There’s a section in my favourite gossip mag, ‘Celebs – they’re just like us’, where photos like Reese Witherspoon hauling groceries to her car make us feel good - as though there’s not much separating our humble lives from theirs.... Continue Reading →
A lot happened last week. Taylor Swift announced her Australian tour dates. Prince Harry announced his engagement to Meghan Markle. And in a spectacular show of being skewered by his own political allies, Prime Minister Turnbull announced the Royal Commission... Continue Reading →
I'm gonna call it. The Fierce Girl's Guide to Finance is going places. Last week we had our first original content posted on Mamamia: a Money Makeover, helping Theresa make a plan to save $25,000. Check it out here. Then... Continue Reading →
When they tack sport onto the end of the news bulletins, I have an uncanny ability to tune it out. Not on purpose - I just have zero interest in who sportsed harder than the other. I'll bet you do... Continue Reading →
Because I am going to give you a useful view on it, probably with some swearing, and then you can go back to drinking that glass of sav blanc. First question: Is the Super Saver Scheme the BEST THING EVER... Continue Reading →
So you're going to buy a property? Congratulations! You must have sold an organ or won the lottery. Maybe you saved your arse off, or got some help from the parentals. Either way, you have squirreled away enough money for a... Continue Reading →
Yay, it's International Women's Day! What are we going to do to celebrate? We could start a bloody revolution that changes the course of history for the century. Oh wait, that's already been done - by the Russians in 1917.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it feels like all money conversations come back to this issue. Can I buy my own home? Will I be a failure if I don't? Can I ever afford one? And it's not a daydreamy, hypothetical convo, like 'What if I... Continue Reading →
I love my parents, and my parents' friends and all the wonderful baby boomers in my life. But geez they annoy me as a generation. Swanning around in million dollar properties they paid 25,000 bucks for. Earning a tax-free income... Continue Reading →
