Money psychology

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If you’re trying to overcome your financial anxiety, start by looking at your behaviours.

Why chasing a dollar figure won’t fix your money worries

Many people think there’s a dollar figure that will fix their financial anxiety. And while there is some truth to that, there’s a lot more that goes into the equation.

  • Paridhi Jain

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Banks have an obligation to report late payments as a black mark on your credit score.

How $44 and an ‘ambiguous’ email caused a credit score nightmare

It’s a timely reminder that if something is on your credit report that you think should not be there, say something and keep at it until the matter is resolved.

  • Victoria Devine
If you feel trapped by your salary, it might be time to change your perspective.

I earn lots, but hate my job. Should I stay for the sake of my bank account?

Remember, your experience of life is not determined by how fancy your holidays are, how big your home is, or how cool your car is.

  • Paridhi Jain
The cost of living has risen across all household types in the year to the December quarter.

Is the rising cost of living giving you money dysmorphia?

Trying to change our relationship to money can be tricky. But after a prolonged period of cost-of-living struggles and rising costs, it feels almost impossible.

  • Victoria Devine
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Why a high salary won’t save you from these common money problems

Earning a high income only gives you the potential for financial success. It’s what you do next that really makes a difference.

  • Paridhi Jain
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Simple ways to build good money habits

If you want to be more consistent with your money this year, try to nail down how you’ll go about it before setting a goal of how much you want to save or invest.

  • Dominic Powell
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Already broken your New Year’s resolution? Take this advice

It’s time to stop trying to stick to a bunch of silly, self-imposed rules.

  • Wendy Squires
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Do you actually want ‘more money’? Or do you want this instead?

Feel like all your issues would be fixed if you only had a bit more money? There might be another side you haven’t considered.

  • Paridhi Jain
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I lost thousands. But it taught me a crucial lesson about money

I knew my only shot at avoiding this happening again was to figure out what I could do better next time. So I asked myself a question I’d been avoiding.

  • Paridhi Jain
Will setting up a donation to a rival footy team, political party you hate, or cause you passionately disagree with, boost your chances of hitting your New Year’s goals?

Want to stick to your New Year’s resolutions? Here’s how economics can help

If by the second Friday of January — known as “Quitter’s Day” — you’ve dropped those ambitions, you’ll also be in good company.

  • Millie Muroi