Lifestyle

There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from constantly trying to “make things work.” Adjusting, tweaking and compensating for situations that no longer fit. It’s the life equivalent of pouring sugar into bitter coffee. But, if you constantly have to sweeten something to tolerate it, maybe it’s not the

For many of us, spring cleaning means opening the windows, clearing out cupboards and finally tackling the jobs we’ve ignored through the year. While a tidy home can certainly lift your mood, the changing season also offers something more valuable: an opportunity to take stock of different areas of your

Spring has long been celebrated as the season of renewal. Trees bud, gardens awaken and nature quietly reminds us that growth continues, season after season. Perhaps we should take the hint. It’s natural to settle into routines. We shop at the same supermarket, holiday in familiar places, cook the same

Forget expensive creams, doing push-ups, or pretending you like kale. The real anti-aging secret might be digging out your carry-on bag. Travel, it turns out, is basically a spa treatment for your brain, your body, and your soul, except, instead of coconut water, you get the thrill of new adventures

Spring cleaning isn’t just for closets. We’re used to tackling physical mess. We clear out closets, sort through garages, and sometimes even face that overflowing junk drawer in the kitchen. But there’s another kind of clutter we often ignore – the kind that lives on our devices, in our inboxes,

If you are trying to get ahead financially, whether you are coming up with a deposit for your first home, focussed on paying down a mortgage, or working towards any other financial goals, budgeting and being able to save is critical, but as well as minimising your spending, a great

While it seems we all like to think we are clever enough to outwit a scam, Australians collectively lost more than 480 million to scams last year. Every year scammers get more sophisticated in the methods they use to part us with our money – or our valuable personal information.

Buying a home is one of the most exciting milestones in life, but when you’re a couple working together to save for that all-important deposit, it can really put the relationship under pressure. It’s rare for couples to see eye to eye on every financial detail. You will most likely

As we step into a new year, it’s a good opportunity to think about what we want to embrace and experience in the year to come. Amidst all the resolutions that might be broken before we know it, one powerful and positive way to approach the new year, is to

It’s a challenging time for household finances right now. Interest rates are rising as the Reserve Bank of Australia increases the cash rate to put the brakes on inflation, and flat wage growth means household incomes have not been keeping pace with cost-of-living increases. The best way to deal with

We are creatures of habit. Just think about your daily routines and how you rely on the repetition of actions, that then become habits so you can (to some degree!) run on autopilot. ‘Habit stacking’ the process of attaching a new habit you want to take up, to a habit