Quick, grab the tablet! The surprising items Aussies would rescue in a house fire |
9 October, 2024 |
Home insurance |
Mortgaging meals: Sacrifices Australians are making to stay on top of repayments |
3 October, 2024 |
Home loans |
Financially flawed: 6.3 million Aussies go into debt trying to keep up with the Joneses |
1 October, 2024 |
Money |
Plastic pain: 1 in 6 have had their cards skimmed in the past year |
30 September, 2024 |
Credit cards |
Finder’s RBA Survey: Experts warn of spike in personal debt as cash rate holds |
24 September, 2024 |
Rba cash rate |
Not super smart: 10 million Aussies clueless about their fund’s performance |
23 September, 2024 |
Money |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 44% of experts expect first rate cut in February |
20 September, 2024 |
Rba cash rate |
Tap and uh-oh: 4.2 million Australians knocked back at checkout |
16 September, 2024 |
Money |
$4.3 billion lost to laziness: 1 in 3 Aussies too slack to return online purchases |
11 September, 2024 |
Money |
Budget busters: 3.8 million Australians faced a financial emergency over the past year |
10 September, 2024 |
Money |
Turning to toast in tight times: Australians reveal their struggle meals when money’s low |
9 September, 2024 |
Money |
Drowning in debt: Mortgage stress hits all time high |
5 September, 2024 |
Home loans |
Rationing the ramen: Half of Aussies run out of money before payday |
3 September, 2024 |
Money |
Swindled while sightseeing: 2 million Australian travellers robbed |
2 September, 2024 |
Travel insurance |
Home loan hell: Scary proportion of salaries swallowed up by mortgage |
28 August, 2024 |
Home loans |
Culture cut: Aussie arts sector the biggest loser in the cost of living crisis |
27 August, 2024 |
Money |
Robbing Peter to pay Paul: Almost 3 million Aussies access their pay ahead of time |
26 August, 2024 |
Money |
Average Aussie needs $1.5 million in investments to feel rich |
22 August, 2024 |
Share trading |
Finder’s Equal Pay Day Report: Key barriers to overcoming the gender pay gap |
20 August, 2024 |
Money |
Budget blues: Aussies make lifestyle changes to manage rising costs |
19 August, 2024 |
Money |
Time to thrive: 15 million Aussies chasing money dreams |
16 August, 2024 |
Money |
Buy now, power later: 1 in 3 prioritise BNPL over other bills |
13 August, 2024 |
Buy now pay later |
Heating hardship: 4.9 million households can’t afford to stay warm this winter |
12 August, 2024 |
Energy plans |
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Olympic fever stops the nation |
9 August, 2024 |
News |
Can’t afford to split: Almost 1 in 5 Aussies have remained living with an ex to save money on housing costs |
8 August, 2024 |
Money |
Finder’s RBA Survey: Experts predict a surge in arrears, unemployment as cash rate holds |
6 August, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Basket bandits: 3.3 million Aussies have stolen a basket or trolley from the supermarket |
5 August, 2024 |
Money |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 1 in 4 experts tip a rate cut before Christmas |
2 August, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Trouble in paradise: 5 million Australians experience travel mishaps |
1 August, 2024 |
Travel insurance |
Date night drain: 2.9 million Aussies overspend on dating |
31 July, 2024 |
Money |
Can’t be sick: 1 in 2 Aussie workers feel pressured to work when ill |
25 July, 2024 |
Income protection |
Rattled by rising rates: 165,000 homeowners may be forced to sell |
22 July, 2024 |
Home loans |
Wedding budget boost: Parents contribute over $6K on average |
18 July, 2024 |
Money |
Secret savers: 1.6 million Aussies currently have a hidden bank account |
16 July, 2024 |
Savings accounts |
Scared stiff: 4 million Aussies fearful of credit application |
15 July, 2024 |
Credit score |
Priced out of protection: Thousands forced to alter home insurance coverage |
10 July, 2024 |
Home insurance |
Survival mode: 1 in 5 mortgage holders go interest only |
9 July, 2024 |
Home loans |
Champagne problems: The luxuries Aussies can no longer afford |
8 July, 2024 |
Money |
Handy or hazardous? Almost 4 million Aussies service their own cars to save money |
4 July, 2024 |
Car insurance |
Banking on a bequest: More than a third of Aussies expect an inheritance |
2 July, 2024 |
Life insurance |
Mortgage quicksand: 1 in 8 extend home loan to lower repayments |
1 July, 2024 |
Home loans |
Savvy or stingy? Almost 1 in 5 Aussies split the bill |
26 June, 2024 |
Money saving tips |
No fun refunds: 1 in 4 Aussies to spend tax return on household bills |
25 June, 2024 |
Tax |
Healthy or wealthy? 9 million Australians have made sacrifices in the pursuit of success |
24 June, 2024 |
Money saving tips |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 44% of experts say BNPL is at alarming heights as cash rate holds |
18 June, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 1 in 5 experts say rate will hold until July 2025 or later |
14 June, 2024 |
Home loans |
Mortgage cliff countdown: 27% of borrowers due to come off a fixed rate |
14 June, 2024 |
Home loans |
Jittery jet-setters: Half of Aussies reluctant to travel |
13 June, 2024 |
Travel insurance |
Telling tax tales: 1 in 10 Aussies have lied on their tax returns |
12 June, 2024 |
Money |
Easy entry: Almost 1 in 3 Aussies hide a spare house key |
5 June, 2024 |
Home insurance |
Mortgage mayhem: 1 in 8 borrowers have missed a repayment |
4 June, 2024 |
Home loans |
Desperate for dosh: 1 in 10 in critical need of a tax refund |
3 June, 2024 |
Money |
Cutting coverage: Millions switch or ditch health insurance to save on costs |
31 May, 2024 |
Health insurance |
What’s yours is mine: Over 3 million Aussies reliant on partner for money |
29 May, 2024 |
Money |
Bills set to sizzle: Aussies will pay $1.7 billion to heat their homes this winter |
28 May, 2024 |
Energy plans |
Urge to splurge: Australians spending $47 billion a year on impulse purchases |
22 May, 2024 |
Money |
Treading lightly: Almost 8 million Aussies can’t change a tyre |
