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In this article we explore five practical ways to make a late-career change, without derailing your financial future.

So, you’ve done everything the “grown-ups” said you should—chose a respectable career, put in the hard yards, climbed the ladder. Now, a couple of decades on, you’re supposed to be basking at the peak of success—fulfilled, stimulated, content.

If that’s genuinely you, feel free to click away. This article is not for you.

But if the daily grind is starting to feel a lot like Groundhog Day—if boredom, burnout, or a hunger for purpose keeps nudging you—stick around. You’re not alone. A recent SEEK survey found 57 % of Gen X workers would choose a different career if they had their time again.

This article highlights Australians’ love for pets and the importance of understanding the financial commitment involved in responsible pet ownership. It encourages prospective owners to consider both the upfront and ongoing costs, while celebrating the many emotional benefits pets bring to our lives.

Australians love pets! It’s a fact, supported by the stats. According to the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) of WA Pet Census 2024, 69 percent of Australian households include at least one pet.

That equates to 29 million pets across the country, our favourites being: dogs (6.4 million) and cats (5.3 million). Birds, fish and other small animals like guinea pigs make up the difference.

Each year, around 200,000 animals find themselves homeless and being cared for in shelters. Heartbreakingly, many have been reluctantly surrendered, their families no longer able to afford the cost of caring for them.

This lifestyle article discusses an alternative approach to saving for a house or travelling without accommodation costs by exploring the world of house-sitting.

Saving for a house? You know how it goes; cut back on dinners out and weekends away, and as for that overseas holiday – forget it! Getting a deposit together while paying rent basically means putting your life on hold.

Or does it?

Imagine travelling the world without accommodation costs. Now, imagine living in Scotland! Outback Queensland! Upstate New York!
Welcome to the world of house-sitting.

This article examines a real-life case to reveal how caregivers juggle financial pressures and emotional challenges. It stresses the importance of caregivers looking after their own well-being, offering practical advice on accessing vital financial assistance.

Caring for a loved one can be deeply fulfilling but brings its fair share of challenges too – as Laura discovered.

When her mother Shelly had a stroke, she didn’t require a nursing facility, but could no longer live alone.

Laura was working part-time while studying a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and dreaming of one day opening her own boutique dental practice. She assumed that moving home to care for Shelly wouldn’t greatly affect her career plans, and, in fact, giving up her rental accommodation would save money.

This article takes a look into the importance of work/life balance and burnout, including strategies for people experiencing burnout to help restore balance.

Dolly Parton once said, 'Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life'…

And we couldn't imagine a sentence that more perfectly sums up the importance of work-life balance.

While we will likely never learn the true meaning of life, a great place to start might be to take guidance from those who've lived.

In this article we take a look at why your financial success isn’t just a numbers game and five changes you can make today for a more successful relationship with your money!

Money, finances, investments… it is easy to see why, logically, financial success could be considered a numbers game. However, real financial success requires much more than just numbers that work.

It also requires passion, interest, determination, commitment, perseverance, optimism, resilience and more. This is why mindset is such a critical ingredient to the financial success equation.

Here are five steps you can take to improve your mindset and create a more successful relationship with your money today:

This article explains what a carbon footprint is and provides details on how your personal carbon footprint can be calculated. It concludes with some simple tips to help reduce your carbon emissions at home.

Ignoring all of the politicising of climate change and carbon emissions, have you ever actually wondered what a carbon footprint is?

A simple explanation

Human activity is increasing atmospheric levels of known greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. These form a blanket around the earth trapping heat, a process known as the ‘greenhouse effect’, which experts believe is linked to global warming and climate change.

This article explains why a growing number of Australians are choosing to return to study as mature-age students. We have included two case studies that help discuss the benefits and study opportunities available.

A growing number of Australians are choosing to return to study as mature-age students. Perhaps caught in the hamster-wheel of mortgage and family, furthering their education wasn’t an option when they were younger.
But that was then.

This article identifies some popular opportunities for building passive income. It includes brief tips and warnings for making the most of this popular trend.

A simple guide from an earlier era suggested eight hours for sleeping, eight hours for work and eight hours for leisure. Nowadays work seems to take up more than its fair share and many people might be seeking a way to maintain or increase their income without increasing their working hours. Creating passive income is one way of achieving this goal.

What is ‘passive income’?