Dollhairs & Sense #9
Salut! 🕖 7:00am ers (or whenever you’re reading this!)
It’s always a big week, so let’s get right into it. Dollhairs & Sense (dollars & cents!) is going to look like this:
📍Brief summary of what’s happened this week
📚Point of interest for the week (if applicable)
🙋Student questions for the week (probably a question you’ve wanted to ask yourself)
1️⃣One money thing you/we/me/I can do this week
Are you ready? 👇🏻
📍Since last time, in summary
It’s been a busy few weeks and I’m writing this from QLD where I’ve been for the last week working with schools ✈️
💯 of you and counting are now reading this every other Fri-yay! This makes me super happy 😊 next stop is 1,000 people🧍
This week will be the 9th 1️⃣One money thing you/we/me/I can do this week. I’d love a message from you to let me know how you’re going with them and anything you want to know about!
📚POI (Point of Interest)
Looking for some light reading? 📖 The RBA board minutes came out with some interesting points. See here for more.
Always remember ‘money is simply the tool that allows us to go and do the things we want’
🙋Questions Unlocked
🔐Q: “How old do I have to be to get a Tax File Number (TFN)?”
🔓A: This has come up A LOT recently which is great! If you’re 12 or younger, your parents can apply for you on your behalf. If you’re 13 or older, great news you can apply today! See Money Task #4 (Applying for your TFN) for more details about getting your TFN.
-Year 9 Student
We want to answer your questions! If you have something you want to ASK - send it to us through the link and we’d love to answer it 😜
1️⃣One money thing we can all do
If you haven’t already ➡️ check out previous money tasks:
Money Task #1 (Pay slips)
Money Task #2 (Checking your bank account)
Money Task #3 (Free $50 - see how?!)
Money Task #4 (Applying for your TFN)
Money Task #5 (Opening a MyGov account)
Money Task #6 (Money Diary)
Money Task #7 (Linking the ATO to MyGov)
Money Task #8 (Checking if you have a superannuation account)
For this week, Money Task #9: 5-minute trick! Are you struggling to get into the habit of saving money? Feel like you buy things without much thought?
This week, for any purchase over $10 I want you to
🛑 Stop
⏰ Set a timer for 5-minutes
💳 Then decide if you really need whatever you’re planning to buy!
If at the end of 5-minutes, you still want to buy it…. AND have the money for it you must really want it. I have a sneaking suspicion if you try this, there’ll be a number of items you decide NOT to purchase because you have given yourself a moment to think about what you’re buying and if you really need it. Try it out and let me know how you go!