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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
New Year's Resolution: More money from your savings
2010 will be the year for better interest rates on savings accounts so why not take advantage by starting up a savings plan for your New Year’s Resolution?
Savings Accounts
01 Dec, 2009
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Who's paying the big rates on savings accounts?
When it comes to savings accounts, Australians are spoilt for choice. There’s a smorgasbord of banks, credit unions and building societies to choose from, casting your net wide can boost the returns on your savings.
Savings Accounts
16 Nov, 2009
3 min read
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Tax on savings
Every Australian is lumped with a tax on savings they deposit into a bank. Tax must be paid on any interest earned, not the amount deposited.
Savings Accounts
22 Oct, 2009
1 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Why Gen Y is broke: $2.6B lent to friends
Generation Y is struggling to manage their finances, with the vast majority resorting to borrowing and lending informally between friends and peers, a St George Bank survey has found. Just what will it take for Gen Y to learn the savings lesson?
Savings Accounts
21 Oct, 2009
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Why Gen Y is broke: $2.6B lent to friends
Generation Y is struggling to manage their finances, with the vast majority resorting to borrowing and lending informally between friends and peers, a St George Bank survey has found. Just what will it take for Gen Y to learn the savings lesson?
Savings Accounts
21 Oct, 2009
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Term deposits v savings accounts: What's best for you?
Where should one stash their cash: savings accounts or term deposits? Australia may have escaped the full grunt of the GFC, but the new mood of thrifty restraint appears to be hanging around a little longer. This is the perfect environment in which to begin saving for that next rainy day or home loan deposit.
Savings Accounts
07 Oct, 2009
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Tax refund, Key to your savings fortune
It's tax refund time, which means millions of Australians are pondering whether to spend their payment at the shops, or put it safely away into their savings accounts.
Savings Accounts
30 Sep, 2009
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Earn 12.84% interest saving for your first home
If you thought saving a deposit for your first home loan will take longer than four years, than compare First Home Saver Accounts and you may find yourself mowing your own lawn much sooner than you thought.
Savings Accounts
30 Aug, 2009
3 min read
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