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Top 10 American Express Insurance Benefits

David Boyd — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:02:47 +0000

American Express is well known for offering world-class service and generous rewards, but some of their most valuable benefits are those which are most overlooked… the insurance. As an Australian you are quite lucky, because the insurance offered on Australian AmEx cards is much better than what you find on the U.S. versions. Let’s take [...]

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The Balance Transfer Checklist

Mark Brown — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:12:18 +0000

Whether you’re thinking about consolidating your debt or taking advantage of a no interest promotion by transferring balances to one credit card, knowing how to successfully complete a transfer is important. You may think that you can simply request a transfer and not worry about your old credit card balance in the meantime, but this [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

One “Fine” Day: Why Your $86 Parking Ticket Isn’t So Bad

David Boyd — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:59:35 +0000

What’s the last fine or penalty notice you received? Whatever it was, just thinking about it undoubtedly makes your blood boil. “Nein Nein Nein!” you’re probably muttering yourself whilst shaking your fist at the computer screen and hating on that parking inspector or speeding infringement letter. We all hate coughing up cash unnecessarily, but the [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

99 Essential Money Saving Tips

Knight — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:35:06 +0000

Who doesn’t want to save a bit of money? No matter how much you have, there is always something more you can do with your cash. So you might as well make the most of what you’ve got, right? Here are 99 ways you can stretch your buck and make it last! Home Whack some [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

Planning & Setting Goals: The Keys to Financial Security

Mark Brown — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:13 +0000

Image: Todd Ehlers A large part of the financial planning process is setting realistic financial goals that are attainable. Once the goals have been decided upon, a robust plan needs to be created to help implement the goals. Sometimes this requires making some strict changes in spending habits in order to meet savings goals for [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

Only Half of Aussies Have Life Insurance

David Boyd — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:00:48 +0000

Image source: Tworm Life insurance in today’s world is a very different concept than it was a few decades ago. Traditionally families had a sole provider which dictated how much life insurance could be acquired. However as society has changed there have been significant changes to families and their structures, most importantly the number of [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

Twitter Hates on the Aussie Banks (But for Differing Reasons)

Katherine — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:16:10 +0000

A study by Christine Walker of Alliance Strategic Research, reviewed five months’ worth of tweets about Australia’s big four banks. It revealed that people dislike all the banks relatively equally, but had different reasons to be annoyed with each one. Researchers found the most commented issue for all banks was service related. NAB was the [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

Can Money Buy Happiness?

Katherine — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:12:28 +0000

A recent study has shown that money can actually buy you happiness – that is, up to a point. In Tuesday’s edition of Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences US researchers report that people’s emotional well-being (i.e. happiness) increases along with their income up to $US75,000 (roughly $AU82,000). Angus Deaton, an economist at the Centre [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

High Interest Savings Accounts are Heating Up

David Boyd — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:41:33 +0000

With the arrival of Richard Branson into Australia today comes the launch of a market-leading high interest savings account named the Virgin Saver. Granted, this high interest rate only lasts for 4 months after which it reverts to 5.35% which is well behind the UBank Usaver. Plus there’s the launch of two new Virgin credit [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.

Book Review: How An Economy Grows And Why It Crashes

Tom Becker — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:14:23 +0000

‘How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes’ by Peter D. Schiff and his brother Andrew J. Schiff is a book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I read it while driving to the snow at Perisher (south of Sydney). To be honest, it was a great way to kill a few of the 8 long [...]

Money Hacker is a fresh Australian money and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing great personal finance tips along with some oddities & curiosities from the financial world.