Clean dishes, happy fishes Zero Co Australia is on a mission to make a difference in our planet's enormous plastic waste problem. Their intention is simple: to 'unrubbish' the world by stopping the production of new single-use plastic while also cleaning up the plastic that's junking up our oceans. Zero…
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Hide in a cupboard, launch an escape pod or retreat to the garage - you may have more options than you think to create a peaceful home office. If we've learned anything in the past 12 months, it's that study nooks no longer cut the mustard. They may be great…
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Getting the itch to fix? Choosing the right time to lock in an interest rate can be tricky. In the past year interest rates on fixed-rate loans have plummeted to all-time lows, prompting many borrowers to ask whether it's time to lock in a rate. If you're thinking about it,…
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Despite dire predictions, the Australian property market is booming. How did it happen and where to from here. Feeling richer? The average Australian homeowner has an extra $60,000 equity in their pockets, thanks to a real estate boom no one saw coming. Between March 2020 and March 2021, the average…
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Congrats to our May Winner - Sarah wins a $500 Coles Myer voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Sarah, and…
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The RBA held its monthly board meeting today and as expected, maintained the cash rate at 0.10%. As a sign the economy is growing at a healthy but controlled pace, the RBA is heavily focused on restoring inflation to within its 2-3% target range. The recently released March quarter consumer…
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Congrats to our April Winner - John wins a $500 Coles Myer voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is John, and…
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The RBA met today and as predicted by most economic experts left the cash rate at 0.10%. The RBA has previously stated that it does not expect rates to increase until it sees sustained wage growth and inflation returning to within its target range of 2-3%. With growing speculation that…
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Congrats to our March Winner - Anjana wins a $500 Coles Myer voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Anjana, and…
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The RBA met today, leaving the cash rate at 0.10%, in line with their previous guidance that they expected rates to remain unchanged for some time. The market has been speculating that rates may rise as early as late next year based on optimism around the vaccine rollout, surging iron…
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