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Tuesday, 29 November 2005 05:58
Ageing working carers – revenge will be ours
The good news is that we are all living longer. For those of us closer to 50 years of age than 40 we can expect to live five or six years longer than we would have anticipated when we started work in the mid to late 1970s.  The bad news is that many of us and working carers in particular, can’t afford to live longer.
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Welfare to work changes
Working sole parent carers who rely on Centrelink payments in between casual or short-term jobs may find themselves on lower payments and with stricter requirements for job seeking under proposed Federal Government welfare reforms. The Welfare to Work legislation is before Parliament this week and is expected to be passed before the end of the year.
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Want to improve your financial situation?
With the end of the year looming and New Year resolutions not far away, now is a good time to consider your overall financial position – however dire you may or may not think it is! If you have a budget and financial goals, then it’s time to review where you are at. If you don’t, then maybe it’s time to set some goals and seek assistance. Here are some tried and true methods to help you plan for a financially prosperous New Year.
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Sleep Hygiene
As working carers we sometimes find ourselves operating on autopilot especially when lack of sleep is an issue. We’ve gone straight to the source on flying “blind” when overtired, Flight Safety Australia, the newsletter of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that recently published an article, Sleep Hygiene containing tips on staying refreshed and alert.
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School holiday success
Arranging vacation care for a child with a disability requires careful planning and consultation. Working carer Barbara Rinderer successfully negotiated her son’s school holiday program with a vacation care provider who had never cared for a child with special needs. Barbara lives in Victoria and whilst some of the organisations she mentions in this story may be different to those available in NSW the suggestions she makes can be applied in your area.
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