Money Madams

Join us as we chat with Marion Mays about Financial Literacy and the lessons learned on her journey to becoming a financial coach and mentor. Marion shares her insights on the biggest roadblocks we set for ourselves that limits our ability to have a good relationship with money. Marion also shares how she guides the people she works with to have more confidence and wealth in their lives.

If you would like to learn more about Marion and the Thalia Stanley Group - you can find her at www.thaliastanley.com.au

Have you wondered whether you are going to have enough money in super when you retire? Do you know how much the average person will need for a basic versus a comfortable retirement? Would you like to know how to project where your super is headed and some changes that you could make to get you closer to the lifestyle in retirement that you want? If so tune into this week's episode.

You can find the super calculator tool we used at https://www.commbank.com.au/digital/calculators/retirement#/start

Check out how your super fund performance compares at the Super Ratings website https://www.superratings.com.au/top-10-super-funds/

Being in the Defence Force often comes with a wide and varied range of perks from subsidised home loans, health cover benefits and generous super fund arrangements, but it can also bring with it a unique set of challenges. Join us in this episode as we chat with Trish Gregory from the MilSpouse Money podcast about the issues that both the worker and the spouse often have to navigate when one or both works in the defence force.

Oh, and if you are ever moving to Darwin - it seems that bringing extra IKEA furniture with you is a thing ; )

Not all conversations are easy, but when it involves the topics of Death, sex, or money, they are often especially difficult. If you can't talk about it, it makes it hard to learn about it. In this episode, Amber and Katherine chat about how they are handling these often taboo topics with their own kids to help them be prepared and ensure that the information comes from a trusted adult before it comes from the internet. We hope this episode helps you feel brave enough to have those awkward conversations knowing that it will get easier with practice.

If you had died yesterday, regardless of what life insurance you have in place... How would your loved ones manage the admin aspects of your life? This is often the more frustrating aspect for your loved ones after you pass. What can you do to make this process easier? What info should you consider noting down, what should you consider when storing and recording your pertinent details?

Join us in this week's episode as we chat about having a life admin back plan should you need one.

What's in a credit score? Do you need to apply for a credit card to build your credit score? Where can you find your current score and what can you do to improve your score... Should you ever consider paying someone to "fix" your credit score?

Join us as we talk about all things credit scores and credit ratings.

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It's tax time and the ABC has said the average tax refund this year is $2,800! What could you do to make your life better? Listen in as we talk through your options to help you find the balance between enjoying your potential windfall and using the money to make your life easier both now and for years to come.

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For most people the new financial year means an increase to the rate of super to 10%, but is this an extra payment from your employer? Or did it come at the cost of a wage decrease?

Superannuation is constantly changing and in this episode, we talk about the changes that came into effect on 1 July 2021.

Katherine also apologises for not checking her mic settings - doh!

To check the best performing super funds you can head to www.superratings.com.au

Income Protection is an essential cover for most people. Let's face it if you need your income, you probably need this cover. You probably already know that the terms and features can vary significantly but did you know there are big changes coming on October 1st this year? If you have been considering getting or reviewing your Income Protection cover, you'll want to listen in to this week's episode so you can decide whether you need to act before this date.

If you would like Katherine to review your covers, you can book a time via her calendly page link here

Do you like the idea of knowing what it takes to achieve financial independence? Or perhaps the idea of being able to retire in your 40's or 50's appeals to you. Well, those ideas appeal to a large group of people and it's called the FIRE movement.

In this episode, we chat with CaptainFI who is solidly on the path to FIRE and shares his story and explains what it takes to reach FIRE and nailing your number.

If you would like to learn more about FIRE or CaptainFI's journey you can find out more via https://captainfi.com/