Families facing financial crisis urged to seek advice from Citizens Advice Halton – Runcorn and Widnes World

CASH-STRAPPED households struggling to make ends meet are about to reach crisis point, warns a charity. Citizens Advice Halton expects the last day in January to be the years busiest day for debt advice. Latest figures reveals that on 31 January, 2017, the charity helped 2,800 people, 30 per cent above the daily average. Citizens…

The Ashes help boost Australian confidence as the 2018 working year kicks off – RateCity

Australians are starting the new year with a spring in their step according to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence survey. The headline index climbing by 4.7 per cent since from mid-December to 122, the highest since November 2013. The survey showed consumers were optimistic about current and future financial conditions, rising 5.8 per…

Australia wakes up to $30b credit card hangover – The Sydney Morning Herald

Jessica Wright is considering shifting her credit card debt to a balance transfer card with zero interest after a blowout over Christmas plunged the family finances into the red. The Brisbane-based woman is facing a predicament shared by many Australians the nation collectively spent about $30 billion on credit cards in December. Australians spent about $30 billion…