Matt Hern Money Coach
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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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Smart scammers try to make themselves appear legitimate as a way to suck you in. They'll use official sounding names, even names that are very similar to real companies. In fact I had some scammers …
These days I rarely read a non-fiction book cover-to-cover, instead I flick through to grab key ‘big ideas’ to evolve my thinking. In the past year one book I delightfully read in full was …
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Cue Skyhooks tune... Budget...is not a...dirty word! Budget...is not a...dirty word! Once on live TV I was challenged to come up with a better word for a budget. The interviewer felt the word was …
Whilst there's not as much doom and gloom around now as there was during the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2009 the world hasn't returned to over-brimming confidence. Recent natural catastrophes …
Two months ago my sister, Julia was the victim of identity fraud. Two thousand dollars quickly disappeared from her bank accounts before she detected it. This week is National Identity Fraud …
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