What's the deal with bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a digital cryptocurrency that was created by anonymous programmer Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Bitcoin has seen insane growth…
What is the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS)?
Get ready while I perform a feat of magic: to make budgetary legislation and tax sound interesting and fun while…
How to research individual stocks
The first time I bought shares, I bought an individual company. I did this mostly because I didn’t know about…
How to consolidate your superannuation
Many of us have multiple superannuation accounts, opened at the start of every new job. Having your financial future spread…
How do you buy shares?
While we’ve spent a good chunk of our lives mastering the art of shopping for items like clothes, food, cars…
The first shares I ever bought
I bought my first shares in the stock market in my mid-20s. I was nervous and excited. Having grown up…
The snowball effect of compound interest
Imagine a snowball rolling down a mountain. As it travels downward, it picks up more snow and gets bigger. What…
How to talk to your partner about money
Talking about your finances is sometimes a difficult conversation to start, no matter who it’s with, but that’s not an…
The sunk cost in relationships
Imagine you bought tickets to see a movie. For the sake of authenticity, let’s say the movie was ‘Cats’. With…
How to ask for a pay rise
The gender pay gap currently sits at 15.3 percent. This means that for every dollar a full-time working male makes,…
Ladies, we need to talk about money
My colleague in her early 20s called me over to her desk, “Miss Money Box” she said, while presenting me…
What is financial literacy?
Financial literacy is about understanding how money works. Many economists assume that people understand concepts like compound interest and risk…
The importance of investing
There are two ways to make money: by working for it, or by getting it to work for you. As…
Risk awareness and the stock market
One major challenge facing stock exchanges around the world is the lack of female investors. There is a definite preference…
Become a superannuation Superwoman
It’s an unfortunate reality that if you’re a woman earning an income in Australia, you’re likely going to retire with…
Financial laziness will cost you money
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in my years blogging about money, it’s that financial laziness will cost you $$$…
Let’s talk about investing
One of my most favourite things to do in the whole world is to talk about investing. Seriously. When a…
Invest in yourself
I talk a lot about investing on this blog. I’ve gone on and on about how important I think it…
Super for good
Have you wondered what your superannuation is invested in? It’s something worth thinking about. Through your superannuation, you’re invested in…
Talking to women about money
As you may know, I’m currently undertaking a PhD (yikes!) where I’m looking at the relationship between women and money….
Money and divorce
This post contains sponsored content. For more information read my ,disclosure statement. When you build a life with someone, maybe…