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THIS IS EMBARGOED FOR THE HERALD SUN WEEKEND UNTIL JULY 14Barefoot Investor Scott Pape, with his wife Liz, at their farm in rural Victoria. Picture- Nicole Cleary
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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.

Barefoot Investor Scott Pape. (studio images for etching) Picture: Jason Edwards
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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.

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06/02/2009 BUSINESS: Scott Pape. The Barefoot Investor. HWT staff.

Year of heroes, villains

GOOD evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fogey Awards for 2014 – celebrating the characters who’ve managed to put a bit of sauce into the all-too-often sensible world of investing.

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06/02/2009 BUSINESS: Scott Pape. The Barefoot Investor. HWT staff.

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.

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