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Superannuation and the Gender Gap
Australian women generally have significantly less superannuation savings than men. The average Australian woman retires with around half the balance of the average man. The facts are startling: Women's super balances ‘flat-line’ between the ages of 38-42 and 43-47.3...
How to Negotiate a Better Home Loan Interest Rate
How do you negotiate the best home loan interest rate on your mortgage, be it an investment loan or principal residence? Our Mum CFOs share their hints and tips. Research....know what's out there. Get a few different banks/credit unions etc involved or use a really...
How to Save for a House Deposit – 50 Hot Tips
Our Facebook community of Mum CFOs shared in our group their tips on how to save for a house deposit. Do you have any hot tips you wish to share? Increase your cash flow. We have 24 hours a day, eight at work, eight sleeping and another eight. Use your last eight...
Tips for Buying Off-the-plan
1. Buy from trusted developers with a proven track record. Established developers obviously have much more experience and resources than small developers. Reputable developers tend to make fewer mistakes (which can be extremely costly in the long run) and when...
Holidays with Kids – How to Get the Best Deals
Holidays with kids – two of my most favourite things in the world. Putting them together can sometimes be a recipe for disaster, not to mention an expensive disaster at that. Before we had children, we travelled the world freely, without a care in the world, not...
Work Life Balance – Survival Tips for Mums
Work-life balance isn't a dirty word. Life is too busy. Having a high-powered job and a family puts so much pressure on us mums and it can constantly feel like we are juggling too many priorities. Even though it doesn’t always seem it, there are enough hours in the...
Capitalise on Home Equity
North Shore Finance Broker, Louisa Sanghera, explores how to realise your property investment goals through capitalising on the equity built up in your home... The idea of property investment is very enticing to many of us, but it is unfortunately often overlooked...