Marketers hack our brains to entice us to buy things we don't need with money we don't have, which leads to money stress. In this chat with Blaize and Dan from We Money, I share how we can hack …
Spending less isn’t as bad as we think
For a while there I was probably spending at least twice what I used to spend when I was a University student, even after adjusting for inflation. But I wasn't twice as happy. What's going on …
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Swap retail ‘therapy’ for a cuppa and connection
Retail "therapy" is a harmful misnomer, and for our sakes, we need to stop using the phrase. Therapy heals the cause but shopping just temporarily relieves symptoms. Language matters. Calling it …
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Insightful books you may like to read
Below are three books I found insightful this year and you may too. Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg The mechanics of being good with money is mostly about healthy behaviours you repeat - ie. …
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Take The Financial Pressure Down
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 …