What is lifestyle creep? Here’s why it happens and how to avoid it

If you have recently received a pay rise, you may feel tempted to upgrade your wardrobe or treat yourself to cafe flat whites over the humble homemade plunger coffee. But if these little indulgences build up and remain as a continuous habitual spend, you may be suffering from lifestyle creep — and it could have […]

How I have fun with friends without spending money

When I first moved back to Australia after years living in Spain, I brought home an unexpected skill: how to hang out with friends without spending money. Cash was tight while abroad, and most of my circle couldn’t afford regular fancy dinners or big nights out, so we learnt to get creative — and often […]

Every Bite Bay of Plenty: Programme teaches how to cut household food waste

Cousar said the growing programme was being delivered through 11 hubs nationally. Envirohub BOP project co-ordinator Hannah Cousar said the Every Bite programme was about inspiring people to be more sustainable with food and save money doing so. Photo / Supplied She said reducing household food waste would save money, lower emissions and reduce pressure […]

Money tips to align spending with values and feel richer – Nadine Higgins

Hopefully the moral of the story is clear: the power of perspective. It’s often not your situation that is the problem, but how you view it and what you’re comparing it to. (I hasten to add the takeaway isn’t “make your situation worse so you can appreciate what you once had”). At this time of […]

How to get your part of the Google settlement in Texas

Google settles $1.4B Texas lawsuit Top headlines include Google settling a massive privacy lawsuit filed by the State of Texas, Mexico suing Google over the label “Gulf of America,” a bill limiting ownership of land by some foreign buyers passes the Texas House and car dealerships brace for impacts from tariffs. AUSTIN, Texas – Texans […]