When Melbourne single mum, Margaret, received her car insurance renewal notice, she was shocked to see it had risen over 10 per cent and was now nudging $1,000. Posting in CSMC's member-only Facebook group, Single Mothers Stronger Together, Margaret shared that after...
If you've got school-aged kids, chances are they're bugging you for their own bank account and debit card. Their reasoning seems sound: it will teach them to manage their money, and allow them to get a snack from the tuckshop without cash. But many wary parents are...
Young people have always had a voice, yet they haven't always been listened to. We're changing that. CSMC is exploring with teens and young adults, their experiences of growing up in a single mother household. What we hear from these young people will inform our...
With every new financial year comes changes that impact our family budgets, including tax, superannuation, and new rebates. So what's changing now? Well, there's some good(ish) news. Tax cuts The much talked about stage three tax cuts, which passed through Parliament...