Most of us have a decent understanding that weddings can be an expensive pursuit, but do you really know how much the average wedding costs in Australia? A little over $36,000, based on Australia’s Money Smart website. And that was in 2012! At present, it’s probably somewhere around the $50,000 mark. I suppose if you…
There’s no doubt that hitting your 30’s is a big landmark for all of us. While some of us may have started a family, a new career, or perhaps bought their first home, this decade of our life has a significant financial impact for the years to come. For many individuals, our financial commitments have…
There’s no question that your 20’s is a very important phase of your life. There’s a jittery but exhilarating sensation about becoming an adult, leaving home, and being financially self-reliant. Whether or not you began a career, a university degree, or spent time traveling abroad and gaining life experience, your 20’s is a vital decade…
All of us pass through stages in life where money is tight. Thankfully for us, there are a number of expenses that we can simply eliminate, for example cable TV, gym memberships, and eating out at restaurants. On the contrary, there are other costs that we simply can’t avoid. Debt repayments, rent and school fees…
In today times, saving money is a plan that everyone wants to accomplish, but generally it can be a complicated task for lots of people. Rental payments, bills, groceries, and everyday needs accumulate rapidly, leaving most families with little to no savings. Managing to save money and improve your life appears to be a paradox,…
The New Year is undoubtedly an ideal time to reflect on the previous year and make some resolutions to improve ourselves. Most individuals’s resolutions focus on being healthier, improving their career, or improving their finances. Now we all appreciate how tough it can be to stick to our New Year’s resolutions, so it is vital…
Congratulations! You’ve successfully served your three year period of bankruptcy and have been discharged, so what now? You’ve unquestionably taken the appropriate measures to settle your financial issues by declaring bankruptcy, and all your debts are well behind you now. Despite this, there’s still a good deal of work required to get your finances back…
Christmas can be a wonderful time of year. Spending quality time with friends and family, being on holidays, giving presents to loved ones, and of course the legendary Christmas meal! It’s indeed a time for giving, and with this comes costs. It’s very easy to overdo it with family holidays, presents, and mouth watering foods;…
When people in Frankston ask me about bankruptcy, I tell them the traditional Native American Fable of the little boy and the Rattlesnake. An old rattlesnake wants a passing young boy to bring him to the top of the mountain to see one last sunset before he dies. The boy was unsure, but the rattlesnake…
Simply speaking everyone managing bankruptcy in Frankston has this distress about their job, and the answer to the question is ‘maybe’. The trouble with some professions isn’t that you cannot do the job any longer, it’s more an issue of professional bodies or organizations that view bankruptcy in a dim light and can make it…