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Experts

Less is more: Downsizing to grow your finances and enhance your lifestyle

Whether you’re an empty nester who has regained a few rooms from your adult children or you want to live a more minimalist life and cut down on your home maintenance, downsizing is an appealing option for many people looking for a lifestyle change.

Aaron BassinAaron Bassin

Experts

Managing financial stress and the inflated cost of living in retirement

Managing financial stress and the inflated cost of living in retirement

Money stress can take its toll on your health, so if you’re feeling the pinch as the cash rate rises, keep reading as financial experts weigh in on how to deal with the inflated cost of living.

Managing partner at LCIGerry Incollingo

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Everyday money

‘Tough times ahead for older Australians’: Further cost of living woes loom as fuel excise ends

‘Tough times ahead for older Australians’: Further cost of living woes loom as fuel excise ends

The next time Australians fill up at the bowser they may be in for a rude shock as the previous government's fuel excise reduction is set to draw to a close on Thursday, September 29 adding further pressure to the skyrocketing cost of living.

Written byMatthew Hart

As the fuel excise draws to a close, consumers are understandably concerned about how much they will be paying at the pump and the flow-on effect it will have on household budgets which are already strained. Source: Getty Images.

Experts

Top tips for budgeting on a pension

Top tips for budgeting on a pension

Budgeting on a pension can be a tricky task; especially for those who have relied on their steady income for years prior.

Joanne Edwards Joanne Edwards

Budgeting on a pension can be a tricky task; especially for those who have relied on their steady income for years prior. Source: Getty

Health issues

The 4 types of elder abuse and how to put a stop to it

The 4 types of elder abuse and how to put a stop to it

There are four types of elder abuse we need to understand, elder neglect and self-neglect, elder physical and sexual abuse, elder financial abuse and elder emotional and psychological abuse

Written byRebecca Wilson

Image: Getty; Elder Abuse is a gutless crime

Age Pension

What the RBA’s recent interest rate rise means for over 60s

What the RBA’s recent interest rate rise means for over 60s

With the recent interest rate rises and rising inflation impacting the cost of living, Starts at spoke to the experts to determine what the rise means for seniors, where seniors will benefit, where they will be worse off, and what it means for the already rising cost of living.

Written byMatthew Hart

What the RBA’s recent interest rate rise means for over 60s

Everyday money

Easy everyday tips to save money on petrol

Easy everyday tips to save money on petrol

We've put together a list of practical do's and don'ts to help you decrease your fuel consumption and begin saving time, money, and a whole of unnecessary environmental wastage.

Written byKiara Camuglia

Fear no more, because we've put together a list of practical do's and don'ts to help you decrease your fuel consumption. Source: Getty

Experts

A guide to investing in uncertain times

A guide to investing in uncertain times

CEO of wealth manager and aged-care provider 'Joseph Palmer & Sons', Rodney Horin, provides 10 keys to investing in uncertain times.

Money ExpertRodney Horin

Investing is not for the faint-hearted, nor for those looking to make a quick buck. Source: Getty

Politics

Draw 4: The economic wildcards to be diced out in the coming weeks

Draw 4: The economic wildcards to be diced out in the coming weeks

There are four economic wildcards between now and the election, and we know exactly when each will be played.

Written byThe Conversation

The wildcards are as follows: cost of living, rising interest rates, wages and poll-eve jobs. Source: Getty

Everyday money

Cha-ching! 7 ways to improve your money skills

Cha-ching! 7 ways to improve your money skills

Fortunately, a few key money tips can prevent a lot of unnecessary and expensive grief. Here are six essentials.

THE LIFE SHERPAChristopher Zinn

If you understand what you are investing in, fair enough. If not, write it off as a gamble. Source: Getty

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