Barefoot Investor: Pour tax cuts into plastic surgery
Make no mistake, our D-Day is certainly coming … even if it hasn’t shown up in the Budget (yet). But you can do something with these tax cuts to help your hip pocket.
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Is an Apple credit card worth getting?
This week Apple announced it’s launching a credit card simply called “Apple Card”. And it’s titanium, baby. But if you strip out the metal and the marketing, this is just another “debt card”. And you don’t need another one of those, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Huge inspiration for pulling your weight
The process of taking control of your finances can build up continual small wins, which can help to build confidence little by little. Barefoot reader, Claire, has not only changed her life, she has saved her life, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Why you shouldn’t rush into the property market
Most young people want to wave a magic wand and be able to buy into the housing market as soon as possible, but Barefoot Investor shares three reasons why you should take your time.
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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.
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