Subscriptions a shoe-in and they’re here to stay
Businesses are clearly attracted to subscriptions for the lucrative recurring revenue but beware of corporate gangsters out to sign up your kids, writes the Barefoot Investor.
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Don’t let your teens be financial bucket heads
Engaging teenagers has been the hardest thing I have ever done in my career but in a few short years these kids will be fresh meat for financial institutions, so while they’re still in school, they need to learn how the game works against them, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Beware of the snake oil salesmen
After inviting readers to open up about being scammed, the Barefoot Investor received a raft of stories involving guilt, shame, and threats of humiliation. So this week’s financial lessons come from the questions, not the answers.
How to pick a great accountant at tax time
It’s that time of year again. If you’re on the lookout for a new accountant, this is how you can find a great money mentor who provides trustworthy advice at tax time, writes The Barefoot Investor.
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Price fall stings oil search
OIL Search has suffered a slump in first-quarter revenue as weak oil prices and lower production take a toll.
Important to honour an immense gift
IF you have a burning question, or you want to win a fight with your hubby, jump over to barefootinvestor.com to ask Scott Pape a question.
Lending dude to dude can benefit everyone
“YOU’RE earning how much?” I asked, eyebrows raised, head cocked to the side. “Well, I’m earning three times what you’re getting on your piddly UBank USaver, bucko”, said Craig, a fiftysomething executive I met this week.
Statesmen turn negatives into positives
DO you know what I call negative gearing? A socially acceptable way of saying “I’m losing money”.
The holiday dream not all it’s cracked up to be
IF you’ve got a burning money question, or you want to win a fight with your hubby, Barefoot Investor has the answers.
So who gets the tick of approval?
IT WAS a corker of a deal. In 2012 the Labor Government, fresh from ballsing up GroceryWatch, FuelWatch and RuddWatch, announced they were putting the screws on the Big Four banks.
Shares slow to take off
IF you have a burning money issue, or want to win a fight, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Google taxes? Search me
THIS week Treasurer Joe Hockey has pulled on his boxing gloves and labelled the multinationals “cheats” and “thieves” for not paying their fair share of tax.
Too many assets a nice problem
IF you have a burning money issue, or want to win a fight, put your questions to Barefoot Investor.
Switch off and focus
AS one of the forefathers of modern technology, Steve Jobs realised the internet was a revolution that would transform our lives. Yet he also foresaw that his devices were like crack cocaine for our concentration.
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