How a pub trip can refresh your financial life
Believe it or not, but a trip to the pub is the best way to start sorting out your financial goals, writes the Barefoot Investor.
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How to bounce back from recession in 2021
With Australia still reeling from the comedown of its longest economic boom in history, here’s how to get on top of your finances in 2021.
How to get your finances sorted for 2021
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that life is full of surprises but these five key money questions will help you future-proof your finances for whatever 2021 has in store.
Banks teaching kids money is like Maccas teaching about diet
For far too long schools have outsourced the teaching of essential financial life skills to banks who have used it as an advertising play. But that stops now and the real education begins.
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Splitting hairs, not income
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Millennials have to do hard yards
IF you see a Millennial — a person aged between 18 and 34 — go up and give them a great big hug. They need it, writes Barefoot Investor.
A parent’s painful dilemma
SEARCHING for a lost child should not involve selling your home to fund the mission, writes Barefoot Investor.
You’re the captain of your own gold
GRAB some popcorn. Dim the lights. Settle back in your easy chair. Today we’re going to watch one of the world’s top actors, Johnny Depp, in his most challenging role yet.
You don’t need $1m to live well
FOR week 4 of the Barefoot Date Nights Challenge, I want you to go out to a steak restaurant — because we’re going to slay some sacred retirement cows, writes Barefoot Investor.
No super loophole for debts
DON’T raid your superannuation to pay off health costs, instead domino your debts and get free of the burden, writes the Barefoot Investor.
How to save $77,641 off your loan
GET the banker off your back and take control of your mortgage, writes Barefoot Investor in week 3 of the Ultimate Money Saver Guide.
Tax time hardly a big worry
IF you’re that preoccupied with paying tax, you’ll almost certainly attract a spiv with a plan to radically reduce your tax, warns the Barefoot Investor.
How to cure your financial hangover
THERE’S every chance your first credit card worked out about as well as your first foray with vodka. Yet the difference is that a financial hangover can last for years.
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