This week Dom and Haz sat down with Anson Parker from Up to find out how its new home loan offering is going (with 50 offset accounts!) as well as its new subscription offering coming out soon.

Forgive Haz's audio, we weren't in the Big Beat Laboratory or adhering to the big beat manifesto this week.

This week Dom and Haz sat down with Anson Parker from Up to find out how its new home loan offering is going (with 50 offset accounts!) as well as its new subscription offering coming out soon.

Forgive Haz's audio, we weren't in the Big Beat Laboratory or adhering to the big beat manifesto this week.

The big 3-0! Late last week, the government announced an extra $3.5 billion towards its housing plans, while also officially announcing the 30-40% equity program will take place from 2024. Now the dust has settled a bit, Dom and Harrison sat down with Simon Pressley to discuss what the policies mean, if they're a good idea, and what they will actually do for supply and affordability.

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Late last week, the government announced an extra $3.5 billion towards its housing plans, while also officially announcing the 30-40% equity program will take place from 2024. Now the dust has settled a bit, Dom and Harrison sat down with Simon Pressley to discuss what the policies mean, if they're a good idea, and what they will actually do for supply and affordability.

This week Dom and Harrison sat down with Peter White AM, the managing director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia, or FBAA. In his 40-plus year career, Peter has seen it all. And he says the current financial situation is unprecedented - fixed rates rolling off, the record pace of interest rate rises, serviceability buffers, and more.

Plus all the usual news, updates, and chortles.

00:00 - 02:07 - Intro & Dom's fear of Ekka rides

02:07 - 04:43 - Wage Price Index 3.6%/yr

04:43 - 09:15 - Barbie & Oppenheimer lead to surge in cinema spend

09:15 - 12:35 - Teachers Mutual Bank's 5.50% savings account

12:35 - 16:23 - Insurance premiums skyrocketing

16:23 - 45:07 - Peter White

45:07 - 49:59 - Debrief and outro

This week Dom and Harrison sat down with Peter White AM, the managing director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia, or FBAA. In his 40-plus year career, Peter has seen it all. And he says the current financial situation is unprecedented - fixed rates rolling off, the record pace of interest rate rises, serviceability buffers, and more.

In all this talk about the cost of living crunch, there's a huge hunk of metal likely sitting in your driveway or on the street that's costing you money and not being used to its potential. Yes, that's your car.

Dom and Harrison spoke with Tim Rossanis, the Australian managing director of car sharing app Turo, which after making waves in the US touched down in Australia in late 2022. He explained how you could make $19,000 from sharing your car! That sounds like an ok way to offset that depreciation...

01:13-04:33 - ACCC blocks ANZ's acquisition of Suncorp Bank

04:33-09:21 - Aussies refinancing in droves, PEXA

09:21-12:00 - CommBank develops AI tool to combat financial abuse

12:00-13:46 - Household spending flat

13:46-30:11: Tim Rossanis, MD of Turo Australia

30:11-34:48: Debrief and outro

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In all this talk about the cost of living crunch, there's a huge hunk of metal likely sitting in your driveway or on the street that's costing you money and not being used to its potential. Yes, that's your car. Dom and Harrison spoke with Tim Rossanis from car sharing app Turo, which after making waves in the US touched down in Australia in late 2022. He explained how you could make $19,000 from sharing your car! That sounds like an ok way to offset that depreciation...

Fresh after the RBA's momentous and daresay controversial move to leave the cash rate on hold in August, Warren Hogan and Peter Tulip shared their thoughts on if it was the right move with the podcast, and where to from here.

00:00-13:11 - Intro and News

13:11-22:27 - Warren Hogan

22:27-39:56 - Peter Tulip

Fresh after the RBA's momentous and daresay controversial move to leave the cash rate on hold in August, Peter Tulip shared his thoughts on if it was the right move with the podcast, where to from here, and if his concerns about transparency from his time at the central bank are being rectified with this review.