Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s up everyone! The rain’s are gone and Summer is almost here – WOOHOO! Another guest interview today, highlighting the who’s who of Aussie FIRE Bloggers. This week we have Ms FieryIce and Mr Fireball from Two To FIRE. These two shows us that well, sometimes it does take two to FIRE! Haha. If you want to read more about other FIRE bloggers, you can do so here. Ms FieryIce from Two To FIRE Let’s get started! Hey Ms FieryIce! How old are you and Mr Fireball? We are in our mid thirties and have been married for 8+ years now. It’s funny how when anytime we…
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RBA Cuts Rate
Reading Time: 2 Minutes True to form, on Melbourne Cup day, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the official interest rate by 0.15% to a historic low of 0.1%. Well, well, well – so they cut it again eh? Although to be fair, with Australia plunging into a Coronacession, and the likelihood of elevated unemployment numbers, the RBA is committed to doing whatever it can to support jobs and the economy. And one of their biggest weapons – is cutting the official cash rate. This is supposed to boost business borrowing and consumer spending to try and stimulate the economy to create jobs. OK fair enough, but what does a…
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5 Financial Hacks In Your 30s You MUST KNOW (Youtube Video)
Reading Time: 1 Minute The 30s is the time of the 3M’s, marriage, mortgage and munchkins! However it is also the time to get serious about finances and building on the next chapter of your life, in this video – I’ll walk you through the top 5 financial hacks to do in your 30s, to set you up for the following decades. Transcript: Ah yes, the 30’s, you know how you wake up one day and somehow, your age has a big 3 in front of it? In this video, I’ll walk you through the top 5 financial things to do in your 30’s. Make sure you stay to the…
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October Net Wealth Update
Reading Time: 2 Minutes Uh oh, looks like we are on a roller-coaster again. Plenty of action going on with the 2nd and 3rd waves overseas and US election dominating the headlines as we head into November. NOVEMBER! Wow, can you guys believe it – where does the time fly eh! Been crazy busy this month, mainly cos work is letting everyone back into the office again. Sigh, back on the hamster wheel we go it seems. Steady as she goes with investing, same as with September, we jumped in and out of a few trades – nothing to write home about. Oh and fingers-bloody-crossed but we are close on…
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RENT OR BUY A PROPERTY IN AUSTRALIA? (Youtube Video)
Reading Time: 1 Minute The great debate, is it better to rent or to buy a property here in Oz? As we all know, the great Australian Dream is to buy your own place and put up roots, but as property prices continue to rise, many young people are concerned we’ve missed the opportunity to get in – and it makes more financial sense to rent, which is the best way to go? Transcript: The great debate rages on! As we all know, the great Australian Dream is to buy your own place to live and to put up roots. But as property prices continue to rise, many of us…