21 May, 2024 |
Car insurance |
Dreams on hold: 10 million Aussies delay major milestones due to cashflow woes |
20 May, 2024 |
Cost of living |
Power-less: 7 million households desperate to save money this winter |
15 May, 2024 |
Utilities |
Finder’s RBA Survey: $171K is the minimum income needed to afford average Aussie house |
7 May, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Too broke to be sick: 4 million Australians avoid healthcare visits due to affordability issues |
6 May, 2024 |
Health insurance |
Finder’s RBA Survey: All experts confident the cash rate will hold |
3 May, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Losing sleep, hair and their cool: 10 million Aussies suffer unexpected consequences from high cost of living |
1 May, 2024 |
Money |
Scratched, cracked and bald: 1 in 4 drivers delaying car service due to financial trouble |
30 April, 2024 |
Car insurance |
Shady shoppers: Petty crime escalates as Australians hit hard by cost of living crisis |
23 April, 2024 |
Money |
Pet or pay? Aussies would fork out more than $6K to save their furry friend |
22 April, 2024 |
Pet insurance |
Flat sharing when flat broke: 2.5 million Aussies move in with family or friends in past year |
18 April, 2024 |
Money |
Card-astrophe: Australians lost almost $1 billion to scammers in past year |
15 April, 2024 |
Credit cards |
ASIC appeals Finder Wallet ruling |
10 April, 2024 |
News |
Cranky customers: Workers face rising tide of abuse |
10 April, 2024 |
Money |
Your body or your cash: 1 in 5 Australians say money cheats are worse than adulterers |
9 April, 2024 |
Money |
Uninsured and out of luck: 3 million Australians burnt from not having appropriate insurance coverage |
8 April, 2024 |
Health insurance |
Roadside resistance: 3 million Australians axe car insurance as cost of living bites |
3 April, 2024 |
Car insurance |
Finder’s Credit Card Report: Rising costs mean Aussies more reliant on plastic |
2 April, 2024 |
Credit cards |
Surgery stalled: 3.3 million uninsured Australians languish on wait lists |
28 March, 2024 |
Health insurance |
Eggspensive: Aussies plan to shell out $4.4 billion this Easter |
26 March, 2024 |
Shopping |
When one gig ain’t enough: 6.7 million Aussies looking for a second job |
25 March, 2024 |
Cost of living |
Skint: More than 9 million Aussies have less than $1,000 in savings |
21 March, 2024 |
Savings accounts |
Finder’s RBA Survey: Cost of living improving but overall economic positivity near record low |
19 March, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 1 in 4 experts say rate cut could be off the cards until 2025 |
18 March, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Federal Court of Australia rules in favour of Finder |
14 March, 2024 |
Corporate news |
Eyes on your pies: Australians fed up with over the top supermarket security |
13 March, 2024 |
Shopping |
Finder’s 2024 Financial Figures: Young Aussies turn to online personalities to learn about money |
12 March, 2024 |
Budgeting |
Gen StreZZed: 3 in 4 Gen Z Aussies under financial strain |
11 March, 2024 |
Cost of living |
Finder’s International Women’s Day Report: Women in financial ‘survival mode’ |
6 March, 2024 |
Money |
Taxing times: 64% of Aussies think they pay too much tax |
5 March, 2024 |
Money |
Second-hand scams: Australians selling used goods getting conned online |
4 March, 2024 |
Money |
Pumping premium: Health insurance costs have risen at double the rate of inflation |
28 February, 2024 |
Health insurance |
Savvy spenders: 79% of Aussies use rewards points to cash in |
27 February, 2024 |
Credit cards |
Aussies to save $11,200 by completing Finder’s Financial Fitness Challenge |
26 February, 2024 |
Money |
Debt disaster: Millions of Australians unable to make credit card repayments |
22 February, 2024 |
Credit cards |
Traffic tantrums: 74% of drivers have experienced road rage |
20 February, 2024 |
Car insurance |
Til debt do us part: 1 in 6 Australians dumped over money matters |
14 February, 2024 |
Money |
Love takes a backseat: Just 23% of Australians plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day |
13 February, 2024 |
Shopping |
Cash flow crisis: Millions of Australians turn to credit to make ends meet |
12 February, 2024 |
Credit cards |
Supermarket stress: 92% of Australians taking action to save at the checkout |
9 February, 2024 |
Cost of living |
Plastic pitfalls: Australians paying $1.3 billion credit card loyalty tax |
7 February, 2024 |
Credit cards |
Finder’s RBA Survey: Experts say 1.2 million homes won’t be built by 2029 as cash rate holds |
6 February, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 1 in 4 experts say supermarkets guilty of price gouging |
2 February, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
Kicking, screaming and stinking: Plane neighbours annoy millions |
1 February, 2024 |
Travel insurance |
Pricey premiums: 1 in 2 Australians battling rising car insurance costs |
29 January, 2024 |
Car insurance |
Whisker watch: 1 in 5 pet owners spy on their animals |
23 January, 2024 |
Pet insurance |
Housing headache: 35% of homeowners struggle to pay their mortgage |
22 January, 2024 |
Home loans |
Back-to-school burden: 1 in 3 Australian parents can’t afford costs |
18 January, 2024 |
Education |
Lapsed cash: Australians have $1.4 billion worth of unused gift cards |
16 January, 2024 |
Shopping |
Finder’s RBA Survey: 1 in 3 experts forecast a cash rate cut by August |
15 January, 2024 |
RBA cash rate |
The lazy tax: Brand loyalty costing Australians $4.5 billion |
11 January, 2024 |
Utilities |
Palate pursuits: Almost 6 million Australians will try a new diet in 2024 |
10 January, 2024 |
Money |
Back-to-school budget blowout: Families to fork out $12.9 billion |
8 January, 2024 |
Education |
Riches beyond reach: Average Australian needs over $300K to feel wealthy |
4 January, 2024 |
Money |
Dashing through the bills: 7.7 million Aussies in Christmas debt |
2 January, 2024 |
Debt |
More laughter, less calories: Almost 15 million Aussies have a resolution for 2024 |
