Reading Time: 3 Minutes “Why are markets rising?” Hm, interesting question MrsFrugalSamurai posed to me last night, as she clicked on another James Charles video. James Charles, for the uninitiated, is an American internet sensation/make-up artist/Youtuber. Why women are following men for make-up advice, is beyond the scope of this discussion. “I mean, why are markets rising when the economy is struggling?” Pay attention to that video woman, and get rid of these here wrinkles, I thought but did not say as I love my wife. As I stepped away from the mirror, I began to think. Why are markets rising? Everyone knows that COVID-19 has pretty much put the…
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4 WAYS TO FAST-TRACK YOUR FIRST HOME DEPOSIT TODAY (Youtube Video)
Reading Time: 1 Minute Research shows it takes 6 years of savings just to buy an entry level home in Sydney or Melbourne. In this video, I’ll show you 4 simple and effective ways to fast-track your savings for that first home deposit. Transcript: You’ll see here on the table that if you were to live in Sydney and Melbourne, you’d be looking at around 6 years just to get a foothold on to the market. SIX years! What’s the point seriously… property values would’ve moved more in 6 years time, and we’ll be forever falling behind. Now you search online on how to save for a deposit and it’s…
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Excerpt from The Complete Aussie FIRE e-book (Property Investing Meets FIRE)
Reading Time: 7 Minutes Hola peeps! Another weekend down, and oh boy – cannot WAIT for 2020 to be over, what a tough, tough year it’s been! Amazingly I was remarking to MrsFrugalSamurai only this morning, that it felt like yesterday that we went through a mass toilet paper shortage (remember that?) and that face masks and hand sanitizers were flying out the door… … then I promptly closed the toilet door and yelled out that we had run out of toilet paper. Anyhow, today’s post is the 2nd chapter that I was lucky enough to write in Aussie FIRE: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Independence for Australians courtesy of Pearler.com…
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Complete Guide to the Federal Budget 2020
Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s up people! Gosh, what a cash splash in the highly anticipated Federal Budget 2020. Money, money, money, everywhere you look. In what was billed (see what I did there) as one of THE most important budgets for Australia since the Great Depression, and the first in a recessionary Australia in almost 30 years – Treasurer Josh Frydenberg rolled out (as expected) a whole bunch of tax cuts, job creation measures and targeted spending to kickstart our economy. And if you don’t have the time nor inclination to read through the mountains of reports and commentary, then welcome to the ONLY guide you’ll need. I’ll take…
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September Net Wealth Update
Reading Time: 2 Minutes Hm, looks like things are getting back to normal here in Oz. Thank goodness for that I say, though spare a thought for those Aussies stuck overseas. Because the 2nd wave is washing over the UK, Eurozone and part of the US (or is that the first wave?) Hello uncertainty, my old friend. Oh and speaking of uncertainty… US elections anyone? What a crazy rollercoaster that promises to be. It doesn’t really affect you and I of course, but I’ve always found the US Presidential race the most entertaining reality TV on the planet… so I’ll be well tuned in. On the personal front, nothing major to…
