Your money questions answered: blended families, home loans & super access

Gemma Mitchell and Owen Rask answer your finance questions on blended family budgeting, mortgage repayment strategies, consolidating super funds, and accessing super legally in Australia.

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About this episode

In this Australian Finance Podcast episode, your hosts Owen Rask and Gemma Mitchell answer listener questions and give an update on the Finders Keepers $10,000 Challenge.

They cover:

  • Managing money fairly in blended families
  • Whether weekly mortgage repayments actually save interest
  • How offset accounts change the equation
  • When it makes sense to consolidate super funds
  • The differences between AustralianSuper and REST
  • What a condition of release really means for super access
  • Whether a statutory declaration is enough to access your super legally

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Topics covered

  • Finders Keepers $10,000 Challenge update
  • Managing money in blended families
  • What’s “fair” when children aren’t biologically shared
  • Shared expenses vs separate expenses in relationships
  • Weekly vs monthly mortgage repayments explained
  • How interest is calculated on home loans
  • Offset accounts and repayment frequency
  • Should you consolidate old super funds?
  • Comparing AustralianSuper and REST
  • Fees, insurance & investment options in super
  • What is a condition of release?
  • Can you access super with a statutory declaration?
  • How super funds verify eligibility for release

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