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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 by
Ysabelle Alesna
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 SHERPA
Christopher Zinn
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 Bassin
Aaron 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 LCI
Gerry Incollingo
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 by
Matthew Hart
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
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 by
Rebecca Wilson
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 by
Matthew Hart
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 by
Kiara Camuglia
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