Here’s Pie in your eye
SOME people get held up by a drunk with a knife — others get robbed by a salesman with a pen. Let me introduce you to one, writes Scott Pape.
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Retired farmers taking stock
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Played for a festive fool
EACH year, without fail, the first Christmas card I get is … from my bank. They never forget, bless them. They’re more regular than the fat man when it comes to Christmas credit.
Avoid this trading trap
DON’T pay out $6000 of your hard-earned money for an Australian company’s course of intensive trading programs, advises Scott Pape.
Marathon of a sprint
IT has been a big week in finance, so let’s crack open the Barefoot mailbag and answer some of the your burning questions.
Family not the ideal bankers
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
A whole lotto trouble
IN all my years of being Barefoot, I’ve received plenty of weird and wonderful calls, but never from someone who’d just scooped the first-division jackpot.
Warren’s free wealth wisdom
SCOTT Pape points investors in the direction of Warren Buffett’s free advice newsletter – and suggests cutting up the credit cards.
First-home truths hurt
THEY’RE called “first-home investors”. Increasingly, young people are choosing to make their first property purchase an investment, according to research from Macquarie bank and analysts RFI.
How to start over after house horror
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
The face of the future?
THIS week at a shareholder briefing, Mark Zuckerberg laid out his 10-year plan for Facebook. He’s come a long way. So it makes sense to see what the Golden Hoodie is cooking up.
Work needed to get on top
A SELF-EMPLOYED plasterer in a financial fix needs financial counselling, and a reader’s credit card debt is wiped out by her tax return windfall.
Frequent flyers equal infrequent rewards
When you look hard at what frequent flyer points are really worth, an upgrade might be the best option.
Grow up and pay back your debts
IF you’ve got a burning money question, or you want to win a fight with your hubby, shoot over to barefootinvestor.com and ask me a question.
Tragic lament of the lucky few
LAST Sunday evening I watched a group of telegenic twenty-somethings absolutely fall to pieces. Otherwise referred to as “Blockheads”, they worked tirelessly for an entire 20 weeks, and yet failed to walk away with hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits.
Don’t delay with a savings plan
I OFTEN wonder why “financial advisers” never address the group of men and women out in the community who are over 50 years of age and have nothing, or are starting out again financially, which is my case.
Be smart with a calculator, not a crowbar
A BLOKE with a buzz-cut who smells of cheese sandwiches pats my inside leg, then snorts at me to go through the gate.
Once you hit gold, it’s time to start relaxing
IF you’ve got a burning money question, or simply want to win an argument with your husband, write to the Barefoot Investor with all your money questions.
The time to act is now
There’s a photo somewhere of me stark-naked being dunked into the Murray River. No, it wasn’t part of the Apple iPhone hack, writes Scott Pape.
Be super cautious on property
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Bolster finances, then the spirit
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Let’s sock it to them over rates
“MORTGAGE war erupts” was how one newspaper headline summed up CommBank’s move this week to chop its fixed rates to its lowest levels in history.
Now’s the time to build a nest egg
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Avoid trying to cheat the taxman
SCOTT Pape answers readers questions on investments, saving, budgets, tax and all things financial.
We’re mortgage free, so what next?
READERS ask the Barefoot Investor his advice on mortgages, education funds and how to invest the cash from the sale of a home.
We’re mortgage free, so what next?
READERS ask the Barefoot Investor his advice on mortgages, education funds and how to invest the cash from the sale of a home.
Take a practical route from A to B
IF you’ve got a burning money question, or simply want to win a fight with your hubby, shoot over to Barefoot Investor and ask me a question.
Uber is streets ahead on taxi service
I SCREAMED: “Wrong way!” But my warning fell on Bluetoothed-ears. My taxi driver was hurtling down a one-way street — the wrong way.
Paradise lost as bushfire bites
WAKING up to a new day with not much else but the clothes on my back affected me in ways I never thought it would, says SCOTT PAPE after his bushfire loss.
Super advice for a dad in debt
IF you have a burning money question, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, shoot over to Barefootinvestor.com and ask a question.
Earn $50,000 a year in your sleep
THE Barefoot Investor answers readers questions about finance, investment, mortgages, retirement, property and more.
Online advice with a bang
GOOGLE has set up a new service this week called “Helpouts” that connects people seeking specific advice, to experts, in real time.
Have a real slice of advice
I’VE spoken to billion-dollar-fund managers. I’ve spoken to Federal Members of Parliament on a range of economic issues.
Property mogul in the making
SCOTT Pape answers your questions on saving, investing, buying property, superannuation and getting married.
Your Mojo at work
I’M socially awkward but over the years I’ve worked out one default topic that most people find interesting: where I invest my money.
Less left to spoil grandchildren
I HAVE discovered just how hard it is to explain complicated, multi-billion-dollar policies in sweet, simple, sound-bites.
Investment of a lifetime for newborn
I HAVE thought a lot about what my newborn son’s future holds: he’s going to have to plan to make his money stretch 100 years.
Look for many happy returns
WHO the hell would want to be an investor? On Thursday, the ups became downs, and “gains for 2013 evaporated”.
Your money is your power
AS THE market has dipped over the past few weeks I’ve been adding bargains to my portfolio. What have I been buying?
Who can I trust with my money?
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Sharpen your animal instincts
OVER the past few nights the foxes in our area have been dining out on our newborn lambs.
Crystal ball-gazing on life under Libs
TUESDAY night’s Budget flooded my inbox with questions from people worried about how the latest changes will affect them.
Mortgage maths a taxing problem
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Set super goal and start saving
IF you have a burning money issue, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Financial impact of divorce
Erin is considering leaving her husband who has alcohol and gambling issues and is concerned about being liable for his debts.
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