Cleaning up and organising your living area may seem daunting. However, by embracing these nine straightforward principles, you can cultivate an orderly and serene environment. Seek Inspiration Find your muse in decluttering champions like Marie Kondo. Explore books or TV shows that resonate with your cleaning aspirations,...
Every dollar counts in business, especially for small enterprises. Therefore, you need to find ways to minimise your tax liability in addition to optimising income or profit. With a small business tax planning strategy, you can increase profits while also legitimately lowering the amount of taxes...
The New Year offers a fresh start, motivating people to set goals for self-improvement. However, many resolutions fade before February. Here’s a look at the top 10 resolutions and strategies to make them stick. 1. Exercise More Improving physical activity is a popular resolution. To make it a habit,...
Australians have endured taxing economic conditions in the past calendar year, but there is cause for cautious hope in 2025. Long-awaited interest rate cuts are broadly expected in the first half of the year, providing household budgets with much-needed breathing space. Market Economics managing director Stephen Koukoulas...
Booking hotels and tickets well in advance has long defined Australian travellers but as household budgets come under stress, last-minute trips and spontaneity are becoming more popular. Amid high prices for groceries, housing and other essentials, Tourism & Transport Forum chief executive officer Margy Osmond has...
MAJOR CHANGES TO PAYMENTS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING AUSTRALIANS IN 2025: * Wage theft laws will come into effect, meaning employers who underpay workers will be committing a criminal offence * More than one million Australians will see government payments increase, including youth allowance, ABSTUDY and carer allowance...
Smarter use of common household appliances – fridges, washing machines and even the toaster – could cut power bills in 2025, an electricians’ network says. The toaster may be a smaller contributor to the power bill but is still worth optimising, says Chris Madikian, electrical expert...
As many as four in five households could be paying less for electricity by shopping around or calling providers to ask for a better deal. Numbers from the consumer watchdog suggest the so-called “loyalty penalty” intensifies the longer households wait to switch. “If you haven’t changed electricity...
Two former internet messageboard darlings that fell from grace a few years ago have been the year’s biggest winners on the Australian Securities Exchange. Zip Co was the year’s biggest gainer among the 200 companies in the ASX200 after its shares closed out 2024 at $2.96,...