I’ve been waiting excitedly by my letterbox for notification from my health fund detailing my new premium cost (said no-one ever!) So it was with considerable trepidation that I opened the envelope when it arrived this week. My premium is increasing by 5.45%, considerably more than the 3.95% agreed to by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. But I’m not on my Pat Malone.   Despite the promise th... read more>

Do you ever wake up in the morning and think “I’m selling up and moving somewhere cheaper!” I got to this point recently when I had a bunch of bills come in at once including car rego, electricity, council rates and health insurance. Managing all of these bills and the fact that they seem to increase every time is just so soul destroying. Energy bills are the #1 cause of stress in most house... read more>

Looking for a low-price NBN plan, but want to stick with a bigger-name telco? If you’re not in need of premium connection speeds, Telstra, Optus, iiNet and TPG all offer lower-cost broadband service, configured on NBN’s Basic and Standard speed plans.  Telstra Unfortunately for Telstra customers, even its cheapest NBN plans still start from $69 per month for 100GB of data. However, a... read more>

Whether you’re already signed up to a plan, baffled by the choices or simply don’t quite know where to start with NBN, one fact remains: all Aussie broadband consumers will eventually have to give NBN some brain space in the coming year. “Every householder in Australia has to realise the NBN is the new way of getting phone and internet into your home,” Technology expert Trevor Long told  Nin... read more>

Let’s face it. When you’re over 50, the GP wants to see you more often and uncomfortable things start appearing in your letter-box -- like the free bowel cancer screening kit. As Bette Davis famously recalled “Old age ain't no place for sissies.”  She also said “There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.”  I love that woman. April 1st ... read more>