Why buying and holding shares trumps US election winner
In terms of your portfolio, it doesn’t matter who wins the US election, says Barefoot Investor. What does matter is that you buy and hold shares and weather the political storms.
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Blindsided bride calls off wedding over $9k Uber Eats debt
Barefoot Investor tells a bride-to-be who discovered her fiancé’s $9000 Afterpay and Uber Eats debt to ‘give love a chance’ before kicking him to the kerb.
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.
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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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.
Why 2 per cent home deposits are dangerous
Scott Pape says it won’t win him any votes, but here’s what he thinks about governments enabling low-deposit mortgages.
‘Barefoot Jim’ Chalmers becomes columnist Scott Pape
Ahead of the federal budget, Barefoot investor Scott Pape asks Australia’s Treasurer to respond to his readers’ questions.
Barefoot’s scam warning: what the hell is going on?
Scams have surged 80 per cent in a year, trapping even the smartest Aussies, so Scott Pape shares some valuable advice.
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