27 December, 2023 |
Money |
Boxing Day blowout: Shoppers set to spend $2.3 billion on sales |
22 December, 2023 |
Shopping |
Summer sizzler: 7.3 million households cut back energy usage to save money |
19 December, 2023 |
Energy plans |
Finder’s Travel Inflation Report: International trips cost 33% more |
14 December, 2023 |
Travel insurance |
Black Friday bandits: 21,800 parcels targeted by thieves |
13 December, 2023 |
Shopping |
Sinking savings: Shock stats reveal how much cash Aussies have for an emergency |
12 December, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Bushfire blindness: 6 million Australians close to bushland not ready for fires |
6 December, 2023 |
Home insurance |
Finder’s RBA survey: Cash rate holds but rents could rise as much as 9.5% in 2024 |
6 December, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s Cost of Living Pressure Gauge: Australians under extreme stress |
4 December, 2023 |
Insights |
Finder’s RBA survey: 82% of experts confident the cash rate will hold |
1 December, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Plastic promises: 1 in 5 Aussies will splurge on credit this Christmas |
30 November, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Cheap but deadly: Australian travellers skimp on insurance |
23 November, 2023 |
Travel insurance |
Swiping away inflation: 3 million Aussies reach for credit as pressure climbs |
20 November, 2023 |
Credit cards |
Mooching mates: 1 in 4 Australians sponge off a friend |
13 November, 2023 |
Money |
Tenant tripwire: Almost 1 in 3 renters avoid their landlord for fear of increase |
10 November, 2023 |
Renting |
Finder’s RBA survey: Rate rise means $182K is now the minimum income to afford the average Aussie house |
7 November, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: Bets are on as 69% of experts predict rate hike on Melbourne Cup Day |
3 November, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Bulging balances: Australians’ cash reserve hits $40,000 record high |
2 November, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Cost of Christmas: Australians plan to fork out $30 billion |
30 October, 2023 |
Shopping |
Spare room boon: Australians missing out on $1.2 billion in potential rental income |
27 October, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Bargain bandits: 2.4 million Australians admit to petty crime |
23 October, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Coming home: 662,000 Australian households reunite with adult children |
20 October, 2023 |
Home loans |
Electrified era: 2 in 5 cars purchased in next year to be hybrid or electric |
19 October, 2023 |
Car insurance |
Finder’s Housing Market Report: Australian homeowners limit spending to stay afloat |
18 October, 2023 |
Home loans |
Superannuation shortfall: 4.6 million Australians are too poor to retire |
17 October, 2023 |
Super funds |
Home loan hell: Mortgage stress a growing threat to Australians |
13 October, 2023 |
Home loans |
Debt regret: 6 million Australians remorseful about purchases on plastic |
10 October, 2023 |
Credit cards |
Parents pitching in: Just 1 in 10 received help from the bank of mum and dad |
4 October, 2023 |
Home loans |
Finder’s RBA survey: 1 in 3 chance Australia could fall into recession next year |
3 October, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: Almost half of experts expect another rate rise this year |
29 September, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Expensive “ever after”: The eye-watering cost of being invited to a wedding |
27 September, 2023 |
News |
Non-Labour Day: Having a ‘long weekend sickie’ could cost $980 million in lost productivity |
27 September, 2023 |
News |
Frugal fashionistas: 6 million Aussies have bought an imitation product on purpose |
25 September, 2023 |
Shopping |
Supermarket sting: Australians struggle to keep grocery bills down |
22 September, 2023 |
Shopping |
Big bank energy: Rising cost of living pushes consumers toward big four |
19 September, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Vanity insanity: Aussies forking out $1.6 billion a month on self care |
18 September, 2023 |
Shopping |
Early withdrawals: Aussies ready to cash in super to ease financial burdens |
13 September, 2023 |
Super funds |
Artificial investments: ChatGPT and Bard face off against top funds |
11 September, 2023 |
Share trading |
Frugal flyers: Millions of Aussies opt for budget airlines when travelling |
6 September, 2023 |
Travel insurance |
Finder’s RBA survey: Renters continue to feel the squeeze even as cash rate holds |
5 September, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Selling scared: Half a million homeowners stressed they might have to sell |
4 September, 2023 |
Home loans |
Finder’s RBA survey: 66% of experts believe rates have peaked |
1 September, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Dad day delirium: Aussies set to drop $950 million on Father’s Day |
30 August, 2023 |
Shopping |
Savvy stockpiling: Aussies searching for higher returns |
29 August, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Collectible craze: Aussies turn to memorabilia to give their cash flow a boost |
28 August, 2023 |
Share trading |
A marathon to mortgage: First home buyers need more than a decade to save for a home |
24 August, 2023 |
Home loans |
Settling for less: 3 in 5 Aussie renters forced to overlook property flaws |
22 August, 2023 |
Renting |
Treat yo’ self: 4.4 million Aussies are squirrelling money aside for a vacation |
21 August, 2023 |
Savings |
Set, forget, regret: 13 million Aussies paying the lazy tax |
18 August, 2023 |
Savings |
Thinking theft: 41% of Aussie drivers brace for car crime |
16 August, 2023 |
Car insurance |
Fixed rate fallout: New tidal wave of mortgage stress on the horizon |
15 August, 2023 |
Home loans |
Credit clarity: 2.7 million Australians say they’re better off for knowing credit score |
10 August, 2023 |
Credit score |
Little treat culture: 15 million Australians reluctant to forgo certain luxuries |
