Mind Your Own Retirement

Mind Your Own Retirement - Episode 32 - Amanda Taylor by YourLifeChoices

Let the friendly voice of YourLifeChoices’ latest Mind Your Own Retirement podcast get your Australia Day 2020 off to a relaxing start.

Today, it’s the John and Janelle show. First up, they chat with Jonathan Brown, consumer advocate at CHOICE. He explains how we can take charge of 2020: by getting on the front foot and demanding better prices – for everything, giving your health insurance a health check, getting your heating and cooling bills under control and even auditing your pantry – a novel but excellent idea!

If you’ve been putting off the annual visit to your GP – or maybe, like so many men, you’re not even going annually – then Dr Kieran Kennedy is just the person to boost your confidence. He lifts the lid on the other side of those often embarrassing (for us) body checks.

Finally, travel editor Leon has been on the phone checking with tourist authorities around the country to gain an understanding of what we can do next to help. It’s a long way back for so many communities and regions, but older Australians can play a pivotal role, he says.

In episode 30 of Mind Your Own Retirement, Deeksie and Kaye are joined by Josh Funder from Household Capital. He says that the banks have ‘abandoned retirees’, and explains the importance of ageing at home, how reverse mortgages work, and the unique challenges faced by this generation of retirees.

He then explains to Deeksie and Kaye how Household Capital can help to double your super at retirement, allowing retirees to draw upon the value of their family home without sacrificing their super or Centrelink.

For more information on Household Capital visit: householdcapital.com.au

or call: 1300 471 784

Dr. Marlene Krasovitsky, Campaign Director of EveryAGE Counts, a National coalition campaign against ageism, explains the negative impacts of ageism, including employment discrimination.

She shares her extensive knowledge from her time at the Australian Human Rights Commission where she was the Director of the National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against older people and people with disability. Finally, she shares some simple and subtle ways we can combat ageism in our everyday lives.

For more information on EveryAGE Counts visit www.everyagecounts.org.au

Kaye shares essential information about how Centrelink may be impacted by the bushfires and what help is available to those affected. She then winds up the episode by telling us what our YourLifeChoices members want to see in 2020.

Australian Government Department of Human Services clickthrough to Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support visit: www.humanservices.gov.au

Australian Government disaster recovery assistance

call:180 22 66

or visit https://www.disasterassist.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx

Insurance Council of Australia

24-hour hotline: 1800 734 621

or visit: https://disasters.org.au/

Mind Your Own Retirement - Episode 30 - Money - Household Capital by YourLifeChoices

Mind Your Own Retirement - Episode 30 - Centrelink Services - Bushfires by YourLifeChoices

Mind Your Own Retirement - Episode 30 - Stopping Ageism by YourLifeChoices

In episode 29 of Mind Your Own Retirement, Deeksie and Kaye give us a glimpse into their “wild” New Year’s Eves and explain why their new year’s resolutions don’t include sky diving or learning to ride a bike.

Kaye shares the surprising results of the recent YLC Retirement Income Review Survey, in which over 5000 members shared their real concerns and feelings about retirement and government support. She shares the shocking discrepancies between the government’s recent retirement income review and the survey findings.

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Mind Your Own Retirement - Episode 29 - Health by YourLifeChoices

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