Get into your first home sooner The Queensland First Home Owners' Grant is a state government initiative to help first home owners to get their new first home sooner. Depending on the date of your contract, you’ll get $15,000 or $20,000 towards buying or building your new house, unit or townhouse (valued at less than $750,000). You can even buy ... Read more
It’s Your Life
The life events that young adults experience in the first 10 – 15 years after leaving school can have a major impact on how they live the rest of their lives. Events such as choosing to study, starting a career, travelling overseas, saving for a property, getting married or starting a family. All of these life events require a major ... Read more
Why should I care about superannuation – I am young?
If you are reading this - then you were clearly interested in why the hell everyone is always telling you that superannuation is important. The TV ads asking if you have lost any super – during the footy? Where is your superannuation fund? Blah blah blah. For most young Australians, the only time you really have anything to do with ... Read more
So your like an accountant right?
A normal conversation that most people encounter on a regular basis is the introduction to someone new either in a social or business setting. For most, the small talk upon an initial introduction to someone new follows a similar pattern. "Hi I am Steve" "Hi Steve, my name is Joe, so what do you for work Steve? Etc. etc." For most people ... Read more
Just put it on the Credit Card
Credit cards can be a great tool if you use it for the right reasons and make your repayments on time each month. Unfortunately for most people this isn’t the case and they use it for all the wrong reasons and have end up having debts on numerous cards. Every credit card should come with a booklet, a policy document and a product disclosure ... Read more
Helping you reach your goals
Having a goal is important. A goal or purpose can give you something to work towards or a reason to get out of bed. Generally, no one ever guides or helps you with the setting of your goals. Some of us just get told what we should be doing. This may come from our parents, family or teachers telling us to get an education, get a job, work hard and ... Read more
A Problem Shared……
As humans we aren’t great at asking for help or talking about our issues and concerns. The fear of being judged or embarrassed causes us to try and fix the problem ourselves, which can often makes things worse. We hear a lot about this when someone is dealing with a mental illness, where the fear of judgement stops them from talking about it with ... Read more
What is YOUR most important asset?
Your most important asset isn’t always the most valuable or expensive asset. For some, it may be the $50,000 car, for others, a home worth $700,000 or a large share portfolio. . If the car is your most important asset, then you probable take good care of it. You would also have spent a fair amount of time researching the best car and maintenance ... Read more
Simple Money Management Tips
Managing your money is simple but as we all know, it isn’t easy and it isn’t something we get taught about at school. Managing your money is just like starting a new fitness program or diet, it takes discipline, self-control and a gentle nudge. Everyone deals with their money differently, but here are 3 simple (not easy) ways to managing your ... Read more
