Category: first home buyer savings tips 2026
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First Home Buyer’s Guide to Increasing Borrowing Capacity
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You ask your bank how much you can borrow. The number comes back smaller than you expected. This happens to a lot of first home buyers, and it is rarely about how much you earn. It is about how lenders read your everyday spending, your existing debts and your savings habits. Borrowing capacity is the maximum amount a lender…
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How to survive Black Friday, Christmas and the summer sales when you’re saving for your first home
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We’re heading into the most tempting shopping season of the year. It kicks off with Black Friday, followed by Cyber Monday, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year deals and the end-of-season sales. It is one continuous sale fuelled by countdown timers, limited-time offers and serious FOMO. If you’re saving for a home deposit, this time of…

