There’s just something about deciding to overhaul some aspect of your life, isn’t there? Whether it’s quitting smoking, losing weight, getting in shape, finding a job you’re passionate about or getting control over your finances it can be a very empowering and optimistic experience. Sadly,...

How much did you earn when you first started working? Overlooking my paper-route, my first job was as a Subway sandwich artist the summer before my last year of school. I hated every second of it (the embarassing story of my mother sitting in on my interview is for another day) but I loved having the...

I remember quite vividly when Sex and the City was first appeared in Australia. Everyone was talking about it – four women who aired the details of their sex lives like, well, like only men had previously been socially allowed (and expected?) to do so. Somewhere in there though, Sex and the City...

Part One in a three part series I’m writing for my friends at Savings Guide is now available. The first post is about ‘finding your money mojo’ – that is, getting your head in the right place to start getting your financial butt into gear. You can read the post here: http://www.savingsguide.com.au/budgeting-101-finding-your-money-mojo-1of3/

New research has shown that in an attempt to adjust their budgets and cut costs in the current economic environment, many people actually make choices which they think are saving them money, but in fact cost much more. Unfortunately, many people use a poor financial situation as an excuse to make unhealthy...

I’ve been reading a bit of Tim Harford’s work lately (brilliant economic writer) and have become quite interested in his thoughts on the application of economics in everyday life. For example, his response to a reader asking how to price 8 bedrooms in a share house fairly. What I thought...