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It doesn’t pay to be hooked on Afterpay

It doesn’t pay to be hooked on Afterpay

One in six Millennials who use “buy now, pay later” services like Afterpay are reportedly in financial strife, and once you get hooked on spending someone else’s money, there’s every chance you’ll graduate on to harder stuff, writes the Barefoot Investor.

Moving into adulthood by leaving home

Moving into adulthood by leaving home

You’re not living until you’ve had at least one stint in a share house — it’s the ultimate rite of passage. And for the unwary, Barefoot Investor has some sage advice.

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

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.

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

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.

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