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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Mum discovers husband’s costly addiction
Barefoot delivers harsh advice to a ‘very nervous mum’ who just discovered her husband has racked up $140,000 in gambling debts and wants to sell the family home – again.
Are Teslas helping abusers control their partners?
Barefoot Investor is not a fan of Elon Musk and the way some of his Tesla tech is being used is yet another reason to hate him.
Ding, ding ding! Is your car spying on you?
Car giants can track and sell our every move and the buyers of that data feed it into algorithms and use it against us, warns Barefoot Investor.
Romance scammer leaves mum $240k out of pocket
Financial scams are more common than ever, but how do you get yourself out of that situation and keep your self respect?
Go regional: Barefoot Investor’s advice as cost of living bites
Readers inundated Barefoot with support after he called out the health insurance sector for being unaffordable and confusing. But this week, teachers get schooled.
Save big bucks with Barefoot’s top health insurance tips
There are 26,000 different policies and it’s almost impossible to work out how to get a good deal … which is exactly how the health funds like it, says Barefoot Investor.
‘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.
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