Lifestyle

Congratulations! So you have decided you want to buy a home to really live in. No matter if this is your first property, upsizing/downsizing, or moving between states – selecting where to live [...]

Aside from getting in shape, financial wellness is a classic New Year’s resolution. This year, thousands of Australians will vow to save more and spend less. This can feel like an overwhelming [...]

The New Year is here and for some a new year means a fresh start. You may be looking to create a healthier lifestyle, quit bad habits, or focus on your career. However, there will come a time [...]

Whether you are an employee or employer, you may have caught wind of some recent changes over the past 12 months or so. As a matter of fact, since December 1 2018, the rules regarding flexible [...]

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) trend has taken off Australia wide – both online and in store. For those of you unaware, the concept of BNPL is essentially a reverse layby, with the customer still [...]

Summer and all its celebrations are well and truly here, which means you should probably have a safe way to get to and from your destinations. Luckily, the rise of on-demand ridesharing [...]

A frequent question we are asked at Oak Financial Planning is “should I buy a new car?”. More often than not, we respond with several questions about the value of the vehicle, reasons behind [...]

How can you become more organised throughout your day to day life? Quite a lot of people need to learn by transitioning from being disorganised into cultivating healthy organisational habits [...]

Renting – we’ve all been there, and saving while renting seems to be almost impossible. With so much information out there on how to buy a home, it’s hard to find resources covering how to be a [...]

You can never be more comfortable than being in your own home. However, this a great disadvantage when trying to sell. When selling your home you must look at it as if you have never lived there [...]