Why optimistic people are more likely to be duped
Posted: November 3, 2015 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: finance, happiness, irrational exuberance, money, optimism, personal finance Leave a commentIn the first six months of 2015 Australians were fleeced of $45 million. The loss raises questions about how you avoid being scammed and the secret could be to get grumpy.
Sad subjects are better judges of deception than happy ones, according to a University of New South Wales study cited by 100-plus sources.
Read at the Age.
Why electronic banking transactions can take so much time
Posted: August 23, 2014 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: delays, electronic funds transactions, money, personal finance Leave a commentOn paper, it seems ridiculous. You send some money via electronic banking and the transaction apparently goes into limbo – overseas payments can be especially slow, reaching intended recipients after up to five business days, which can effectively mean a week.
Read at the Sydney Morning Herald.
Love not lucre: avoid the gold-diggers
Posted: June 3, 2014 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: gold diggers, gold-digger, money, personal finance Leave a commentIf you thought gold-digging was an exclusively female pursuit, think again.
Money has an aphrodisiac effect on men, according to dating site AYI.com.
Read at the Sydney Morning Herald..
Jingling pockets could bring on a headache
Posted: November 20, 2013 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: finance, money, money addiction, personal finance Leave a commentMoney, money, money – how much do you dwell on the stuff? Excessive desire for money robs people of their humanity, according to the famously frugal Pope, who recently suspended a ”bling bishop” for alleged lavish spending.
Read at the Sydney Morning Herald..
Where there’s a will there’s potential for acrimony
Posted: November 6, 2013 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: bequests, finance, inheritance, money, personal finance Leave a commentLike wedding fights, inheritance spats have a sordid, nightmare quality. A low-rent tussle over the loot can take a terrible toll on family ties.
Read at the Sydney Morning Herald..
ATM skimming – what you should know
Posted: August 14, 2013 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: ATMS, personal finance, scams, skim, skimming Leave a commentYour routine trip to the local ATM could have a shocking cost if you aren’t careful. The reason: in a practice known as ”skimming”, thieves mount pirate card readers and pinhole cameras on automated teller machines to swipe credentials.
Read at the Sydney Morning Herald..
Why expensive wine is a waste of money
Posted: July 2, 2013 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: cheap wine, money, personal finance, wine Leave a commentSo you think you can tell fine wine from plonk without reading the label? You might be deluded because, economists say, our grasp of wine’s class and worth is shaky. Several scathing studies suggest we are suckers for mystique and marketing – the price tag-driven power of suggestion.
How to write your own will
Posted: June 26, 2013 Filed under: Brisbane Times, Business, Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today | Tags: law, personal finance, testament, will, will making Leave a commentHalf of all Australians die without a will, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, meaning the law decides where your assets go, potentially favouring relatives you resent.
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