Family Money Management, Budgeting

'I was brought up believing that talking about money was crass. Money – along
with politics and sex – was taboo.'

Is it rude to talk about money? Here are the rules

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Coles' first Little Shop promotion was wildly successful.

Coles' Little Shop returns, but Woolies hits back with Lion King

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Sophie Mackay with her son, Alexander, who goes to daycare in Artarmon three days a week.

Hundreds of childcare centres charging above government's top subsidy rate

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How do working parents juggle school holidays?

How do working parents manage school holidays?

As kids returned to school this week I could feel the sense of relief in the air and it caused me to once again question how full-time working parents manage child minding in the school holidays.

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How much do you expect financially from your new partner?

Should your new partner help support you and your children?

Negotiating money and finances in a new relationship is tricky enough, but doubly so when you have dependent children to bring into the mix.

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Mums Tiana and Amy share their thrifty tips in the new book Saving Mum.

Thrifty tips for tough times

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Money counting activity

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How to buy ethical kids' clothes

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Become a savvy school fundraiser

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The hidden cost of shopping online at Coles

Coles shoppers are paying a hefty hidden premium when they use click and collect or home delivery.

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Tweens are more expensive than teens

Are you a parent of a child aged 9 - 11 and wondering why life suddenly seemed to get so expensive? Turns out those tween-age dreams don't come cheap!

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Dad's hilarious letter to six-year-old son.

Dad writes hilarious response to son asking for advance on pocket money

Treating his son's application for money like any bank would, Mike responded with a letter from DAD Savings and Loan.

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Teen wins one million-dollars in the US Powerball

A last minute ticket saw 19-year-old Imari Shelton win one million dollars in the US Powerball.

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In your 40s and 50s you are more likely to have extra mouths to feed.

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Top 10 money mistakes of the middle-aged

You're at the height of your career and you probably have a couple of extra mouths to feed. Here are the 10 biggest money mistakes to avoid in your 40s and 50s.