8 August, 2023 |
Shopping |
Sweet savings: Homeowners pocket $476 million in cashback offers |
7 August, 2023 |
Home loans |
Mobile madness: 5 million Aussies get new phones every 2 years or less |
2 August, 2023 |
Mobile phones |
Finder’s RBA survey: Homeowners avoid cash rate hike, but stress on energy costs hits record high |
1 August, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Rolling the dice on debt: 3.6 million Aussies are gambling more amid cost of living crisis |
31 July, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Finder’s RBA survey: 72% forecast a rate hold, say mortgage stress is yet to peak |
28 July, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Lights out: Aussies slapped with $800 hike to energy bills |
25 July, 2023 |
Energy plans |
Deadly distractions: Driver behaviour that’s too common on our roads |
24 July, 2023 |
Car insurance |
3.3 million Aussies will switch or ditch their health cover in 2023 |
21 July, 2023 |
Health insurance |
Financial slip-ups: The most common mistakes Aussies are making |
18 July, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Don’t ask, don’t get: Australians' banking wish list |
17 July, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Purr-plexing: Thousands of Aussies dump their pets as cost of living pressures grow |
13 July, 2023 |
Pet insurance |
Credit catastrophe: 1.8 million Aussies drowning in debt |
12 July, 2023 |
Credit cards |
Count on me: 2 in 5 Aussies step up to help others during the cost of living crisis |
11 July, 2023 |
Savings |
Tourists in trouble: More than 3 million Australians suffer travel mishaps |
10 July, 2023 |
Travel insurance |
Buy now, eat later: Almost 3 million Australians prioritise BNPL over other expenses |
7 July, 2023 |
Buy now pay later |
Finder’s RBA survey: Homeowners welcome rate reprieve as cash rate holds |
5 July, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Shiver me timbers: 6 million Aussie households cutting back on heating to save money |
3 July, 2023 |
Energy plans |
Finder’s RBA survey: Experts divided on cash rate decision, households in mortgage prison expected to grow |
30 June, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Debt dilemma: Average Australian has $20,238 in personal debt |
29 June, 2023 |
Credit cards |
The secrets we keep: What Aussie renters are hiding from their landlords |
28 June, 2023 |
Renting |
Retail royalty: Finder reveals the top rated brands ahead of EOFY sales |
23 June, 2023 |
Shopping |
Hungry for healthcare: 4.3 million Australians say they are underinsured |
22 June, 2023 |
Insurance |
Tax tales: 2.4 million Australians admit to lying on their tax return |
19 June, 2023 |
Savings |
AI at your service: 3 million Australians are now using ChatGPT |
14 June, 2023 |
Tech |
“Hit and run” health patients jump to front of the operating queue, drop cover |
14 June, 2023 |
Health |
Holidays halted: Aussies priced out of overseas travel |
13 June, 2023 |
Travel |
Finder’s Green Report: Environmental efforts dip as cost of living increases |
9 June, 2023 |
Green |
Finder’s RBA survey: $15K (and counting) added to the average annual mortgage repayment |
6 June, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Mortgage misery: 40% of Aussies struggling to pay their home loan |
5 June, 2023 |
Home loans |
Finder’s RBA survey: Cash rate decision uncertain as 50% of renters struggle to keep up |
2 June, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Bank of mum and dad: The five-figure first home buyer deposit |
30 May, 2023 |
Home loans |
Refunds to the rescue: 3 million Aussies to use tax returns for household bills |
29 May, 2023 |
Tax |
2.3 million Aussies unaware of Indigenous Voice To Parliament |
26 May, 2023 |
General |
Paws-itively pricey: Aussies forking out $2.9 billion on vet checkups for their furry friends |
24 May, 2023 |
Pet |
All work and no play: 1.4 million Aussies forced to take a second job |
23 May, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Parents who went private paid three times more out-of-pocket for childbirth |
17 May, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Mail fail: 4.2 million parcels have gone missing in the past year |
17 May, 2023 |
Shopping |
Plodding plastic: Australians paying $1.1 billion credit card loyalty tax |
12 May, 2023 |
Credit cards |
Cash flow emergency: Half of Australians living paycheque to paycheque |
11 May, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Standing by for surgery: 3 million uninsured Australians have languished on hospital waitlists |
9 May, 2023 |
Insurance |
Student debt shock: Australians with HELP loans face biggest hike in decades |
4 May, 2023 |
Student debt |
Rental rates run rampant: 4 in 5 Australian renters say controls needed |
3 May, 2023 |
Renting |
Finder’s RBA survey: $14K added to the average annual mortgage in 12 months |
2 May, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: 55% of experts predict a cash rate rise in May |
28 April, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Tablets are a bitter pill to swallow: 43% of Aussie parents forced to cut back on spending |
26 April, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Car conundrum: 2 in 5 Aussies can’t afford repairs |
19 April, 2023 |
Cars |
Raiding the piggy bank: 1 in 3 parents dip into their kids’ savings |
18 April, 2023 |
Savings |
Deer in the headlights: 1 in 3 Australians feel unfit to make financial decisions during inflation |
17 March, 2023 |
Inflation |
Finder’s RBA survey: Homeowners breathe a sigh of relief as cash rate holds |
5 April, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Cost-cutting cohabitation: Aussies rush romance to save on housing costs |
5 April, 2023 |
Property |
Rental car rort: Hire car costs skyrocket 151% over the Easter long weekend |
3 April, 2023 |
Car insurance |
Finder’s RBA survey: Households hopeful as growing number of experts predict rate pause |
31 March, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Dark ages: Inflation sucking the life out of Aussies |
