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Jun
30
2023

40% of drinkers would give up alcohol to save money

With Dry July around the corner and with many households looking for ways to reduce their household spending, the latest research from Compare the Market has found that 40.6% of drinkers would give up their wine time or scotch-on-the-rocks to save money.*  And while money was the main driver for ditching booze, an almost equal […]

Jun
29
2023

Nearly 1 in 5 Aussies say they can’t get solar – how to claw back power costs this winter

While experts are encouraging households to beat soaring electricity costs by utilising solar power, new research from Compare the Market has revealed that nearly a fifth of Aussies can’t get solar at their property. New findings from Compare the Market show that 18.4% of respondents can’t install solar where they live, while a further 15.4% […]

Jun
29
2023

The digital wallet trend that could cost you BIG in the long run

The days of handbag-clogging purses are surely numbered, as a soaring number of Australians are ditching their jeans-busting wallets to join the digital wallet world. According to a recent Compare the Market survey, a mere 10% of Australians admitted to still using cash, compared to 49% who use debit cards, 31% use credit cards and […]

Jun
28
2023

Compare the Market’s new Household Budget Barometer reveals the true impact of cost-of-living crisis

30% of Australian adults admit that their savings are going backwards Half aren’t able to save as much as they usually do because they’re dipping into their savings to cover everyday costs 9% of Australians aren’t budgeting at all Nearly 50% of Australians don’t invest their money The plight of families grappling with rising costs […]

Jun
26
2023

Rising grocery costs having the biggest impact on budget for a third of Aussies

More than a third of Australians say that the rising cost of groceries is having the biggest impact on their budget, according to new research from Compare the Market. A new survey from the comparison website found that 32% of Aussies surveyed said their grocery shop is currently the biggest financial burden, ahead of mortgage […]

Jun
22
2023

Damage caused by pesky pests: what’s covered and what’s not

Homeowners around the country are being reminded to get their routine pest controls sorted, as Insect Week (19 – 25 June) ticks by. Instead of going to war with the rats and rodents yourself, Compare the Market General Manager of General Insurance Adrian Taylor said Australians need to be consulting professionals. “Even though the cost […]

Jun
22
2023

Queensland trumps New South Wales in financial State of Origin

While the Queensland Maroons have trumped the New South Wales Blues on the footy pitch for another year, new Compare the Market research shows that Queensland would trump New South Wales in a financial State of Origin. For a long time, there’s been a great debate over which State is better to live in, but after crunching […]

Jun
16
2023

Man suffers through almost a year in pain after horror rugby accident

After a horror rugby accident, a New South Wales man was told he’d be on the public waitlist for over a year before he could have surgery. Benjamin Read, 32, was made to suffer through eight months of pain because he didn’t have hospital cover. This comes as Compare the Market research revealed the number […]

Jun
15
2023

60% of Australians have embarked on a weight loss journey

We’ve all seen dieting trends come and go around, and it seems that Australians may have a habit of trying them out. That is according to research from Compare the Market, which found that nearly two-thirds of Australians (62.2%) surveyed have gone on a diet*. And while it’s commendable that so many Aussies have tried […]

Jun
14
2023

15% of Aussies have no money in their emergency fund, new survey finds

They say we should put money away for a rainy day but with the cost-of-living cloud continuing to loom, alarming new research has revealed that many Australians have no money in their emergency fund. A new survey from Compare the Market found that 15% of those surveyed had no money saved for an emergency. According […]

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