Money Magazine

Money magazine is Australia’s longest-running, highest-selling and most-read personal finance magazine. Money magazine provides credible, independent, easy-to-understand financial advice to help its readers save money and make the most of their investments.

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Bank accounts are sport's losers • Financing the kids’ extracurricular activities can be an expensive business, but there are ways to keep the costs under control

NEWS&VIEWS • Getting to grips with the good and the bad in a world relying on AI

Renters getting further behind

A will avoids extra pain

NEWS&VIEWS • HOW TO PAY YOUR MORTGAGE OFF IN 10 YEARS (EVEN WHEN INTEREST RATES ARE GOING UP)

PODCAST OF THE MONTH

MY MONEY • Travellers baulk at pricey insurance

Loan scheme for vehicles extended

PROPERTY • Renters struggle as costs keep rising

Housing boom props up our wealth

INVESTING • Super ends the year on a high note

Women's sport becomes big business

SHARES • Dividends tipped to remain steady

BUY Lovisa Holdings Ltd (LOV)

Under the influence of fashion

Trim the parental ‘money tree’, but be extra careful • Bryan and his wife are arguing over her handouts to their adult children

Top priority is to make the loan repayments and protect your asset • Jerry is debating whether to refix his mortgage when it comes off 2.2%

It's your money, so this is a personal decision • Leanne's son wants her to invest her rainy day savings rather than leave them in the bank

Be realistic about your skills and the risk you're taking • Toby is unhappy with his pay and would like to quit but is nervous about finding a new job

Life changes, so it's okay to be ‘just hanging on’ for a while • Single mum Mel is struggling with rising costs and feels she can't get ahead

SMART SPENDING

Buckle up, pooch, or we're in trouble

Powder paradise

2021 Mount Langi Ghiran ‘Pepper Series’ Shiraz $15.99

2020 Amon-Ra Barossa Shiraz $100

SMART SPENDING

SecondBite

Should we go for the cheaper investment property?

Your finances are strong, so there's no need to compromise • At the end of the day, $100k to $200k won't make a big difference

BUILD YOUR WEALTH WITH ETFs • Exchange traded funds have made it easy for Aussies to invest in a wide range of assets. They are a one-stop shop with low fees and instant diversification. Our comprehensive guide sets out how ETFs can be used as building blocks for a portfolio that will help you achieve your financial goals.

TOP 20 ETFS

No worries about having to pick stocks

Investing, not gambling, with savings

TOP 3 THEMATIC ETFS

Australia goes into recession • Whether the economy has a hard or soft landing is open to debate, but at the very least we are in for some volatile times in the battle against inflation

Finetune your offset game • These accounts have long been touted as one of the easiest ways to lower mortgage repayments without impinging on cashflow, but how well do they really work?

Tax amnesty can ease the pressure • The ATO is giving small enterprises, which owe almost $30 billion, the chance to clear the slate

Count all the costs of downsizing • As well as the mounting expenses of selling and buying, there can be an emotional price to pay too

DO THE SUMS TO AVOID A ‘FATAL MISTAKE’

PARENTS’ CLUTTER CAN BE A NIGHTMARE

EXTRA CASH CAN BE USED TO TOP UP SUPER

5 ways to future-proof your job • If MBAs were the career...