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Managing Funerals Costs

Australians want more individualised funeral services and more of us are moving away from traditional practices around what is called […]

Finance

Check Your Capital Gains Tax S3 E21

Capital Gains Tax can be confusing and have an impact on your beneficiaries when you die. It can be difficult […]

S3 E22: Demystifying Costs of Aged Care Homes

Services Australia’s Justin Bott explains costs of Aged Care homes and in Nostalgia Town, we meet the remarkable Ron McCallum AO. Australia’s first blind professor, he went on to become Dean of Sydney University’s Law School and chair the United Nations Committee on the rights of the disabled.

Finance Superannuation

Superannuation Anxiety S3 E20

Some of you might be losing sleep about the relatively poor performance of your super fund over the past year. […]

Gambling

Gambling Addiction S3 E19

Gambling with money you can afford to lose can be a bit of harmless fun, but it can also lead […]

Finance

Best Types of Tax for Seniors S3 E18

For retirees some types of tax are better than others according to veteran financial columnist Noel Whittaker, author of Retirement […]

Bills Finance

Saving on Insurance Premiums – Money Extra S3 E16

Insurance premiums are rapidly rising because of climate change, natural disasters and inflation. But there are ways to save costs […]

Finance

How to Make a Financial Plan – Money Extra S3 E15

We’re often told we need a financial plan, but what exactly does it cover and how do you draw it […]

Finance Health Season 3

S3 E15: Love Your Eyes – World Sight Day

We examine conditions that affect eye health – from the treatable to those that cause blindness. And, The Rev Bill Crews joins us in Nostalgia Town.

Finance Money Extra

Choosing & Paying for Residential Aged Care – S3 E13

SENIORS NEWS While most of us want to stay in our homes as we age, sometimes a move to residential […]

Aged Care Elder Abuse Finance Season 3

S3 E13: Choosing & Paying for Residential Aged Care

How can you tell whether a residential care home is up to scratch? We get the answers from Craig Gear OAM, head of the Older Persons Advocacy Network. And, we interview the amazing nonagenarian, Val Fell OAM.

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