Money Mistakes to Avoid in Your 40s
Your 20s were for having fun and growing up. Your 30s were when life got serious – getting married, buying a house and starting a family. Your 40s are like the climate change debate… a period where talk is cheap, time slips by, and before you know it, it’s too late and the damage is […]
Do you dream of being a millionaire? All you need is $10 a day! Imagine having $50,000 a year that you could rely on each and every year without having to work! That’s what happens when you’re a millionaire… it would be nice wouldn’t it? So… let’s make it a reality!! If you’re under 50 […]
You’re an author… you may not have realised but you’ve already been working for a while on the most important story you will ever write – your life! What’s the story been to this point? And how will it play out from here? One of the hardest things for us to do is to think […]
One of my favourite movies is ‘Braveheart’ and one of the memorable speeches in the movie is when William Wallace shouts to his men, just before they fight the much larger English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge: “Fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And, dying […]
What could you do with an extra $250,000 in your life? It’s not hard to imagine ways you could spend the money! So, let’s make it happen and avoid you becoming another statistic. All you need to do to make this a reality is start taking superannuation seriously. In 2014, a Grattan Institute report found […]
Possibly not the way you dream of being described, but if the shoe fits… The thing is, you’re a GOLDEN goose… You produce income for you and your family. Whether it’s through regular pay from your employer or the income you earn as a self-employed person, you are constantly producing income to allow you to […]
As someone with a young family, there are certain things I do to make sure that my family is protected. My wife and I have three amazing kids (8, 6 and 4) and I know there’ll be plenty of people reading who can relate… life’s hectic! The pressures at this stage of life can be […]
In the coming weeks you’ll likely be doing your tax return with the prospect of getting back a nice little return to do something with. In 2015-16, the average tax refund in Australia was $2,574, so it may well be a nice little windfall. Here are some great things you could use that money for… […]
Below are five decisions that will determine your financial future… 1. How Much You Save Being able to save some of your income is the NUMBER ONE determining factor in how financially successful you will be! The only way you can get ahead financially is to save. What you can turn those savings into then […]
One of my goals is to improve financial literacy in the Central West. Why? Because most people never get taught much about money, how it works and how to manage it. And while some people might not be too fussed about that during their working lives, I’ve seen far too many people who’ve come to […]