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How to budget when you have extra cash
Budget Tips

Budget Help When You Receive Extra Cash

While getting a large injection of extra cash can seem like a dream come true, it’s important not to spend it all at once. Clear your debts and make a

What is a Hardship Application?
Financial Hardship

What is a Hardship Application?

If a consumer contacts a credit provider and indicates they are experiencing financial hardship, the credit provider is under a legal obligation to offer assistance.

Can a Credit Contract Really Be Re-negotiated?
Finance

Can a Credit Contract Be Renegotiated?

Can a credit contract be re-negotiated? In many cases the answer is yes. When a credit contract is entered into, the details of the agreement are documented and agreed on

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Financial Hardship

What Is It Like To Go Bankrupt?

Sometimes debt can seem so overwhelming that bankruptcy can feel like the only option, but it is not the get-out-of-debt-free- card it may seem to be.

The ATO and Financial Hardship
Debt Management

ATO Financial Hardship Application

Often when individuals are in a time of financial crisis, tax obligations become hard to manage and this debt can get out of control. Working with the ATO seem like

Sorting Out My Budget With Calculators
Budget Tips

Sorting Out My Budget With Calculators

Sorting out a budget is one of the first things you will do when you see any financial advisor. You will be asked what your income is and what your

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Debt Management

7 Savvy Ways to Reduce Debt

While experiencing financial hardship, many Australians are not aware that there are solutions to reduce your debt. Banks have become more accountable for responsible lending practises and this gives the

Renegotiating Debt: Your Ticket to Financial Freedom
Debt Management

Renegotiating Debt: Your Ticket to Financial Freedom

Are you burdened with financial woes? Do you feel like your debts are growing leaps and bounds each month? Is your current salary falling short of your payment schedule and

Budgeting tips for the holidays
Budget Tips

Budgeting Tips For The Holidays

Giving gifts, traveling to see extended family, entertaining friends and coworkers during holiday parties and spending quality time with those closest to us all define the holiday season. Unfortunately, each

Declaring Bankruptcy is Always the Last Resort
Finance

Declaring Bankruptcy is Always the Last Resort

As Australians struggle with increasing debt burdens, it is no surprise that personal bankruptcies are also on the rise. In fact, three times as many individuals have declared bankrupt in order to

Why a Debt Agreement is Better than Bankruptcy
Debt Management

Why a Debt Agreement is Better Than Bankruptcy

When people are faced with extreme amounts of debt and don’t have enough funds to repay all of these debts, the most common thing they do is declare bankruptcy. However,

Debt Management
Debt Management

Best Money and Debt Management Starts With You

Managing your own finances can seem like a daunting task but in reality it only takes some planning. Instead of letting bills pile up and making late payments, it is