𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐨? Assess which service your family uses more and which ones you need. Do you want access to local stations and broadcasts? Are you into movies and series? Is the monthly premium subscription worth it? If you can’t let a certain streaming service go, try splitting the bill with a relative or a friend. Plenty of people are doing this. How about you? Which subscriptions can you not live without? Let Sort My Money help you on matters like […]

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𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭- 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞. Sure, a beachfront house or a home in the countryside sounds awesome, but only until you can finance it. So, the first question to ask yourself is ‘can you afford to finance the new property?’. “It should also be made in the knowledge that no investment is guaranteed to succeed”, David says. Therefore, it is also important to take into account the costs of potential failure in order to have a better chance of success. Get […]

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𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲-𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭. We usually spend more, day to day, on food than on anything else. So, this once-a-week routine will help you keep track of your expenses. Ideally, buy most of this as cheaply as possible – at Aldi and discount fruit-and-veg shops. Then top up at either Coles or Woolworths on the same trip. Challenge your grocery budget this week and see how much you can save. Do you want more financial tips? Email us at info@sortmymoney.com.au.  

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