AUSSIE households struggling with power bills are subsidising the cooking and heating costs of Japanese families.

CREDIT card balance-transfer deals are flooding onto the market in a bid to lure in new customers who are mulling over their post-Christmas debt.

THE competition watchdog is working on a plan to reveal how much extra you should pay for fuel outside the city.

BARRING a major financial meltdown, super funds are set to deliver a positive investment return for the seventh successive year. The only problem is that financial markets could be about to tumble later this week.

CASH-strapped Aussies are resorting to using their credit cards to pay for everyday expenses and many can’t pay off their plastic bills in full each month.