Family and Student Tips

Managing the families credit and finances can be an aggravating and frustrating task and often the cause of many family disagreements. Use our family credit and finance guides to help take the headache away from managing your finances.

Finding the money to send your children through tertiary education is often a battle and it’s important that your “run a tight ship” keeping your finances up-to-date and organised.

The articles below provide a helpful reference allowing you to learn how to responsibly manage your family’s money and credit for a happy future together.

Family and Student Credit Card Articles

• Discussing Credit Cards with Kids
  While children are educated about important adult issues such as sexual health, their curriculum is practically void of personal finance, let alone credit cards.
• Become Financially Firm for your Baby
  Whether it’s planned or out of the blue, it’s important you have strategies and ideas that will aid you in staying financially firm for your newborn.
• Financially Preparing for a Student Gap Year
  Whether it’s travelling, gaining life experience, or simply reflecting and relaxing, a break for Australian students can be justified for their hard work.
• How to Spend Less Funding your Wedding with Credit Cards
  This article will explain which credit cards you can use to maximise the savings and rewards from using a credit card for your wedding.
• Obtaining a Higher Credit Limit as a Student
  Students usually apply for student credit cards that although offer lower credit limits, are still an excellent way of initiating on the credit card score and history
• 5 Ways you can Protect your Teenager from Credit Card Debt
  Today’s teenagers when growing up want to access their money faster and make more considered decisions.
• Saving Money with your Partner in a Recession
  Use these money saving tactics and strategies during this rececession to keep your finances tight

Check out the Credit Card Guide for more articles and credit card education