The $1 Million Insurance Payout That Wasn't Enough.

Imagine receiving almost $1 million in insurance and realising it still might not be enough. At just 30, this week's Money Diarist's husband was forced to medically retire from his $250,000 tech career after developing a debilitating neurological condition. Suddenly, their plans for a future full o…

She's 19, Earning $140K and Terrified of Money + Are You Behind on Super?

Imagine being 19 years old, earning $140,000 a year and feeling absolutely terrified every time you think about money. Sounds like a pretty good problem to have, right? Except when you're so overwhelmed by the responsibility of making the right decisions that you don't know where to start. It might…

8 Investing Rules Which Have Stood the Test of Time

If you’ve spent this year hearing about AI stocks, huge IPOs and people supposedly getting rich overnight, and you’ve felt more confused than confident about investing… this one’s for you. In this week’s Deep Dive, Victoria flies solo to share eight investing rules that have survived every crash, …

She Lost Her Dream Job, Her Home and Her Partner. Now She’s Debt-Free at 35.

Imagine spending your entire life working towards your dream career, only to have your health take it all away. At 35, this week’s Money Diarist has been through more than most people could imagine. After developing debilitating chronic illnesses, she was forced to leave her dream job as a scientis…

Do I Have to Give Up My Social Life to Buy a House? + Is AI Putting My Super at Risk?

Apparently, saving for a house deposit now means saying goodbye to dinners with your friends, takeaway and basically anything that makes your twenties fun. But does it actually have to be that way? This week, we're helping a 29-year-old who's earning a decent salary, living alone and feeling like …

The Perks of Working In Public Service: Salary Packaging

What if I told you that you could be missing out on thousands of dollars a year, simply because nobody explained a benefit you were already entitled to? And no, I'm not talking about getting a pay rise. We're talking salary packaging. And if you work in healthcare, education or the not-for-profit …

Four Brain Surgeries. A House Fire. Thank God She Had Insurance.

Imagine buying your dream blueberry farm (!!!), finally getting your life exactly where you want it, and then having absolutely everything go wrong. This week's Money Diarist thought she was just exhausted from juggling her career and their first harvest. Turns out, she needed four emergency brain …

How to Budget on an Irregular Income + The $110K First Home Dilemma

Haaapppyyyy Friday friends! Imagine spending years saving $110,000 for your first home, only to realise you and your partner have completely different ideas about what that home should look like. One wants a bigger house further out, the other wants a smaller place in a suburb they actually love. A…

Having a Baby for Under $3,000? Two Aussie Mums Share Their Receipts

Could you really have a baby in Australia for less than $3,000? According to two mums in our She's on the Money community, absolutely. And they've brought the receipts to prove it! After previously unpacking the costs of having a baby through the private healthcare system, we're flipping the conve…

At 38, She Could Barely Afford Her Mortgage. At 56, She's Financially Free.

At 38, she was raising a seriously unwell daughter, escaping a financially abusive relationship and using a credit card to pay a mortgage she couldn't afford. At 56? She owns her home outright, has $670,000 invested and works four days a week because she can. So how on earth did she turn things ar…