Personal Finance

How Centrelink opening hours, payments and reporting dates will change for the 2024 Anzac Day public holiday

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Payment and reporting dates over the Anzac Day public holiday are set to shift for Centrelink customers. The revised dates accommodate for branch closures affecting processing times and face-to-face appointments. Centrelink branches across Australia will be closing for the Anzac Day public holiday on Thursday, April 25. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now … Read more

Tax time in Australia: When do you have to lodge your return by to avoid a fine?

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Tax time is just around the corner and with it comes an important date to mark in your calendar to avoid a hefty fine. The end of the financial year, July 1, is fast approaching, meaning it is time to start getting your affairs in order. If you are lodging your own tax return, you … Read more

Tips for moving abroad from a CFP who specializes in it

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What started as a fun side project for Tommy Sikes has become a big part of his business. With the youngest of his three children about to enter law school, Sikes began thinking about the next chapter for him and his wife — namely, the ever-more popular possibility of spending at least part of their … Read more

Why homeownership may not be for everyone

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Jannese Torres is the founder of the blog Delish D’Lites and the podcast “Yo Quiero Dinero.” Photo Jannese Torres In her upcoming book, “Financially Lit!: The Modern Latina’s Guide to Level Up Your Dinero & Become Financially Poderosa,” author Jannese Torres discusses how she became the first woman in her family to graduate from college, … Read more

Cost-of-living crisis saving tips: Successful young Aussie CEO shares the saving rules she swears by

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The cost-of-living and rental crisis just seems to go from bad to worse. In a bid to help others navigate these tough times, a young Aussie entrepreneur has shared the saving rules she lives by. Brisbane-based Téa Angelos, 27, is a money expert and the founder and CEO of Smart Women Society, an online community … Read more

Most retirees don’t delay Social Security benefits. Experts say it pays to wait

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Sporrer/Rupp | Image Source | Getty Images The largest and final cohort of the baby boom generation — 30.4 million Americans — will turn 65 by 2030. And more than half of that group will rely primarily on Social Security for income, according to new research from the Alliance for Lifetime Income. When to claim … Read more

Brisbane IGA closes self-service, opting instead for return to face-to-face employee checkouts

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A Queensland supermarket has made the controversial decision to axe its self-service checkout. An IGA in the Brisbane suburb of Greenslopes has decided to close the self-service option to return to face-to-face employee checkouts. Customers reportedly became aware of the closure thanks to a sign posted at the store, citing a spike in shoplifting as … Read more

Australians are changing travel plans to save at least $300 a month, NAB consumer sentiment survey reveals

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New data reveals Australians are changing their holiday plans during the cost-of-living crisis, saving them at least $300 per month. NAB’s consumer sentiment survey of more than 2000 Australians found one in three people were reporting high stress as a result of the cost of living during the first quarter of 2024. As a result, … Read more

Millennial works works 3 jobs to pay off her student loans in Houston

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This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. Shonnita Leslie always had a passion for education. But by the time she earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and master’s of education in psychology with a concentration in school counseling in 2009, … Read more

National Park Week is coming up — and that means free entry for visitors

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 8, 2020. Darwin Fan | Moment | Getty Images Visitors to national parks will get free admission on April 20 as the federal government waives entrance fees to commemorate the start of National Park Week. National Park Week runs for nine days, from April 20 to April … Read more