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Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Bank accounts offering you cash back in July 2020

Everyone loves getting something for nothing, and there are a range of Aussie banks offering cashback rewards for new customers who join this month, up to $100.

Bank Accounts

03 Jul, 2020

3 min read

Bank accounts offering you cash back in July 2020
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

What is Open Banking and what does it mean to me?

One of the first events of the new financial year is the launch of Open Banking, which promises to make it much easier to compare financial offers and switch banks. But what is Open Banking, and does it live up to the hype?

Bank Accounts

01 Jul, 2020

5 min read

What is Open Banking and what does it mean to me?
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Give your transaction account a financial health check

It can be easy to overlook the importance of having the right transaction account, but this new financial year is the perfect time to give the place you store your money a financial health check.

Bank Accounts

01 Jul, 2020

4 min read

Give your transaction account a financial health check
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Australian households experience largest wealth decrease in nine years – how to check your own finances

Do you feel like you’re in a tighter financial spot than you were at the start of this year? You’re not alone. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that in the March quarter 2020, Australia experienced its largest decrease in average household wealth since the September quarter 2011. With this in mind, it could be good to conduct your own financial health check before the end of the financial year.

Bank Accounts

26 Jun, 2020

4 min read

Australian households experience largest wealth decrease in nine years – how to check your own finances
Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Bank fees fall, but Australians still fork out $3.92 billion

Australians forked out $3.92 billion in bank fees last year, new figures from the RBA show. This equates to around $406 per household in bank fees a year.

Bank Accounts

18 Jun, 2020

4 min read

Bank fees fall, but Australians still fork out $3.92 billion
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Australia in recession – how to secure your finances

Australia is now in a recession, confirmed Treasurer Josh Frydenberg today, a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the catastrophic summer bushfire season.

Bank Accounts

03 Jun, 2020

6 min read

Australia in recession – how to secure your finances
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

86 400 chips in to pay customer bills

Neobank 86 400 is offering to pay the bills of nearly 2000 customers over the coming months.

Bank Accounts

29 May, 2020

3 min read

86 400 chips in to pay customer bills
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

How to protect your personal finances from coronavirus

The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting every aspect of Australian life. Schools are closing, office employees are working from home, and supermarkets are struggling to keep up with demand for essentials.  As well as affecting your health, COVID-19 could also affect your finances. Here are a few things you could do to help protect yourself, your loved ones, and your money. 

Bank Accounts

13 Mar, 2020

6 min read

How to protect your personal finances from coronavirus
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

NAB app to offer gambling block

In an Australian first, NAB his rolled out an option to block gambling transactions on its Visa Debit and Visa Credit cards via its apps, to help Australians better manage their personal finances.

Bank Accounts

24 Feb, 2020

2 min read

NAB app to offer gambling block
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

86 400 to help customers get better energy deals

Smart bank 86 400 is offering to help its customers find a better deal on their household’s electricity, thanks to a new energy plan assessment service.

Bank Accounts

19 Jan, 2020

2 min read

86 400 to help customers get better energy deals
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Fix your finances in 2020 and save over $3,000

Start the new year with more money in your pocket by making four simple changes to your finances – it may save you around $3,000 in 2020.

Bank Accounts

17 Jan, 2020

5 min read

Fix your finances in 2020 and save over $3,000
Alison Cheung

Finance Writer

The organisations helping Australian bushfire victims and volunteers

If you or someone you know have been affected by the ongoing fires, here are some of the resources that are available to victims and volunteers now.

Bank Accounts

07 Jan, 2020

8 min read

The organisations helping Australian bushfire victims and volunteers