Pay Day with Montaigne: 'I made the big mistake of thinking my finance manager was saving on my behalf'Pay Day with Montaigne: 'I made the big mistake of thinking my finance manager was saving on my behalf'It's Pay Day! The ABC's new column where we ask Australians the money questions we don't like to talk about. We aim to demystify personal finance and normalise conversations about what we earn and how we save it — or spend it.
Last year they parted ways with their record label and have taken on a larger role in managing their finances and career. Money was spoken about very cryptically — I never had a sense of how my parents were doing financially because they fought a lot about money but I went to a private school and was often reassured we were doing fine. At times I would be blamed for my parents' financial situation because I went to an expensive school . It was fraught and confused as a topic but my parents weren't afraid of spending money.
Montaigne was a Triple J Unearthed finalist in 2012, but waited until finishing high school to focus on their career.How many bank accounts do you have? How do you organise your money?