prompting it ...