Blogs: In Control of Your Finances

Keeping financially healthy

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Do you get stressed or worried about money? Have there been arguments in your household about money and bills? Are you losing sleep over your debts? If you answer yes to any of these questions, the chances are your financial health is at risk. Continue reading »

Teaching your kids about money

daniel

2012 is upon us and the kids will soon be trundling off to the school-yard. Curricular-a-plenty will be firing up, to fill your kid’s brains with who-knows-what.

But what about ‘Financial Education’ for your kids? Who’s responsible for this? Ultimately – you are! Continue reading »

Five tips for improving your family’s financial health

daniel

A large part of my role as an Authorised Financial Adviser is actually meeting people in the community. As we take a holistic approach to our client’s financial lives, we dig deep and collect a lot of relevant data we need in order to create a laser-targeted plan. Continue reading »

Where’s all the money gone?

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Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to run and hide from your bills, right?

It’s probably harder to stick to your budget during the Christmas holidays than any other time of the year. It doesn’t even need to feel like a big Christmas to blow the budget. Often you’ve had visitors or your family has travelled, you’ve spent more on food and drinks than usual, and been out to costly family activities together. These expenses can build up more quickly than you realise. And that’s without the cost of presents for everyone.

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Planning the cost of your Christmas

daniel

The Christmas and holiday break is a time when most people throw caution to the wind. Credit cards are drawn to their limits, budgets are thrown out the window, and – waist lines are drawn to their limits too! Now, you don’t do that do you?!

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Get active with your finances

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This month’s theme is ‘Get Active’! Most people will think this applies to your health and fitness – But here at Goodlife, we’re applying this to your financial health and wellbeing!

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5 Tips for Improving your Family’s Financial Health

daniel

A large part of my role as an Authorised Financial Adviser is actually meeting people in the community. As we take a holistic approach to our clients’ financial lives, we dig deep and collect a lot of relevant data we need in order to create a laser-targeted plan.

Continue reading »