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Jo Townsend: don't spend your tax cut on a flat screen TV

A pleading message from me (a first time mortgagee this year — a big word up to all you other struggling first-timers … it is tough, isn't it!?) to you … we're tottering on a knife edge with interest rates as it is.

Is the end for cash nigh?

It's hard to imagine a world where cash isn't king but with an increasing number of our transactions being handled by technology, it's looking more and more likely.

Your say: are you close to the financial edge?

With high interest rates, rising petrol and food prices, many Australians are feeling the financial pinch.

Your say: can you afford to be single?

The cost of living is rising at its fastest rate since 1991 and showing no signs of slowing anytime soon as petrol and food prices continue their march higher.

How to cook your way to health and wealth

What are you spending your money on? Chances are that a good portion of your weekly budget goes on food, glorious food, of the takeaway or pre-prepared variety. The secret to sorting your money woes might lie in your kitchen, between the pages of a cookbook.

Hobbies of the super-rich

At an age when most children learn division, Ernesto Bertarelli studied the pharmaceutical business. His father, head of the drug-making company Serono, took his son to company meetings and industry conferences starting when he was just seven years old.

Recession-proof your finances

While our financial pundits debate whether a recession is likely, the average Australian knows that things are already getting tougher. It's time to start circling the wagons and preparing — just in case.

Champagne lifestyle on a beer budget

In a fantasy world, we'd all live like Paris Hilton — fast cars, glam clothes, big boats and a different designer handbag every day. Now that's a champagne lifestyle!

Flash 4x4s: buying a sports SUV

Attempting to inject sportscar-like performance into a high-riding 4WD wagon might sound like folly, but there's no shortage of huge-horsepower hill-climbers around if you have the budget

Virgin Blue versus Jetstar: which is better value?

Budget air carriers have revolutionised domestic travel in Australia, making low cost travel a year-round reality for holidaymakers and business travellers alike.

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