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When you’re just starting out in a garage or a kitchen or a single laptop on your couch, you might think you’re too small to bother with something like insurance. Maybe you’ll get it when you need it, right?

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Topics: How insurance works, Why insurance matters, Launching your own business, Financial Independence, insurance risks, myths, business, entrepreneur, management, family day care

Australia’s financial markets, and the range of financial products, services and options available, continue to evolve.

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Topics: Financial Literacy, Financial Independence, tips

The World Health Organisation defines wellness as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Our finances are also integral to wellness. Money is a representation of life energy, whether derived from your own efforts or those of a deceased relative who was fortunate enough to pass along a legacy. When you are worried about money, it affects your overall well-being.

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Topics: Finance, Financial Literacy, Financial Independence, tips, wellness

On average, women retire with half as much super as men and full-time female employees take home nearly $27,000 less than their male colleagues.

Yes, women face structural economic obstacles. But there is an opportunity to close the gap by kick-starting the conversation earlier, by engaging young females on all financial topics and by improving access to information that’s relevant and helpful.

Improving the future financial security of all women lies in how we talk to women and what we talk about. Moving the dial requires disciplined action in three areas.

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Topics: Finance, Financial Independence, equality

We list the steps you could take to help safeguard your financial future.

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Topics: Finance, Financial Independence, tips, superannuation

Those of us with financial independence can sometimes take it for granted.  We have steady incomes, we’re confident in our ability to manage our outgoings, we have built careers that underpin this fundamental human need, we have social networks that support us, and we have partnerships with loved ones who share the load.

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Topics: Global Sisters, Financial Independence, Mandy Richards, Disadvantaged women