From the category archives:
HECS/Student Loans
5 Reasons Not To Go To University
March 24, 2012 - 4 Comments
Now as a graduate myself, I’ve got nothing against university, but it’s not the only option. To prove it, here are five powerful, productive and profitable alternatives.
Read moreShould I Pay Off My Higher Education Debt?
April 16, 2010 - 15 Comments
In the news this week it was revealed that some bright spark has accrued Australia’s biggest higher education debt – a massive $377,000 (which I’m guessing wasn’t for a degree in accounting…
Read moreShould I Pay Off My HECS Debt? – Video
April 14, 2010 - 26 Comments
Scott discusses today whether you should pay off your outstanding student loan debt (HECS or HELP) before other personal debts.
Read moreWhy Doing What You Love Matters Most
August 29, 2009 - 1 Comment
Parents: “She’s thinking about studying arts-law.” Barefoot to Kid: “Why would you want to do that?” Kid: Shrugs, then looks at the floor…
Read moreEconomic Tips for Generation Y
July 18, 2009 - No Comments
A Consumer Credit Survey found that almost half (48 per cent) of people aged between 18 and 34 wouldn’t last much more than a month on their current savings. The survey also found that they were more likely than other age groups to resort to using credit cards…
Read moreHow to Live Abroad on a Shoestring Budget
February 21, 2009 - No Comments
Greetings from Tokyo. I’m here visiting my good mate Matt.
Read moreWhy Adult Children Have to Grow Up and Get Out!
August 2, 2008 - No Comments
Demographer Bernard Salt says the Japanese have a name for adults who outstay their welcome in the family home “parasaito shinguru”, which translates as “parasite singles”. Fairly direct.
Read moreAustralians’ Debt Makes Retirement a Distant Dream
July 15, 2006 - No Comments
Paul David Hewson is a musician with a social conscience. His passion is to one day “make poverty history” and improve the inequities that face millions of Africans – a very worthy goal. Hewson, better known as Bono, the lead singer of U2, must also see the irony in his plight.
Read moreYou Don’t Have to be a University Graduate to be Successful
January 21, 2006 - No Comments
Can you imagine a 50-year-old with more than 30 years experience in the workforce taking advice from a wet-behind-the-ears teenage career counsellor? Of course they wouldn’t. After all, they were in the workforce long before the kid was even a twinkle in his old man’s eye.
Read moreStart Saving Now for Your Child’s Higher Education
November 26, 2005 - No Comments
School is officially out for summer, and the VCE class of 2005 has headed to Surfers Paradise for its annual education in bonding, boozing and brawling.
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