29 March, 2023 |
Inflation |
Lean on me: 6 million Australians turn to family and friends for financial support |
28 March, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Hoppy Easter: 11 million Aussies plan to celebrate |
27 March, 2023 |
Easter |
Revved-up rates: More than half of Australian drivers facing car insurance hikes |
23 March, 2023 |
Car insurance |
Credit card crisis: Australia’s dependence on credit cards is growing |
21 March, 2023 |
Credit cards |
The cost of living diet: 14 million Australians change eating to save cash |
21 March, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Tech tots: 2 in 5 kids under 12 own a smartphone |
15 March, 2023 |
Tech |
ChatGPTakeover: Millions of Aussie workers using AI chatbots |
14 March, 2023 |
Tech |
Grocery gloom: Consumers to spend an extra $18 billion in 2023 |
13 March, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Mortgage lifeline: Refinancing tidal wave looms |
8 March, 2023 |
Home loans |
International Women's Day statistics 2023 |
8 March, 2023 |
International Women's Day |
Finder’s RBA survey: Over $1,000 added to average monthly mortgage since April |
7 March, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: 93% of experts confident the cash rate will rise again |
3 March, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
From fun to food: Australian kids caught in cost of living crunch |
1 March, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Trading freedom for finance: Aussies could save $138k over 5 years |
27 February, 2023 |
Saving |
Freeloading friends: 1 in 4 Australians owed money by a mate |
23 February, 2023 |
Money |
Pint-sized pay cut: Kids caught in cost of living crossfire |
21 February, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Healthcare hurdles: Millions of Australians skip medical appointments due to cost |
20 February, 2023 |
Health |
Keeping up with credit: Aussie credit scores defy cost of living crunch |
15 February, 2023 |
Credit score |
I can’t buy myself flowers: Cost-of-living crisis wreaks havoc on relationships |
14 February, 2023 |
Cost of living |
Can’t keep up: 1 in 8 homeowners behind on loan repayments
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13 February, 2023 |
Home loans |
Sweating out their savings: Aircon costing Australians $2.4 billion |
8 February, 2023 |
Shopping |
Finder’s RBA survey: $12K added to average yearly mortgage since April |
7 February, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Banking blind: 2 in 3 savers don’t know their interest rate |
6 February, 2023 |
Savings accounts |
Finder’s RBA survey: 95% of experts predict another cash rate hike |
3 February, 2023 |
RBA cash rate |
Up in flames: Smoking habit costing Australians their life insurance |
31 January, 2023 |
Life insurance |
Lying for their loan: 1 in 8 home owners fibbed on the application |
30 January, 2023 |
Home loans |
A nation divided: How Aussies feel about Australia Day |
25 January, 2023 |
Australia Day |
Blindsided by bills: 2.4 million Australians caught off guard |
23 January, 2023 |
Bills |
Rate wrecked: 1 in 5 homeowners now say they borrowed too much on their home loan |
18 January, 2023 |
Home loans |
Breaking up with booze: 400,000 Aussies plan to quit drinking in 2023 |
17 January, 2023 |
Health |
Gift cards gathering dust: $1.9 billion languishing on unused cards |
16 January, 2023 |
Shopping |
Oh No-el: 10 million Aussies in debt from Christmas |
11 January, 2023 |
Debt |
Private school exodus: Families exit expensive schools as cost of living soars |
10 January, 2023 |
Education |
Back-to-school costs: Aussie families to fork out $11.4 billion |
9 January, 2023 |
Education |
Fortune fantasies: Average Australian needs $336K to feel rich |
6 January, 2023 |
Money |
Hikes to home insurance: 63% of customers say their premiums have gone up |
4 January, 2023 |
Home insurance |
Saving and slimming: 14 million Aussies have a resolution for 2023 |
3 January, 2023 |
New Years Resolutions |
Festive frugality: 10 million Aussies under bill stress this Christmas |
16 December, 2022 |
Bills |
It’s beginning to look a lot like debtmas: 5 million Aussies will put Christmas on credit |
8 December, 2022 |
Credit cards |
Finder’s RBA survey: $180K is now the minimum income needed to service a $500K mortgage |
6 December, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: 88% of experts confident the cash rate will rise again |
2 December, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
If you don’t, who will? 12 million Australians have no estate plans |
29 November, 2022 |
Home loans |
Credit card complacency: 6 million Aussies have never changed their card |
28 November, 2022 |
Credit cards |
Arbitrary airfares: 7 million Aussies priced out of travel |
23 November, 2022 |
Travel |
Independent investors: 16.8 million Aussies don’t have a financial adviser or planner |
22 November, 2022 |
Financial advice |
Power move: Soaring energy bills push 3 million Australians to consider solar |
21 November, 2022 |
Energy |
TikTok made me buy it: 8 million Aussies admit to impulse spending |
18 November, 2022 |
Tech |
Bingeing on Black Friday: Aussies set to splurge $7.5 billion on sales |
15 November, 2022 |
Streaming |
Pubs, pumps & perfume: Aussies' biggest money regrets |
9 November, 2022 |
Money |
Scared to stop: 12 million Aussies concerned about retirement |
8 November, 2022 |
Retirement |
Phishing for fools: 15 million Australians have received a fraudulent text or phone call this year |
7 November, 2022 |
Scams |
Finder’s RBA survey: 97% of experts predict another cash rate rise |
28 October, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Rationing to roulette: 11 million Australians are taking action to combat the cost of living crisis |
27 October, 2022 |
Cost of living |
Cash is king: 12 million Australians are fattening up their bank accounts |
18 October, 2022 |
Money |
Debt to impress: 3.2 million Australians are spending money they don’t have |
17 October, 2022 |
Debt |
