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April 4, 2018
Financial Autonomy – Common Strategy Options – Episode 39
Regular listeners and readers know by now that Financial Autonomy is about gaining choice. Maybe that choice is retiring early (eg. the FIRE goal that’s popular in the US), but it could just as easily be the choice to work in a different career, start your own business, work fewer hours or days, or the … Continued
Investment
Property
Saving Strategy
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
Superannuation
January 24, 2018
5 Most Impactful Ways to Invest in Yourself (that wont cost you a fortune) – Episode 29
Right now you’re listening to this podcast, or reading the blog article. Why? You’re curious, and have a thirst for knowledge. You want to learn new things. You want to improve yourself. We usually think of investment as being a financial thing. But investing in yourself – your skills, knowledge, and health, can be just … Continued
Saving Strategy
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
January 10, 2018
Attaining financial independence doesn’t need to be hard – Episode 27
In the interview I did with Adam Murray in episode 20, he spoke about how he reduced his expenses in a significant way when he worked through his employment transition and gap year. And you might recall, he found living on less made him more happy, not less. Another key element in your financial independence … Continued
Investment
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Self-Employment & Side Hustles
November 29, 2017
The side hustle – your ticket to Financial Autonomy? Episode 21
What do Apple, Nike, Under Armour, Instagram, and Groupon all have in common? It’s not just that they’re hugely successful, multibillion dollar companies. They also share a common birth – they all started life as side projects of their founders.
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
September 20, 2017
How to avoid the most common financial mistakes – Part 3 – Episode 14
Today’s episode is the 3rd and final look at the most common financial mistakes I come across when advising clients. Thanks for your comments and feedback on the previous 2 posts, it seems that many of you have battled with some of these issues yourselves, and there were a few other mistakes that you’ve managed … Continued
Investment
Saving Strategy
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
Superannuation
August 9, 2017
The security illusion – Episode 11
Having a job and a regular wage is comforting and secure, except if you lose that job. UK stats say that 45% of workers will be made redundant at least once in their working life. I’d expect the Australian numbers would be much the same. In that sense, being a full time employee is very … Continued
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
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
Saving Strategy
Self-Employment & Side Hustles
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
Investment
Saving Strategy
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
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
Saving Strategy
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
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