Reading Time: 7 Minutes What’s up everyone! Today, I thought I would share a chapter I wrote in the Complete Aussie FIRE e-book guide recently with 20 of the best and brightest in the Australian FIRE community! Reminder that you can grab your free copy (courtesy of Pearler), right here! Excerpt: Chapter 19: Fuel for the FIRE – Leverage Introduction Ah, debt and leverage. Those two words resonate with us all in different ways. Some people embrace and welcome them with open arms. Others cannot run away fast enough. When applied correctly, leverage is the strategic tool that expands our resources beyond our capital limitations to produce greater results than…
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August Net Wealth Update
Reading Time: 2 Minutes What a difference a month makes, 2nd wave of lockdowns seem to have worked and I’m hoping that things return to normality soon. No big waves on the personal investing front, apart from some rebalancing of portfolios and a couple of big ticket expense items. Although at the macro level, at time of writing – tech stocks have started to take a beating. Fair enough I say, no company can justify 10x of their value in 6 months. My personal opinion is that investing in most tech stocks is speculating on a story, no more, no less. You can read the July net wealth update here.…
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COMPLETE GUIDE TO NEGATIVE GEARING (Youtube Video)
Reading Time: 1 Minute Negative gearing is about as controversial of a topic as you can get in investing here in Australia. It’s always in the media and generates a lot of attention. So what is it, when should you do it and is it still relevant today? Watch the video to find out! Transcript: Today’s video we are going to be talking about one of the most controversial topics in investing here in Australia and that is on negative gearing, and whether it is still relevant in today’s environment. What is it? Many of us will remember Labor losing the unlosable election last year, with one of its key…
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4 Types Of Property Locations
Reading Time: 3 Minutes OK peeps, it’s the real deal now. MrsFrugalSamurai and I are in the market officially looking for a place to call our own. Not that we’re homeless at the moment mind you, just that we’re now looking for a place to put down roots for at least a few years. We’ve always been rentvestors, but I think the current market is as good a time as any to call a place our own. Naturally, as I’ve been in the property game for some years now “tugs at lapels on jacket” I have my investor lens on when I’m looking for a place. But let’s face it,…
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Role Reversal – We Get Profiled For a FIRE Interview!
Reading Time: 3 Minutes Hey all! Pretty excited today, because today’s post is an extract of a recent “Aussie Millionaires” interview from fellow FIRE blogger “L” from Sustainable Living. The interview is about… us! (By “us”, I mean “me”). Oh and personal finance doesn’t have to mean you give up your social responsibilities, and “L” adheres to this philosophy perfectly with her blend of eco-friendliness and frugality on the path to financial freedom. So make sure you head on over to her site if you haven’t already! Without further ado, here’s the extract: Personal Snapshot Name: The Frugal Samurai Current age: Early 30s. Marital status: Married, no children yet ……