Frequent flyer fail: 15 million Australians missing out on flights |
13 October, 2022 |
Frequent flyer |
Switched on: Energy price hike forces 5.5 million households to adapt |
11 October, 2022 |
Energy |
Where credit is due: 14.6 million Aussies don't know their credit score |
10 October, 2022 |
Credit score |
We need a hero: Finder’s Super Saver campaign to help Aussies minimise money worries |
5 October, 2022 |
Saving |
Finder’s RBA survey: 97% of experts confident the cash rate will rise |
30 September, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Nothing to sneeze at: 2.6 million Aussies ditch or downgrade their health cover |
27 September, 2022 |
Health insurance |
Boomerang generation: 858,000 Aussie households have an adult kid living at home |
26 September, 2022 |
General |
Won't hang up: Australians remain loyal to their mobile provider despite price hike |
20 September, 2022 |
Mobile phones |
Wagging work: Chucking a sickie this Friday could cost $461 million in lost productivity |
19 September, 2022 |
General |
Frantic frequent flyers: Aussies are having a hard time redeeming points |
14 September, 2022 |
Frequent flyer |
Guard your card: Australians swindled out of $1 billion in bank card fraud in past year |
13 September, 2022 |
Scams |
Anti-social media: The shocking amount of time Aussies spend looking at their phone |
8 September, 2022 |
Tech |
Supermarket swindlers: 1 in 5 Australians confess to stealing everyday items |
1 September, 2022 |
General |
Fear thy neighbour: What first home buyers are most afraid of |
25 August, 2022 |
Home buyers |
Super savers: Australians’ cash reserves hit almost $40,000 in August |
23 August, 2022 |
Saving |
Strapped for staples: 3.8 million Aussies don’t have funds at the checkout |
22 August, 2022 |
Money |
Boost your balance: 6.8 million Australians are finding ways to make extra cash |
16 August, 2022 |
Money |
On the brink: 145,000 homeowners would consider selling if rates rise |
15 August, 2022 |
Home loans |
Thirsty Thursday: The point in the week when you actually start earning |
10 August, 2022 |
Money |
A distant dream: 37% of Australians say they’ll never afford a home |
9 August, 2022 |
Home buying |
Missing a super sale: 86% do not top up their super fund regularly |
8 August, 2022 |
Super funds |
Bang for your buck: The savvy swaps Australians are making to save cash |
4 August, 2022 |
Saving |
Which asset classes deliver the best returns? |
27 July, 2022 |
Finder |
Lingering to their loan: 1 in 5 first home buyers take a year or more to buy |
25 July, 2022 |
Home buyers |
Show me the money: 22% of Aussie workers hoping for a pay rise |
21 July, 2022 |
Money |
Financial fibbers: 1 in 4 Australians lie about money |
19 July, 2022 |
Money |
Best for the bub: Finder reveals the top-rated parenting and baby brands |
18 July, 2022 |
Shopping |
Budget blowout: 1 in 3 first home buyers exceeding their limit |
14 July, 2022 |
Home buyers |
The $1,300 holiday howler: Hospital bed costs 44 times more than travel insurance |
13 July, 2022 |
Travel insurance |
Home loan hangover: Refinancing booms to defend against mortgage pain |
7 July, 2022 |
Home loans |
Finder’s RBA survey: Cash rate hike to cost the average homeowner $424 a month |
6 July, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: Cash rate rises for first time in over a decade |
3 May, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder’s RBA survey: 84% of experts say the cash rate will move by August |
2 May, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Credit card fails: The bad spending habits costing Aussies |
20 April, 2022 |
Money |
Pandemic push: COVID inspired thousands of Aussies to start a business |
14 April, 2022 |
Business |
Affluent Aquarians? What your star sign could say about your financial habits |
11 April, 2022 |
Money |
Finder’s RBA survey: 88% of experts expect a rate rise at least once in 2022 |
4 April, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
A destination debt wish: 1 in 8 Aussies pay for holidays with credit |
31 March, 2022 |
Credit cards |
Mobile mania: 7 million Aussies look to buy a new phone in 2022 |
28 March, 2022 |
Mobile phones |
Double whammy: Flight fares soar amidst rising fuel costs |
23 March, 2022 |
Travel |
Cooped up: 1 in 4 Australian millennials live at home after 30 |
22 March, 2022 |
Money |
Eating or cheating: 1 in 4 Aussies will try a new diet in 2022 |
17 March, 2022 |
Money |
“Keeping up with the Joneses”: How peer pressure has sent 4.3 million Australians into debt |
14 March, 2022 |
Debt |
Finder’s RBA survey: Home loan costs to rise, but not savings rates |
28 February, 2022 |
RBA cash rate |
Join the party: Finder’s giving away $200k worth of Bitcoin |
23 February, 2022 |
Finder |
Finder launches Season 2 of Two Broke Chicks podcast with NOVA Entertainment |
22 February, 2022 |
Finder |
The 5 skills Australians wish they had been taught in school |
17 February, 2022 |
Money |
Return of the travel agent: 30% of Aussies are booking travel through a third party |
16 February, 2022 |
Travel |
Full cart, empty heart: 5 million Aussies regret a pandemic purchase |
9 February, 2022 |
Shopping |
Australians have spent $50.9 million on crypto trading fees |
31 January, 2022 |
Cryptocurrency |
$1.8 billion languishing on unused gift cards |
25 January, 2022 |
Shopping |
Unattainable wealth aspirations: Average Aussie needs $330,000 to feel rich |
18 January, 2022 |
Money |
The average Aussie investor earned $5,356 in 2021 |
5 January, 2022 |
Investing |
It’s a new me: 14 million Aussies have a New Year’s resolution for 2022 |
4 January, 2022 |
New Years Resolutions |
Santa in transit: Aussies concerned about delayed gift deliveries |
23 December, 2021 |
Shopping |
Room for improvement: Renters are more stressed than homeowners |
17 December, 2021 |
Renting |
The cool tax: Australians will waste $396 million on summer aircon habits |
14 December, 2021 |
Energy |
Fly away before you pay: Millions of Aussies plan to use BNPL to fund their international travel |
9 December, 2021 |
