Parents at odds over son who squandered their $30k loan
A couple who loaned their son and his partner $30,000 for a home loan only to have them squander it are at odds about what they should do. Scott Pape has some advice.
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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.
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.
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On the hook: How couple’s $11,400 ‘profit’ really a scam
An Aussie couple think they’ve made ‘$11,400 profit’ trading online but Barefoot has bad news – they’ve been hooked by scammers chasing their prized superannuation.
‘My mother is sending money to a young lover’
When your mother is in debt and nearly homeless after sending large amounts of money to an overseas holiday fling, what should you do? Barefoot has some advice.
Hot advice: Danger of online product reviews
Want a good electric blanket or other household item? Scott Pape says in an age of fake reviews, there’s one key place to check.
Barefoot says diamonds are a rough decision for today’s buyers
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape says diamond rings are decades-long marketing con job, as much cheaper lab-grown stones emerge.
The common smartphone app that’s ripping you off
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape says consumers are being overcharged by technology when they pay for things.
Barefoot: Zuck a chef serving dopamine-soaked donuts
Barefoot investor Scott Pape says Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is a chef “serving us up dopamine-soaked donuts”.
The evil scammer extorting our kids
The evil online scammer at the centre of a tragic sextortion plot that led a teenager to suicide was from NSW, not Nigeria, and only got six months in jail, says Scott Pape.
Barefoot Investor: ‘This is the hardest thing I’ve ever written’
Scott Pape admits this is the hardest subject he has come across as he urges change across Australia.
Panic now! Barefoot Investor’s advice to heavily mortgaged
Scott Pape tells a ‘postcode povvo’ who forks out 65 per cent of his pay on mortgage repayments that now is the time to panic because interest rates might not come down any time soon.
‘Canberra can’t help us’: Why Scott Pape’s boycotting the Budget
Barefoot Investor won’t be watching this Tuesday’s Federal Budget and he suggests we all give it a miss and focus on what we can directly control.
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