Why investment apps are toxic to your wealth and health
Instant trading apps, particularly those aimed at Millenials, turn buying and selling stocks into a game and can have a deadly impact on your finances and your future, writes Barefoot Investor.
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Why spending time with your dad is a great investment
Father’s Day is an excellent reminder of the important things in life, and hard work and dedication give all dads the ultimate form of wealth: time to spend with their kids, writes Barefoot Investor.
When money is tight, you don’t have to go it alone
Mental health and financial stress are intricately linked and most of us know when we are struggling mentally, it is important to reach out. But it’s crucial to remember there is help at hand for financial worries also, writes the Barefoot Investor.
In over your head? Make the call before it’s too late
According to the banking regulator, one in 10 Australian mortgages are paused right now, so if you were in hot water before COVID hit, don’t just sit there bubbling away, call to speak to a financial counsellor right now, writes the Barefoot Investor.
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What are you holden out for?
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 a question.
Is there a way to fast-track your first home?
A STORY about a former pizza boy going from earning $10 an hour to owning 14 properties has sounded Barefoot Investor’s bulldust detector. So he called him up and had a chat.
Home in the heart, not head
BUYING a home is both a financial and an emotional decision. So producing a spreadsheet to argue renting is better will not win the argument, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Who will lose most in a cashless society?
THERE’S five times more $100 notes in circulation than $5 notes. Drug dealers and tax cheats hoard them. But a cashless society won’t hit only criminals, says Barefoot Investor.
Vow not to tie the knot with debt
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 a question.
What Trump can teach us about money
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Donald Trump reminds the Barefoot Investor of the bullies at school, but even though Scott Pape says the Big D is a liar, here’s something he is right about …
Bad plan curdles cafe life
AN inner city cafe owner paying himself a minimum wage needs to have a hard look at his business model, writes the Barefoot Investor.
It ain’t always roses with proposals
CONTRIVED reality television has nothing on the problems facing some real people facing real wedding blues, writes Barefoot Investor.
Just dig yourself out of money hole
BROKE people should not spend $3580 a year on a “fitness” trainer to sort out their money problems. The way to get out is with grit and determination, writes Barefoot Investor.
The great engagement ring conjob
THIS column is dedicated to all the brothers out there buying an engagement ring. Let me share a little secret with you: the engagement ring is one of the great marketing conjobs, writes Scott Pape.
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