Money – What do women really think?

Who won’t be glad to see this year tick over? The never ending financial doom and gloom portrayed by the media is enough to put anyone off having fun. For many business owners life is proving to be very tough and if the pundits have it right not much is going to improve in the next year. But I encourage you to also see the brighter side of things.

There’s a multitude of positive aspects that aren’t getting the air play they deserve. Like petrol prices! They’re currently sitting at prices like we haven’t seen for years and what about interest rates? They make the idea of jumping back into the property market extremely attractive. But make sure you have employment stability before doing so. And first home buyers – our children have never had it so good currently being able to access up to $21,000 to purchase their first home.

But on another note, we can’t forget those worst hit by all of this mess – those who are close to retirement. They’re wearing the brunt of the financial crisis with their superannuation savings disappearing overnight and with no luxury of time to recover lost gains, many have now become the new poor. Read the rest…

Contributed by Lynette Palmen .   Lynette Palmen AM is the Founder and Managing Director or Women's Network Australia. She started WNA 20 years ago to offer support, inspiration and services that would inspire women to succeed in their career and business endeavours. WNA is now the Nation's premier networking organisation for business and professional women. T: 1800 052 476.

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