A bit ruff: No dog is worth $60k in vet fees
Scott Pape loves his new kelpie pup but there’s no way he’ll be forking out $60,000 in vet fees like one of his financially-strained, dog-obsessed Barefoot followers did.
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Hello sunshine! Barefoot laments his slow embrace of solar
‘Learn from my mistakes,’ says Scott Pape, who is kicking himself for being so slow to take up solar which he now regards as one of the best investments you can make.
‘This is going to hurt!’ Why can’t Dr Jim say these words?
RBA governor Michele Bullock suggests some highly-geared borrowers might have to sell their homes but you won’t hear Jim Chalmers utter the same warning, even though it’s good advice.
‘I was wrong’: Barefoot backflips on driverless cars
Scott Pape admits he was wrong for being sceptical about driverless cars but that doesn’t mean he expects Tesla shares to soar 1000 per cent, as some analysts have tipped.
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‘Unsexy’ business the best way to make money
I want to talk to you about what I genuinely believe is the opportunity of a lifetime. No, it’s not becoming an AI expert or influencer.
Not so fast! Hidden cost of cheap fashion
Chinese brand Shein has put fast fashion into hyperspeed, adding 6000 new styles every day, but Scott Pape warns that $7 jeans have a hidden cost.
Barefoot Investor and his deepfake video nightmare
For all the hype around AI, Scott Pape says the big winners are scammers who have weaponised deepfake videos on people like him to con victims out of their life savings.
Scott Pape: Why PM broke his tax cuts promise
Poor Albo, he’s scared witless about the cost of living crisis. He’s tinkering at the edges and praying to the global inflation gods that things will sort themselves out.
Survival tales from Barefoot’s epic family adventure
Barefoot’s back after traversing Europe with his family in a six-berth motorhome and says he learned a lot about himself as a husband, father and leader in pressure cooker moments.
’So embarrassed’: Mum’s anger over son’s car loan wreck
Get your boots on, Mama! When you’re angry that your 20-year-old son has left his ex-girlfriend stranded with a $21k car loan and no car, Barefoot has some sound advice.
Don’t wait until you’re too old to invest in great memories
Here’s a Barefoot life lesson: Once you’ve covered your financial bases you should spend your money on creating great memories instead of just accumulating wealth.
Top tip: How to stay afloat in treacherous financial waters
Inflation has put an end to our smooth sailing. Here’s what Scott Pape suggests you do this week to get your ship in order as we enter more treacherous waters.
Barefoot’s report card on dud super funds
Scott Pape’s critique of Australia’s worst performing super funds reads like his Year 8 report card. And you should be worried if this is where you have your retirement savings.
‘Bloody hard!’ Barefoot lifts the lid on how he runs his business
Bastards, bust-ups and borrowing too much are the ‘three Bs’ to avoid in business says Scott Pape, who this week for the first time shares how he runs his own Barefoot Investor set-up.
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