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.

Keep kicking goals

Letter of the month • This fraud story has a happy ending

Advice from a solo parent

A Gen X ‘sandwich'

Not worth the worry

Tell us the boondoggle* you most regret? • * money or time spent on unnecessary, wasteful or fraudulent projects

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When loyalty is rewarded • Use your loyalty cards as often as possible to make the most of the perks

THE BUZZ ‘Offset account of mum and dad' could ease the property strain

Why pocket money matters for kids

NEWS BITES

Tough lessons for would-be buyers

BOOK OF THE MONTH • EATING THE EARTH: WHY WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS WITH NATURE

PODCAST OF THE MONTH • FRIENDS WITH MONEY #120: IS FINANCIAL ADVICE WORTH THE COST?

SNAPSHOT Where our money goes

How to avoid CGT on a granny flat

CREDIT CARDS Cash advances hit two-year high

Average car insurance nears $1500

Borrowers miss out on savings

Huge task to ease rental shortage

EQUITY FUNDS Fund flows falter as investor sentiment turns

Cash ETFs in vogue

Aussie small caps trail global peers

SELL Fortescue Metals (FMG) Intelligent Investor

On the ball for her country

Investing in ‘penny dreadfuls' can be fun, but be sensible

No, you're not too old to borrow $300k and upgrade your home • Jo is financially conservative and wary of taking on more debt

Don't fret too much about your HELP debt

Ignore the ‘experts' and consider a well-located property • After his divorce, Sam fears he will never own a house again

$100k bequest should have little impact

It's important to invest in your work skills, too

SMART SPENDING

DRIVING PASSION Fact or fiction? Common myths cleared up

INDULGE

WINE SPOTLIGHT

SPLURGE

Smarter phones take over our lives

Auction Snitch

We've realised it would be cheaper to buy than rent

Here's a hot tip: saving plus compound returns create wealth • Property is a good investment, but in your case timing is the key

Where to invest $10,000 Bonds, shares, EFTs, super, property… gold? • Australia's investing landscape is almost as diverse as our physical landscape. To help you traverse it, we asked eight experts what they would do if they had $10,000 to invest. The answers are informative and instructional… and always a fascinating read.

Bright spots in the slowdown we had to have

Where I would invest $10,000

Diversified portfolio will help weather the volatility

Where I would invest $10,000

Savings are in a strong position as inflation eases

Where I would invest $10,000

Cash in on the innovations that will change how we live

Where I would invest $10,000

Where to find the best growth as prices recover

Where I would invest $10,000

ETFs can steady the ship at a turbulent time

Where I would invest $10,000

New high-tech age awaits us after the grind years

Where I would invest $10,000

As a small business owner, this is where I would spend $10,000

EVs become more affordable • The arrival of more models in Australia and big savings from new fringe benefit tax rules are pushing costs down

The case of the vanishing banks • Regional and remote Australia left in the lurch as banks move on

Setting foot in a newer world • Matthew Gibbs spent 19...