The Savings Tip Jar

Nov 09 2024 227 ep. 22 mins 3
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Savings.com.au's Dom and Harrison, and friends, discuss the latest Australian financial news and speak with special guests from leading financial institutions, picking their brain on the latest talking points in the economy and personal finance.

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Any silver bullets to fix the housing crisis? With Hon Clare O'Neil MP, federal housing minister

Nov 09 2024 21 mins  
This week is our last episode for the year! And what better way to round out a huge season with a huge chat with Clare O'Neil, the federal minister for housing. The minister was kind enough to lend us 15 minutes or so to chat to us about the housing crisis, the policies the government has in place to address it, how they are going, what could be done better, and how the feds are w

What Sydney's drop in home values spells for the rest of the market, with Emma Duffy from Your Investment Property Magazine

Nov 07 2024 9 mins  
Corelogic's home value index for October shows Sydney's home values dropped marginally - the first fall since early 2023! Auction clearance rates and other market indicators show a softening in Australia's largest property market. Here to unpack all of this and what it means is the editor of Your Investment Property Magazine, Emma Duffy.

87: Is the government doing enough to fix the housing crisis? With Hon Clare O'Neil MP, housing minister

Nov 05 2024 46 mins  
This week is our last episode for the year! And what better way to round out a huge season with a huge chat with Clare O'Neil, the federal minister for housing. The minister was kind enough to lend us 15 minutes or so to chat to us about the housing crisis, the policies the government has in place to address it, how they are going, what could be done better, and how the feds are w

How the cost-of-living crisis spurned the rise of 'boomerang' kids returning home, with InfoChoice's Bernadette Lunas

Nov 02 2024 11 mins  
Also on this week’s podcast, we had Bernadette Lunas, the resident InfoChoice finance journalist to talk to us about the rise of ‘boomerang kids’, and what it says about society and the cost of living when adult kids move back home. The latest survey from Australian Seniors found the biggest cause for adult children moving back in with their parents are: Financial struggles (

Avoid a potential $1500-plus fine by lodging your tax return by 31 October! With CPA Australia's Jenny Wong

Oct 30 2024 7 mins  
On this week’s podcast, we had Jenny Wong, the tax lead at CPA Australia to talk us through a rather spooky deadline. Yes, that’s the tax return deadline – due 31 October! And the ATO could knock on your door for failing to lodge, and it’s not going to be for ‘trick or treat’. Jenny ran us through some potential penalties for failing to lodge, as well as how to extend

86: How to lodge your tax return later than 31 October, with CPA Australia's Jenny Wong

Oct 28 2024 35 mins  
On this week’s podcast, we had Jenny Wong, the tax lead at CPA Australia to talk us through a rather spooky deadline. Yes, that’s the tax return deadline – due 31 October! And the ATO could knock on your door for failing to lodge, and it’s not going to be for ‘trick or treat’. Jenny ran us through some potential penalties for failing to lodge, as well as how to extend

How is Victoria minimising stamp duty for off-the-plan builds? With Emma Duffy from Your Investment Property Magazine

Oct 26 2024 11 mins  
This week, on our fortnightly property chat with Emma, we discussed the big news coming from Victoria this week. Yes, you might have heard that the state government is minimising stamp duty for those who buy an off-the-plan, strata-titled property. Essentially, the construction costs will be minimised from the total value of the package. While this doesn't eliminate stamp duty ent

The $3m superannuation balance cap and how it affects retirement goals, with financial planner Victor Idoko

Oct 23 2024 15 mins  
This week on the podcast we had special guest Victor Idoko, the founder of financial planners CFV Services. He’s here to talk to us about the five steps needed to retire at age 50! Sounds pretty tough, but doable. People with need to weigh up the benefits and sacrifices needed to retire at that relatively young age. As they say 50 is the new 30. As well as this, Victor has a ne

85: The 5 steps you need to retire at age 50, with financial planner Victor Idoko

Oct 21 2024 42 mins  
This week on the podcast we had special guest Victor Idoko, the founder of financial planners CFV Services. He’s here to talk to us about the five steps needed to retire at age 50! Sounds pretty tough, but doable. People with need to weigh up the benefits and sacrifices needed to retire at that relatively young age. As they say 50 is the new 30. As well as this, Victor has a ne

Does refinancing a home loan hurt your credit score? With Brooke Cooper, editor at Your Mortgage

Oct 19 2024 7 mins  
On this week’s podcast we had Brooke Cooper, the editor of YourMortgage.com.au to talk to us about refinancing and the ramifications on your credit score. Hint: It counts as a hard enquiry on your report, but don't miss the forest for the trees.