I’m actually putting in more on a regular basis - I’m trying to max out the amount I can put in, including using up the unused amounts from past years. My income varies so I have a budget where the main expenses come out of the base pay, and everything that I earn above that is divided up on percentages, including extras like tax returns, interest payments and money from selling things on Marketplace. About half of that is going into Super, the rest is going to other savings goals.
It’s definitely worth adding more to Super because of the tax benefits, and the sooner you do it the greater those benefits are. Not just the lower tax when you pay in, but the interest you earn in Super is also taxed at a lower rate, so the compounding effects of that make a huge difference on your eventual returns.
You actually explained that really well. I find it hard to get my head around the details of that kind of thing and the language of finance is not my second language.
I’m actually putting in more on a regular basis - I’m trying to max out the amount I can put in, including using up the unused amounts from past years. My income varies so I have a budget where the main expenses come out of the base pay, and everything that I earn above that is divided up on percentages, including extras like tax returns, interest payments and money from selling things on Marketplace. About half of that is going into Super, the rest is going to other savings goals.
It’s definitely worth adding more to Super because of the tax benefits, and the sooner you do it the greater those benefits are. Not just the lower tax when you pay in, but the interest you earn in Super is also taxed at a lower rate, so the compounding effects of that make a huge difference on your eventual returns.
Thanks for explaining! I think I might start doing some of that rather than socking it all into a savings account. Even 10% is better than nothing.
You actually explained that really well. I find it hard to get my head around the details of that kind of thing and the language of finance is not my second language.