No it is not the thing we sit around and toast marshmallows in (well it is but that’s not what we’re talking about here).

The lure of FOMO is incredibly powerful and, in a world where social media broadcasts everyone’s highlight reels and makes us feel as though we are perpetually missing out, it’s no wonder we feel like we need to be splashing our cash to keep up.

Australia has officially entered a recession, but what does that actually mean for you and how can we best protect ourselves financially during this time?

Yes we cringe at the word hack too. But, what we don’t cringe at, is discovering creative ways of saving a couple of bucks here and there, which in the long term, can propel our journey toward financial freedom.

Are you in high school and want to get ahead financially?

For the next couple of weeks we’ll be featuring some of our favourite money stories on our blog, so you can have a sneak peek at the spending of other queens and hear how they overcame their financial hurdles.