Poorer families are cutting out meat and vegetables to keep up repayments to finance companies, budgeters say.

Investors need to be wary of risks posed by overseas economies.

Indebted franchise owner makes a dramatic last-ditch bid.

If you're in the right place and the right job Australia is still the lucky country ... but for many struggle street is just around the corner.

How long, cold and dark a shadow will be cast by the big build-up of household debt over the past decade?

Deluded. That's what a lot of people are about their debts.