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Work and Money

Why everyone just wants a 'dumb job' right now.

'A customer sent me an email that floored me. It had nothing to do with my small jewellery business.'

Lindsey wore the same dress to work every week for months. Then her boss told her to stop.

'I'm a finance journalist who wrote about con artists. Then I got scammed.'

'Me and my "work wife" were best friends. Then she got promoted above me.'

A workplace has banned DMs between employees. It won’t stop the b**ching.

This viral money saving hack is already in your phone.

Hey, didn't we already have the debate about working from home?

'I tried the "save the day" method for two weeks. It's made me more productive at work.'

'I'm the 'rich friend'. I'm sick of picking up the tab for my poor friends.'

The ‘cookie theory’ is the only wardrobe hack you need.

Listen Now

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Career

Lindsey wore the same dress to work every week for months. Then her boss told her to stop.

'Me and my "work wife" were best friends. Then she got promoted above me.'

A workplace has banned DMs between employees. It won’t stop the b**ching.

'The dating apps are soul crushing. So I created my own kink-friendly social platform.'

'How I turned my side hustle into a multimillion-dollar business at 28.'

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'I'm a finance journalist who wrote about con artists. Then I got scammed.'

This viral money saving hack is already in your phone.

'I'm the 'rich friend'. I'm sick of picking up the tab for my poor friends.'

The ‘cookie theory’ is the only wardrobe hack you need.

'I tried the "playing" method to save money when I caught up with friends. It actually worked.'

'I made over $800,000 last year. I still refuse to pay my daughter's university education.'

The one change you can make today that will save you cash.

Women want to be single, they just can't afford it.

We asked Gen Z women how much they have in savings. Here's what they said.

Want to try investing in 2024? An expert tells us where to start.

‘I split my salary with my best friend. People think we’re strange.’

12 Millennial women on how they feel about their finances right now.

We asked 350 Millennials how much they have in savings. Here's what they said.

'My in-laws kept calling me a "gold digger". So I offered to show them my bank account.'

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'I tried the "playing" method to save money when I caught up with friends. It actually worked.'

'I made over $800,000 last year. I still refuse to pay my daughter's university education.'

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'My boss bullied me relentlessly. One day, he ordered me to put on his boots.'

‘Why I decided to change careers at 48.’

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'I’m a Detective Superintendent in the AFP. It’s not what you think.'

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Yes, there are secrets to level up your career.

11 women on their most underrated money-saving hacks... that actually work.

'This is the list I followed that helped me decide whether to quit my job.'

‘I split my salary with my best friend. People think we’re strange.’

'I made $11,000 a month and travelled the world in luxury.' This is the world's coolest job.

12 Millennial women on how they feel about their finances right now.

We asked Millennial teachers what their finances look like. Here's what they said.

We asked 350 Millennials how much they have in savings. Here's what they said.

'I'm an Aussie nurse who travels first class weekly. Here's how I do it.'

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'I thought coercive control only happened in relationships. Then I met my boss.'

Here's exactly why most of us hate our manager.

MIA FREEDMAN: 'The type of burnout I didn't realise I had.'

'I couldn't focus until I started doing these four things.'

'My in-laws kept calling me a "gold digger". So I offered to show them my bank account.'

These 7 jobs have the fastest growing salaries in 2024.

'I tried the 40-1-5 method to make friends at work. It didn't go as planned.'

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Exactly why you should care about your super. Yep, now.

'How much money do I need to start?' All your investing questions, answered by an expert.

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'I was addicted to heroin for 9 years. Not even falling pregnant stopped me.'

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