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Money magazine is Australia’s longest-running, highest-selling and most-read personal finance magazine. Money magazine provides credible, independent, easy-to-understand financial advice to help its readers save money and make the most of their investments.

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Housing under the microscope • Taking time to understand the symptoms, diagnose and treat a problem, then review the results, could be a healthier way forward for policy makers.

NEWS & VIEWS

How coffee drinkers can help charities

Watch out for these super rip-offs

Airbnb hosts can get a nasty shock when they sell

NEWS & VIEWS

MY MONEY

When loyalty is worth $407 a year

PROPERTY

Rooftop homes could ease the shortage

INVESTING

$72,663 needed to retire 'comfortably'

SHARES

HOLD Aristocrat (ALL) • Intelligent Investor Graham Witcomb

Life in the extra-fast lane

ASK PAUL

SMART SPENDING Destination Packing tips • There’s an art to travelling light. Here’s a clever way to avoid a wardrobe crisis on an international trip.

WINES TO CELLAR

Pitcher perfect

How to find a car's VIN

SMART SPENDING

Get help to tackle tough issues

Safeguard your account • Hackers aren’t lone operators, they are sophisticated enterprises determined to separate you from your hard-earned money. Here are three ways to bulletproof your bank account from online criminals.

MY MONEY JOURNEY Lucky in life and Money • In honour of the magazine’s 25th birthday, the Money team has turned the tables on our beloved columnist and founding editor, Paul Clitheroe. In this special birthday issue, Paul, now 69, reflects on the trials and tribulations of his own life and financial journey.

Crypto has arrived • Once dismissed as a passing fad, cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Some people have made fortunes while others have lost out, but the digital tokens are gaining greater acceptance as an investment and a form of payment. As the trend strengthens, the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum are set to become part of our day-to-day lives. Here’s what the future would look like.

A high return, but 'dumb luck' plays a part

Investing and the rise of ETFs

Keep your eye on the ball to avoid risks

Tips to keep your crypto safe

Fur baby or financial millstone? • Whether it’s puppy love or a kitten craving, owning a pet means committing to long-term costs.

MY PUPPY IS LIKE A CLOSE FRIEND

5 WAYS TO TRIM THE COST

Are we ready to be cash-free? • Saying goodbye to our piggy banks too soon could leave small businesses in the dark when problems arise.

What's love got to do with it? • A rollercoaster of emotions could be driving poor crypto behaviour.

Property-investing rules: are they likely to change?

Money lessons the kids need to know • Your children can learn a lot from your past money mishaps. Here are eight financial conversations I have had with mine.

HOW WE CHOSE THE BEST • To bring you this year’s Consumer Finance Awards, Rainmaker Information worked with Money to develop a readership questionnaire to find out from subscribers which banks they used and how they rated them for products and features, customer service and more. The life insurance awards research was conducted by Rainmaker Information in partnership with Plan For Life. Rainmaker’s managing director CHRISTOPHER PAGE explains how we did it.

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