(03) 9020 2905An utterance from my DebtBoy just before Christmas gave me a shock reality check of how my retirement might spiral horribly out of my control. With no warning, and … Read More Pay off mortgage if ready to retire
Category Archives: The West Australian
Here’s what we can learn during annual navel-gazing season
I pretty much already have my Christmas present. The perfect present for me for summer. And the best part? It was free. Through what I suspect was largely dumb-arse luck, … Read More Here’s what we can learn during annual navel-gazing season
How I became sold on selling
If my family breeding and bloodlines were primed for one thing, it was a hatred of sales and advertising. My dad was a journalist. So were his mates. And … Read More How I became sold on selling
Biggest risks can be in property
Huge financial disasters, by their very nature, come from positions where the greatest risks are taken. Sometimes, this is simply rampant stupidity. When a big punt is made and caution … Read More Biggest risks can be in property
Property pitfalls can cost dearly
The number of ways you can blow up large amounts of money very quickly is near endless. Owning race horses, a life high of drugs, … Read More Property pitfalls can cost dearly
Use the internet as a financial tool
The internet is one of those points in time that will define generations. Like, where were you when Whitlam was sacked? When Princess Diana … Read More Use the internet as a financial tool
Beware the one-stop-shop property investment
I’ve never been a protestor. I’ve never held aloft a banner, attended a march, or camped outside a building with a megaphone, demanding action, like, now. That’s not to say … Read More Beware the one-stop-shop property investment
If you need help find an adviser
There are some things in life I simply won’t do. There is an equal amount Mrs DebtMan also refuses to lift a finger on. Sometimes, this is simply demarcation. Lines … Read More If you need help find an adviser
Yes, you can have too much cash
Is it possible to hold too much cash? If that sounds crazy, like a trick question, that’s because it is. And, therefore, the answer is the opposite of what you … Read More Yes, you can have too much cash
The biggest hit to Aussie super savers
SUMMARY: Here’s the detail on the pain of the new transition to retirement pension tax. There’s no one killer punch in the Coalition’s super shakeup – it’s a combination of … Read More The biggest hit to Aussie super savers