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…

I Saved My Money. My Siblings Spent Theirs. Now I'm Expected to Pay?

Being the financially responsible sibling is great. Until everyone starts assuming you'll be the one footing the bill for Mum and Dad. This week, we're getting into a family money dilemma that's probably going to ruffle a few feathers. One community member has spent years building her savings, whi…

Show Me The Dividends Part 1: When Do You Actually Get the Money?

We're always telling you to invest, invest, invest. But here's a question nobody seems to be answering... when do you actually get to spend the money?! Like, are we just supposed to keep putting our hard-earned cash into ETFs forever? When do the profits hit our bank accounts? And how do people ac…

She Chose Europe Over a House Deposit. Now She's Questioning Everything.

She spent almost everything she'd saved travelling around the world, came home with just $1,000 in her bank account and has $74,000 in HECS debt. Oh, and now she wants to buy a house. At 23. You'd probably assume this week's Money Diarist has some questionable money habits. But here's where things…

Hear Me Out, I Wanna Buy A Horse... And A House

Real talk, have you been preparing your Milo wrong? Join Jess and Bec for a special edition of Friday Drinks, where they discuss our community’s best Money Wins, Broke Tips and Question of the Week. That’s right, Victoria’s away so the gang will be taking your ears on a detour from our regular pro…

How Does Parental Leave Work?

Be honest. How much do you know about parental leave? Because for many of our listeners, it’s one of those things that you don’t really pay attention to, until you need to.  Welcome to a special solo episode of Deep Dive where Victoria takes us through the ins-and-outs of paid parental leave and w…

She Couldn’t Get a Credit Card as a Single Mum. It Became a Blessing in Disguise.

She became a mum straight out of Year 12. Four years later, she had her second son and was raising two boys on her own. Money was tight. Really tight. She used to keep a Word document mapping out six weeks of expenses because she needed to know exactly what was coming in and exactly what had to go …

Fight, Flight or freeze? How I Overcome Anxiety Around Investing.

Lovers, we’re in a romance recession! :’[ Join Bec and Jess for a laid-back episode of Friday Drinks, featuring this week’s Money Wins and Broke Tips, plus a romantic Question of the Week (aww cute). While Victoria is away, these microphone mice will play, bringing you some casual yaps concerning …

How I Spend Smarter: Grocery Edition

Unexpected savings in the bagging area. Tune into this week’s Deep Dive episode to hear how to spend smarter during challenging economic times. Join Bec and Victoria for a juicy episode dedicated to saving money on your grocery shop. Together, they’ll be providing us with some context to explain w…

She Did Everything ‘Right’ With Money. Now She Feels Completely Stuck.

At 19, this week’s Money Diarist bought her first home. It was a very unglamorous $135,000 unit that she lovingly describes as looking like a retirement village. But while her friends were buying cars and spending their money elsewhere, she and her then-boyfriend decided property was the priority. …