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August 2, 2017
Is your ladder against the wrong wall? Episode 10
How long since you’ve taken a step back from your professional life and considered where it’s taking you? Is your current professional activity taking you to somewhere you want to be in 10 or 20 years? Is it leading you towards inner happiness? It’s easy with the pressures of mortgage repayments or rent, perhaps kids, … Continued
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Self-Employment & Side Hustles
July 26, 2017
When bad luck strikes – how cancer impacted Jenny’s life and the financial lessons learned – Episode 9
When thinking about financial autonomy we are typically talking about medium to long term goals, and then developing strategies to get to those goals. The transition then is a planned one. What if your transition was thrust upon you? I met someone recently who faced this challenge, and with her permission, I thought it was … Continued
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Superannuation
July 19, 2017
Divorce – how to bounce back financially – Episode 8
Financial Autonomy is about managing and planning for major transitions in life. A transition that many of us face unfortunately is divorce. I understand researchers have found that going through a divorce can be one of the most stressful things you can experience in life. As a financial planner, I often work with clients … Continued
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Superannuation
July 12, 2017
How to retire early – 5 things you could do to gain financial independence – Episode 7
Many people that I speak to seek freedom from the need to clock on and clock off. To not be answerable to a boss. To not having to devote time and energy to things that they’re not passionate about, just for the pay. The dream therefore becomes to retire early, and the sooner the … Continued
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Superannuation
June 20, 2017
Financial Autonomy success story – how Nish escaped the corporate world and pursued his passion – Episode 6
I’ve known Nish for over 25 years. He was there when I started my first job out of school, and over the years our careers and lives intersected. These days, as well as being a friend, Nish and his family are also clients. For many years Nish was a financial planner, even running his own … Continued
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
June 20, 2017
How to be financially ready to start a family – Episode 5
Starting a family is a huge step in a great many of our lives. Bringing a new little human into the world. So much hope. Scary too! Completely life changing. Financial Autonomy is about you taking control of your finances, and not being controlled by your finances. The focus of this audio blog is to … Continued
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Self-Employment & Side Hustles
June 20, 2017
How to analyse the financials when buying a business – Episode 4
One fantastic and I find often overlooked way to achieve financial autonomy is to buy an existing business. In comparison to starting your own business where cash flow starts at zero and you need to support yourself whilst the business becomes self-sustaining (refer episode 1), when you buy an existing business, you have cash … Continued
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
June 20, 2017
What is financial autonomy and how to begin the journey towards financial independence – Episode 3
I’ve named this podcast Financial Autonomy. So what is Financial Autonomy? What does it mean? Well that’s what we’re going to explore in today’s podcast I’ll give you a big hint – Financial Autonomy is about gaining choices in life. Buckle up – let’s dive in! Financial autonomy or financial independence if you prefer, is … Continued
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Superannuation
June 20, 2017
Redundancy – what a great opportunity – Episode 2
Redundancy – not something most of us like to contemplate. Yet it is a reality for many of us in our working life. So rather than redundancy being seen as something negative, let’s flip it around – your redundancy could be the best thing that has ever happened to you. Financial autonomy is about building … Continued
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Self-Employment & Side Hustles
Superannuation
June 14, 2017
How to be financially ready to start a business – Episode 1
So you’ve decided you’re ready to take the big plunge and start your own business. Congratulations. Having transitioned from being an employee to running my own business, I can tell you, you will be in for some challenges, but also many rewards, not least of which is flexibility in how you manage your time. I … Continued
Self-Employment & Side Hustles