When Revenue Climbs But Profit Stays Flat
Most business owners I’ve worked with can tell you their monthly revenue within a few hundred dollars. Ask them what they actually made in profit, and you get a much vaguer answer. The gap…
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Money & Super
Personal finance, superannuation, retirement planning, savings, financial wellbeing and money management.
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Income Growth Doesn’t Guarantee Financial Confidence
I’ve watched this pattern repeat across dozens of conversations over the years. Someone receives a promotion, a raise, or moves into a higher-paying role.…
Read article →What Happens to Superannuation During Extended Leave
When someone steps away from work for an extended period – whether it’s a sabbatical, parental leave, or an unpaid break – their superannuation…
Read article →How Parenthood Shifts Money Conversations Between Partners
When a couple has their first child, the money conversation changes almost immediately. Not always in the ways they expect. I’ve watched this shift…
Read article →Emergency Savings During Career Transitions
I’ve watched many people move between jobs or roles, and the ones who handled the transition smoothly almost always had something in common: they’d…
Read article →Lifestyle Inflation and Long-Term Financial Security
After working with people through various income transitions – promotions, job changes, inheritance, business growth – I’ve noticed a pattern that rarely gets discussed…
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Inflation’s Hidden Effect on Financial Planning
After working with financial plans across different economic cycles, I’ve noticed that inflation tends to arrive quietly in people’s planning assumptions and then cause…
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Financial Stability Through Life’s Biggest Transitions
When someone’s life changes dramatically – a job loss, a move across the country, a new child, a divorce, an aging parent moving in…
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How Money Habits Form and Why They Stick
After working with people on their finances for years, I’ve noticed that money habits rarely form the way people think they do. Most assume…
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Where Retirement Plans Actually Fall Apart
After working with people on retirement planning for years, I’ve noticed that the mistakes people make rarely come from ignorance. Most people know they…
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