Buy now pay later |
Finder's RBA survey: 77% of experts say major banks will follow CBA's crypto decision |
7 December, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder's RBA survey: 73% of experts say rental prices will increase significantly |
6 December, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Supplementing your sweetie's super: Just 6% of Australians pay into their partner's pensions |
2 December, 2021 |
Retirement |
About last night: 3.5 million Australians have shopped online while drunk |
25 November, 2021 |
Shopping |
Tap and (let's) go: 37% of credit card holders got their most recent card to travel |
19 November, 2021 |
Credit cards |
Trust in big banks reaches lowest level in 20 months |
17 November, 2021 |
Banking |
Don't mess with the money: 4 million Australians say financial infidelity is worse than an affair |
12 November, 2021 |
Money |
Pay it forward: 1 in 5 gen Zs have accessed their pay ahead of time |
9 November, 2021 |
Money |
You are not a loan: 28% of Australians debt-ridden with student loans |
4 November, 2021 |
Student debt |
Finder's RBA Survey: 68% foresee a labour shortage as international travel returns |
2 November, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder's RBA survey: Sydney property prices to rise another $102,000 in 2022 |
1 November, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Surge pricing: Aussie parents providing $20bn worth of free rides |
29 October, 2021 |
Cars |
In debt and dateless: 2.5 million Australians have been dumped for being poor |
27 October, 2021 |
Debt |
House deposit drain: How long it takes to save in Australia's priciest suburbs | Finder |
25 October, 2021 |
Property |
Busted from booking: Holiday rental prices skyrocket in travel hotspots |
21 October, 2021 |
Travel |
Not now: Just 35% think it's a good time to buy property |
20 October, 2021 |
Property |
Finder launches 'Two Broke Chicks' podcast in partnership with the NOVA Entertainment Podcast Network |
13 October, 2021 |
Finder |
Pub for jab: Millions of Aussies would get vaccinated to get back to the pub |
11 October, 2021 |
Vaccines |
RBA Survey: Average Sydney house price to increase by $216,300 in 2021, say experts |
11 October, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Home stretch: 1 in 3 Aussies would move if they could work from anywhere |
7 October, 2021 |
Property |
RBA Survey: Half of experts say Big Four will raise rates out of cycle, cash rate holds |
6 October, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
RBA survey: 56% of experts predict a cashless Australia by 2031 |
5 October, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Kid-vestors: Nearly 300,000 Aussie children are investing in the stock market |
30 September, 2021 |
Investing |
No interest in saving: 29% of Australians moved money elsewhere |
20 September, 2021 |
Money |
Dialling up despair: Dissatisfied phone customers spend $1.2 billion more |
14 September, 2021 |
Mobile phones |
Not super-savvy: 1 in 4 Australians don't have a superannuation fund |
13 September, 2021 |
Retirement |
Debt on arrival: Cost of childbirth exceeds $5,000 for 1 in 7 parents |
9 September, 2021 |
Health insurance |
RBA Survey: Experts predict $76,000 increase in property in next 12 months |
7 September, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder's Cryptocurrency Report 2021 reveals Australians' outlook |
7 September, 2021 |
Cryptocurrency |
82% of experts say vaccine passports are an economic necessity |
6 September, 2021 |
Vaccines |
Generation Mobile: 1 in 3 kids under 12 has a smartphone |
1 September, 2021 |
Mobile phones |
Pocket pay-raise: Aussie kids receiving $2 billion in allowance each year |
30 August, 2021 |
Money |
Rising tension: Home loan rate rise would put 1 in 20 Aussies in strife |
27 August, 2021 |
Home loans |
Green and gold: Australian sustainable investment assets grew 25% in 2 years |
23 August, 2021 |
Investing |
The baby bucket list: Top milestones before starting a family |
16 August, 2021 |
Families |
Bad behaviour behind the wheel: 3 in 5 Australians drive distracted |
10 August, 2021 |
Cars |
Finder appoints first Head of Growth to supercharge app growth |
10 August, 2021 |
Finder |
Finder named on Australia's Best Workplaces list for second year in a row |
10 August, 2021 |
Finder |
Budgeting for bubs: 10% of Australian parents had no savings before starting a family |
5 August, 2021 |
Money |
RBA survey: 63% of experts say Sydney lockdowns could cause another recession |
2 August, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Bummed with broadband: 11 million Australians aren't happy with their provider |
23 July, 2021 |
Broadband |
Property pump persists: 3 million Australians plan to buy before 2022 |
22 July, 2021 |
Property |
Scam surge: Australians lost $851 million in 2020 |
15 July, 2021 |
Scams |
Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker: Aussie savings hit lowest level since March 2020 |
14 July, 2021 |
Money |
Bitcoining the bill: 1 in 3 Australians think BTC could surpass AUD |
13 July, 2021 |
Cryptocurrency |
Lying for their life: 3.8 million Australians are untruthful on life insurance applications |
8 July, 2021 |
Life insurance |
Only 19% believe you can buy property for the asking price |
7 July, 2021 |
Property |
RBA Survey: 73% of experts say Sydney's lockdown will wipe $2bn or more off Australia's GDP |
6 July, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
RBA survey: 68% of experts say NSW property prices will peak this year |
5 July, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Not so tip-sy: 41% of Aussies never tip their waitstaff |
1 July, 2021 |
Money |
Finder opens an office in Denver, Colorado |
24 June, 2021 |
Finder |
Saving not splurging: 35% of Australians plan to stash tax return |
24 June, 2021 |
Tax |
Bitcoin's better half: Growing number of Australian women investing in crypto |
22 June, 2021 |
Cryptocurrency |
Saving hard or hardly saving: Millions of households have no emergency savings |
17 June, 2021 |
