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Free eGuide - 31 Good Money Habits to Model for your Kids

Date: 2017-08-12

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Financial life skills are always in high demand We took 31 Key Financial lessons and brought them together in a free eGuide to help you become more life confident in just 31 days.

It's time to choose a Guardian for your children, just in case

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-08-07

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Choosing a Guardian for your kids today and making it legal is one of the more difficult jobs of being the best parent you can be

If you have kids, you need to name a Guardian for them as part of your Will — this is how you do it. How to choose a Guardian for your children Getting your Will in place probably feels a lot like flossing — it's uncomfortable work for no current obvious result — we know we should do it but we either put it off or fall into the bad…

How to budget like a Badass!

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-08-01

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The essential skill that's also an indicator of your ability to successfully navigate through life.

How to budget like a Badass (Psst: It's not the amount, it’s the percentage that counts). When it comes to the financial foundation that makes everything in life possible, the two numbers you must know are; how much income you take home each month, and how much are you spending each month.

How to have the money talk with your partner

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-07-27

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Learning to talk more about money is a skill we all need to learn.

Matters of the wallet can be just as important as matters of the heart

How can you give money to the kids and keep them safe?

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-06-27

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We all want to give our children a helping hand and make sure our kind decisions are protective ones too.

How can you give money to the kids and keep them safe? One of the questions we’re often asked is about how to best help family and friends with money? Parents often talk about wanting to be part of the solution but at the same time not becoming part of the problem.

Conversations about money I wish I had with my parents

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-06-15

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We're all a role model to somebody so try and deliberately passing on your knowledge and skills to those we care for

30 Business owners speak out about the importance of talking more about money with children In 2016 I surveyed over 300 small business owners in Australian about what were the conversions about money they wish they’d had with their parents — but didn't.

Managing the emotional cost of big financial decisions

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-05-14

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Everything we know, we have to learn somewhere

Managing the emotional cost of big financial decisions When I was a child, if I was good my Aunt would give me half a Mars Bar (the original 54 grams chocolate and caramel nougat snack that promised ‘Pleasure you can't measure’). If I was still good a month later, I’d get the other (slightly dehydrated) half. Even today, the thought of eating an entire Mars Bar myself, makes me feel…

The human face of Australia's underinsurance problem

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-04-05

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Families facing a very Australian problem of underinsurance

The very Australian problem of underinsurance When a 'she'll be right' attitude puts your family at risk You don’t have to look far to find a story in the media about Australia’s underinsurance problem. It seems every bushfire season the same media reports another near identical tragedy of families losing everything and being underinsured or worse, not insured at all.

How a Letter of Wishes works in modern estate planning

Author: Drew Browne

Date: 2017-03-22

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Modern estate planning looks after you and your family today, tomorrow and later

Estate Planning Quick Tips What can be written in a Letter of Wishes? A Letter of Wishes is part of your family backup plan documents and its purpose is to provide general guidance to the Executor or Trustee of a person’s estate following their death.