Looking after your money
- Free financial workshops for secondary students are being offered in 2008. The national Startsmar workshops offer practical programs to improve young Australins' financial literacy skills. For further information please contact Heather MacDonald on 07 4034 3979 or visit the Education Partnerships website.
- Learn about budgeting, credit cards and investment at the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) page for young people.
- To The Max is an online comic produced by the Streetwize gang to address the issue of young people and debt. Check out the To The Max mini-site for realistic information about financial matters and where to get help if you have problems with debt.
- Consumer contracts, impulse buying and mobile phones can cause money problems for people of all ages. You can find heaps of information on these things and and about your rights as a consumer at www.moneystuff.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au and the NSW Office of Fair Trading website.
- See the Australian Taxation Office website for info about getting a tax file number and other tax essentials.
- If you earn less than $58,000 a year and make personal superannuation contributions, the Government may give you a helping hand with the Super Co-contribution.
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