Everyday money

Medication can be quite pricey, but there are ways to reduce costs. Source: Getty Images.

Everyday money

Savings for over 60s: Tips to reduce the cost of medications

Even with seniors’ discounts and concession cards, the expense associated with medication can quickly add up and place pressure on household budgets.

Everyday money

Over 60s share their smart tips on how you can avoid a power bill blowout

Over 60s share their smart tips on how you can avoid a power bill blowout

If your power bill is feeling the heat this summer, here are some tried and tested money-saving techniques and tips from the Starts at 60 community.

Written byYsabelle Alesna

Avoid a potential bill blow out this summer wit these tips. Source: Getty

Everyday money

Finances in 2023: How over 60s can get ahead with S.M.A.R.T.E.R goals

Finances in 2023: How over 60s can get ahead with S.M.A.R.T.E.R goals

Christopher Zinn tells us how to avoid becoming one of the 80 per cent who abandon New Year's money resolutions after just one month.

THE LIFE SHERPAChristopher Zinn

Work smarter not harder to get ahead of your money goals for 2023. Source: Getty Images.

Experts

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

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

Source: Getty Images.

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

Source: Getty Images.

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

Source: Getty Images.

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

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