Matt Hern Budgeting Coach
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In March 2008 I presented my "Cents, Dollars and Rock 'n' roll" presentation at the NSAA Conference in Melbourne. I closed the presentation with my adaption of a well known, ageless song. For a bit …
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During the post-Christmas sales I walked past a mobile phone shop and noticed a flyer about selling your old mobile phones. "That's interesting", I thought, " I might write an article about …
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In September 2001 I lost over 100,000 frequent flyer points when Ansett Australia collapsed. I had been accumulating reward points with the intent of funding an overseas flight. To that end I’d even …
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The ASFA Retirement Standard for the September 2011 quarter has just been released and reveals that "in general, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement needs to spend $55,316 a year, …
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This article was originally published in the LawCentral Bulletin 390 on 7th November 2011 and is republished with permission of the author, Brett Davies. Question Hi Brett. I’m a recent university …
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MoneySmart, the financial literacy website produced by Australian Government regulator ASIC have produced this brief video to explain how compound interest works. Compound interest is an essential …
