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Tips for bringing out the entrepreneur in your child

Tips for bringing out the entrepreneur in your child

Kids learn about the concept of money from a very young age but often struggle to appreciate where it comes from. To them, their parents are an endless source of wealth that are ashamedly holding them back from buying a bag  of lollies. A great way to teach your kids about the value of money...
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The one thing that's holding women back in the workforce thumb

The one thing that's holding women back in the workforce

It's about time we see more women at the highest levels of business and government,...
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Should kids be paid for chores? thumb

Should kids be paid for chores?

My son and I sat down for a serious discussion a few weeks back. He wanted to start...
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How much would you pay to save the family pet? thumb

How much would you pay to save the family pet?

A Sydney woman has paid more than $20,000 for a new cancer treatment for her dog. Kate...
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How to teach your kids to be money-wise thumb

How to teach your kids to be money-wise

Teaching your kids about money can be tricky for even the most financially savvy parent....
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The one thing you do at work that increases your risk of dying early. thumb

The one thing you do at work that increases your risk of dying early.

About six years ago, I worked in an office where my boomingly loud cubicle mate would...
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Pocket money - Is $5 enough? thumb

Pocket money - Is $5 enough?

When I was a kid, my father’s pocket money program worked like this: On Sunday...
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11 things our children don't learn at school (and should) thumb

11 things our children don't learn at school (and should)

I stumbled across something on a friend’s facebook wall the other day that I loved...
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"I bought my 5-month-old an iPad". Discuss thumb

"I bought my 5-month-old an iPad". Discuss

You know the people who wake up at the crack of dawn to go wait in line for hours and...
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Julie Bishop says women can't have it all. She's wrong thumb

Julie Bishop says women can't have it all. She's wrong

Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop made me angry when she announced "women can...
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Funny Read: Would You Go This Far To Get a Job? thumb

Funny Read: Would You Go This Far To Get a Job?

I’m currently ‘in between jobs’ which is the optimistic Mary Poppins...
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Using One Direction To Teach Kids The Value of Money thumb

Using One Direction To Teach Kids The Value of Money

The older my children get, the harder I find it is to buy them something they really want...
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The Best Tips for the Christmas Season thumb

The Best Tips for the Christmas Season

Most parents don’t really think of Christmas as a good time to teach kids life...
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Women are Hardwired to be Conservative with Money. Bollocks. thumb

Women are Hardwired to be Conservative with Money. Bollocks.

The theory went like this: Our cave dwelling ancestors were hunter-gatherers. The men...
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For Every Parent That has had to Endure a Game of Monopoly thumb

For Every Parent That has had to Endure a Game of Monopoly

I have one word for parents wringing their hands about how to teach their children how to...
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Oops, I Forgot to Teach my Kids About Saving thumb

Oops, I Forgot to Teach my Kids About Saving

Five simple ways to teach your kids to save. 1. Make it fun. When I was in year 4, I was...
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