Jackie Olden can pinpoint the troubling origin of her mum’s gambling addiction. “She was the kind of person who’d go to one shop where milk was a penny cheaper and another where bread was cheaper,” Olden recalls. “This [gambling] would never have entered her head.” But in 2008, her mother, Wendy Hughes, 64, took a job…
The financial year doesn’t end for another two months, but there’s a closer deadline many people with university debts are dreading: June 1. On June 1, all unpaid HECS/HELP debts will automatically increase when indexation is applied. If you’ve got a higher education debt, here’s what you need to know. But if you’re not familiar…
MGM Resorts came to Bruno Mars‘ defense on Monday after rumors circulated about the Grammy winner’s debt with the casino. In the last week, a report from NewsNation made claims that Mars had racked up over $50 million in gambling debt at MGM. They cited an anonymous source close to the situation that said Mars allegedly…
Varsha Yaiman is 21 years old and already has more than $35,000 in debt. Not on a house, or a car, but a student loan. Four years into her double arts/law degree, Yaiman said she and her peers find the future “truly terrifying”. She’s among millions of Australians with student loans that will be hit…
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Higher-than-expected inflation figures released today aren’t just bad news for home- and business owners banking on an early interest rate cut; they’re concerning for the more than 2.9 million Australians with student debt. The consumer price index (CPI) determines how much HECS-HELP and all other student debt increase under the annual indexation that takes place…
March Madness is kicking into high gear this week, and concern over problem gambling is also top of mind. More Americans are betting on sports than ever before, since the legalization of online sports betting in nearly 40 states. U.S. adults are expected to make nearly $3 billion in legal bets on NCAA basketball games…
The average student loan will increase by more than $1,200 this year amid calls for the federal government to fix what critics say is a “broken system”. Higher Education Loan Program Debt (HELP) debts, such as HECS-HELP, increase each year under indexation. This is calculated after the publication of the March quarter inflation data, which was…
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With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Read the original article here