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My Wedding Plans Are A People Pleaser’s Nightmare

Riddle me this: why are people pleasers framed as the problem? Surely, we should be turning our focus back onto the boundary-pushers! This week on Friday Drinks, we’re

How To Pay Off Debt On a Low Income

Credit cards. Personal loans. Buy Now, Pay Later. Australians are in debt in a big way. But, there’s always a way out. This Deep Dive is dedicated to helping you or som

$40K Invested, a $1.7M Property at 26 and Still Scared to Spend Money

At 26, this week’s Money Diarist has nearly $40,000 invested, $46,000 in super and has just bought a six-bedroom home on 25 acres with her mum and younger brother. Ther

Y/N: Can I Ask For A Pay Rise After Mat Leave?

Love means adoring someone even if you don’t share the same hobbies (or vaping habits

IPO Ceilings and The Trillion Dollar Question

Earlier this year, SpaceX went public inspiring a suite of headlines and causing a stock market stir. If those words went right over your head, dw Victoria’s here to help

We Escaped With a Backpack. Now I’m Building a Home for My Kids.

Growing up, this week’s Money Diarist knew there was no money. She’s a First Nations woman who grew up surrounded by domestic violence, gambling, alcoholism and financial

Mum Says I Should Add My Name To My Brother’s Mortgage.

What do you mean someone wants to jeopardise your First Home Buyers eligibility without some sort of equity in return?! This week’s Friday Drinks is filled with diaboli

How to Reach $100k By 35: Skills For Supersized Savings

Some of us want to buy a house. Some of us wanna retire early. Some of us want a little more coin on the other side of our retirement. No matter what your financial goals

I Made Nearly $200K in Cash as a Stripper… and Spent Almost All of It

At 18, this week’s Money Diarist was approached at work by a man who told her she could make serious money at a club. Plot twist: it was a strip club. She went from earni

How Do I Compare (And Close Old) Super Accounts?

Towards, away, or rotisserie-chicken style? It’s Friday Drinks time, and this week the gang are discussing all of the important issues; namely which direction they face i

Can I Salary Sacrifice My Way to a Million Dollar Retirement?

Chats about super are slipping by the wayside, so we’re running it back for all the baddies who are ready to salary sacrifice for their retirement.  On this week’s Deep

$40K Deposit, Two Government Schemes and a Home by 25

At 27, this week’s Money Diarist has two STEM degrees, earns $140,000 a year, has $90,000 in super and owns a townhouse two kilometres from the beach. And no, there wasn’

I’ve Been Sent $10k. No Description. What Now?

New intro, who dis? This week’s Friday Drinks is hosted by Victoria Devine, your favourite linen lover Jessica Ricci, and budding ceramicist Bec Syed. During this episo

Personal Insurance & Chronic Illness: What’s Included & What’s Changed?

Endo. Chronic injury. Mental illness diagnoses. Updates to genetic testing. Let’s talk about it.  This episode comes at a time where the NDIS is being wound back for ap

I Lost Thousands in Bad Relationships. Rebuilding My Finances Changed Everything.

Sometimes the biggest financial setbacks have nothing to do with money. After migrating to Australia from Malaysia, she watched her family go from a comfortable life to s

Would You Rather: Further Your Career or Your Place in the Property Market?

Hypothetically, if you were offered a role abroad that you couldn’t refuse, but you’d finally saved enough for a house deposit, would you stick around and try to enter th

Investing in your 20s, 30s, and 40s: Tips for Each Lifestage

Something we hear super often is, “How do I invest now, to prepare for a comfortable retirement later on?”. To which we say, “That depends…”  In this week’s Deep Dive,

My Mum Spent My Savings. It Changed the Way I Think About Money Forever.

Growing up, her mum believed in spending now and worrying later. Her dad was the complete opposite. He planned ahead, saved where he could, and quietly showed her what fi

Am I Being Medically Gaslit? And How Do I Invest My Inheritance?

Join Victoria and Bec for this week’s edition of Friday Drinks, filled with Broke Tips, Money Wins and a Question of the Week which puts our shower routines in the spotli

'Have Courage. Be Kind': It's a Q&A with B&J Special

In favour of frivolity, we’ve given Victoria a week off from Deep Dive to bring you another acclaimed edition of Q&A with B&J!  Bec and Jess are back to answer all of y