With Australia’s most significant student assessment now behind us, it got me thinking… are we teaching our kids enough about money management and, as a whole, are Australians lacking financial education? I started investing in property in 1993 when I was only 18. At that time, I had no idea what I was doing, and I’m not ashamed to say I got lucky. But more importantly, during the process of buying my [...]
Do you lose sleep over your dismal financial situation? Are you fighting with your partner about money? How To Create Your Desired Financial Situation In 3 Simple Ways: Stop Spending More Than You Earn. Simple I know this sounds a tad ridiculous but you would be surprised at how many people we meet that can’t manage this very simple money principle. In the book ‘Richest Man in Babylon’ George S [...]
The year was 1993, I was 18 years old and Dad helped me purchase an investment property with some friends after I’d received an insurance payout from a car accident I was involved in when I was just 11. A few years later, I began a 10 year stint in London and Mum’s worst nightmare come true. I fell in love with an Englishman! After purchasing an old house we [...]
No matter where you are on your financial journey you need to know it is possible to turn your financial life around. Making small changes in your life can fatten your savings and help you budget better. Follow these tips to save more money. Change One Habit and Save Using a Budget is Beneficial Use a Savings Goal Calculator Reduce Your Bank Fees Be Conscious About Money Change One Habit [...]
Halloween often involves telling scary stories, kids dressed up in home-made outfits running up and down the street trick or treating and of course the unusual tradition of carving up pumpkins. I was reminded recently of a scary story a client (John) told me about his Mum and Dad who divorced when he was about 27 years old. Mum used her share of the settlement and brought a little three bedroom house [...]
