How to Reach $100k By 35: Skills For Supersized Savings

Some of us want to buy a house. Some of us wanna retire early. Some of us want a little more coin on the other side of our retirement. No matter what your financial goals are, here are our very best tips for making $100k by the time you turn 35.  Join Victoria and Bec on the Deep Dive couch as the…

I Made Nearly $200K in Cash as a Stripper… and Spent Almost All of It

At 18, this week’s Money Diarist was approached at work by a man who told her she could make serious money at a club. Plot twist: it was a strip club. She went from earning almost nothing to making hundreds of dollars an hour, and at one point tracked nearly $200,000 in cash earnings over a relativ…

How Do I Compare (And Close Old) Super Accounts?

Towards, away, or rotisserie-chicken style? It’s Friday Drinks time, and this week the gang are discussing all of the important issues; namely which direction they face in the shower. Join Victoria, Jess and Bec for this week’s best Money Wins, Broke Tips and community dilemmas that you might find…

Can I Salary Sacrifice My Way to a Million Dollar Retirement?

Chats about super are slipping by the wayside, so we’re running it back for all the baddies who are ready to salary sacrifice for their retirement.  On this week’s Deep Dive, Bec and Victoria are discussing the power of your superannuation to completely transform your wealth today (as a lucrative …

$40K Deposit, Two Government Schemes and a Home by 25

At 27, this week’s Money Diarist has two STEM degrees, earns $140,000 a year, has $90,000 in super and owns a townhouse two kilometres from the beach. And no, there wasn’t a giant cheque from Mum and Dad hiding somewhere in the background. After becoming financially independent young and spending h…

I’ve Been Sent $10k. No Description. What Now?

New intro, who dis? This week’s Friday Drinks is hosted by Victoria Devine, your favourite linen lover Jessica Ricci, and budding ceramicist Bec Syed. During this episode, the gang will be bringing you the very best Money Wins, Broke Tips and polarising opinions of the week. They will be having a…

Personal Insurance & Chronic Illness: What’s Included & What’s Changed?

Endo. Chronic injury. Mental illness diagnoses. Updates to genetic testing. Let’s talk about it.  This episode comes at a time where the NDIS is being wound back for approx. 241,000 Australians. So, what does this mean if you are experiencing chronic illness, permanent injury or disability? And wh…

I Lost Thousands in Bad Relationships. Rebuilding My Finances Changed Everything.

Sometimes the biggest financial setbacks have nothing to do with money. After migrating to Australia from Malaysia, she watched her family go from a comfortable life to starting over from scratch. Money wasn't something anyone talked about, especially the women in her family, so when she entered he…

Would You Rather: Further Your Career or Your Place in the Property Market?

Hypothetically, if you were offered a role abroad that you couldn’t refuse, but you’d finally saved enough for a house deposit, would you stick around and try to enter the property market or further your place in the career department? This week on Friday Drinks, Victoria, Bec and Jess cover all t…

Investing in your 20s, 30s, and 40s: Tips for Each Lifestage

Something we hear super often is, “How do I invest now, to prepare for a comfortable retirement later on?”. To which we say, “That depends…”  In this week’s Deep Dive, Victoria and Bec unpack what you might need to invest each month to reach $1m by the time you reach retirement. Better than that,…