Credit card rates rocket

While Australians enjoy the lowest cash rates in decades, with home loan rates to match, rates on credit cards have barely budged over the years.

How to save money on your next holiday

Everybody loves a holiday, right? If only they were a little lighter on the pocket. If you don't have an unlimited budget to spend on your next overseas jaunt, consider the following money-saving tips to rein in your holiday spending.

Is it harder for first home buyers to enter the market?

Anyone trying to buy a home in Australia knows our property prices are among the highest in the world. As a result, it can be particularly hard for first home buyers to break into the market.

Are you financial ready to fly the nest?

Deciding to fly the nest and leave the security of your parent’s humble abode can be daunting – especially if you are soaring towards your first home loan. Besides being emotionally prepared for regular home loan repayments and long-term investments there are a lot of other questions you should be asking yourself.

Home versus baby: Can you tackle both?

Starting a family is a happy and exciting time, but it can also be financially stressful transitioning from two incomes to one while taking on the extra costs that come with a newborn.

Australians to spend $2.9 billion this Easter

Australians are set to indulge this Easter holidays with the latest report from IBISWorld revealing our holiday-loving nation will spend approximately $2.9 billion over this Easter period.

Savers set to score

Last week's Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate freeze announcement was good news for variable borrowers but new research has revealed there is even better news for Aussie savers, with saving interest rates on the rise - some almost twice as high as the current cash rate.

Saving money won't cost you the earth

With Earth Hour casting darkness over the world this weekend - in the name of environmental conservation - we thought it would be fitting to share with you some of our RateCity user's savings tips - a lot of which are quirky but clever.

Does money buy happiness?

When credit card bills start piling up and home loan repayments start constricting your once carefree lifestyle, it's easy to blame lack of money for your woes but can money actually buy you happiness?

Weddings are costing couples home deposits

It seems the Australian dream of home ownership is shifting, as couples begin to place more financial importance on a single day instead – their wedding day!