Money |
Where's Australia's priciest fuel? |
10 June, 2021 |
Fuel |
Tiresome tips: The savings advice Australians find annoying |
8 June, 2021 |
Money |
17% of Australians would spend $10k to save their dog |
3 June, 2021 |
Pets |
Over 16 million Australians striving to slash winter energy bills |
2 June, 2021 |
Energy |
Finder's RBA Survey: 87% of experts say consumer saving will dip as cash rate holds |
1 June, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
First comparison platform to achieve CDR accreditation |
27 May, 2021 |
Finder |
Bitcoin on payday: 1 in 4 Aussies would like part of their salary paid in BTC |
26 May, 2021 |
Cryptocurrency |
Finder adds Bitcoin trading feature to its fast-growing app |
20 May, 2021 |
Finder |
What first home buyers want and don't want |
12 May, 2021 |
Property |
Finder's CST: Just 49% say it's a good time to buy property, a drop of 18 points |
10 May, 2021 |
Property |
Australians planning to spend $1.2 billion on Mother's Day |
10 May, 2021 |
Mother's Day |
Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker: Trust in big banks up 19 points from 2019 |
7 May, 2021 |
Banking |
Finder RBA Survey: Mortgage borrowing to keep surging as cash rate holds at 0.10% |
4 May, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
RBA Survey: 47% of experts say recent house price growth is "unsustainable" |
3 May, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
First home buyers are paying an average of $6,353 in unexpected costs |
28 April, 2021 |
Property |
53% of first home buyers bought sooner than they planned |
27 April, 2021 |
Property |
2 in 3 Australians do not top up their super |
22 April, 2021 |
Superannuation |
Drivers are paying big for call-out fees without roadside assistance |
21 April, 2021 |
Cars |
He's a bit of a fixer-upper: 4 in 5 first home buyers intend to renovate |
14 April, 2021 |
Property |
Haggle Hatred: 2 in 3 Australians prefer not to bargain when they buy a car |
14 April, 2021 |
Cars |
Average house deposit now exceeds $100k - Here's why |
12 April, 2021 |
Property |
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey: 60% of experts blame BNPL for drop in credit cards |
6 April, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey: 74% of experts fear first home buyers will be pushed out of market |
6 April, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
2 in 5 Australians confused about the latest JobSeeker changes |
31 March, 2021 |
Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
State of Investing 2021: New report reveals Australian outlook |
30 March, 2021 |
Investing |
Cost of death: The most expensive capital cities to hold a funeral revealed |
24 March, 2021 |
Life insurance |
Optical inclusion: Extras cover the top reason for taking out health insurance, survey finds |
23 March, 2021 |
Health insurance |
43% of COVID-19 "Boomerang Generation" leave the nest again |
18 March, 2021 |
Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
Going up: 4.6 million health insurance customers are missing out on potential savings |
16 March, 2021 |
Health insurance |
Violation nation: Aussies spending $600 million per year on parking fines |
15 March, 2021 |
Cars |
68% of experts say units are a "risky investment", divided on responsible lending |
2 March, 2021 |
Property |
Sustainability leaders invited to enter the Finder Green Awards |
1 March, 2021 |
Finder |
Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey: Experts predict 12% rise in property prices by 2023 |
1 March, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Plastic profanities: The 8 credit card sins to avoid |
26 February, 2021 |
Credit cards |
Identity theft cost Aussies $3.1 billion in one year |
24 February, 2021 |
Scams |
Back to the future: 45% of Australians would consider buying an electric car |
23 February, 2021 |
Cars |
Debt deception: 2.7 million Australians have lied to their partners about money |
17 February, 2021 |
Money |
Sneaky streaming: More than 8 million Australians mooching off their friends and family |
16 February, 2021 |
Streaming |
4.1 million Australians may cut ties with their health insurance provider in 2021 |
16 February, 2021 |
Health insurance |
A whole lotta love: Aussies set to spend $1.1 billion this Valentine's Day |
10 February, 2021 |
Valentine's Day |
Crypto craze: 4.8 million Aussies to own cryptocurrency this year |
9 February, 2021 |
Cryptocurrency |
Hello healthy: Finder reveals the top-rated brands for health and fitness |
8 February, 2021 |
Health |
Car-ching: Ute and SUV drivers are spending an extra $4,500 each year |
4 February, 2021 |
Cars |
Show me the money: 1 in 4 Australians would prefer a cashback loan |
3 February, 2021 |
Loans |
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey: Positivity around employment at record high, housing affordability nosedives |
3 February, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey: Record refinancing to continue, house prices to jump |
1 February, 2021 |
RBA cash rate |
Almost 5 million Australians still nursing Christmas debt hangovers |
28 January, 2021 |
Christmas |
The lunch box tax: Families to spend $778 million on back-to-school shopping |
21 January, 2021 |
Shopping |
Brands that cleaned up in the 2020/2021 Finder Retail Awards |
21 January, 2021 |
Finder |
Tap-and-whoa: Aussies racked up $24 billion on credit cards in December |
19 January, 2021 |
Credit cards |
Netflix and freeze: 1 in 3 streamers experience buffering issues regularly |
18 January, 2021 |
Streaming |
New Year, New Me: Australians reveal their top resolutions for 2021 |
15 January, 2021 |
New year's resolutions |
Fast and furious: 73% of Aussies have fallen victim to a road rage incident |
13 January, 2021 |
Cars |
Financial treadmill: Aussies wasting $2.4 billion on unused gym memberships |
12 January, 2021 |
Health |
Property pounce: A record 67% of Aussies say now is a good time to buy |
11 January, 2021 |
Property |
Spenders vs savers: The money mindsets of Australians revealed |
4 January, 2021 |
Money |