On our South American backpacking honeymoon, Mrs DebtMan and I wrote an email from a Bolivian internet cafe with this subject line: “Tear gassed in La Paz!” The student peasants … Read More “Aussies love to travel, but what does it mean for your budget and your investments?”

There’s been loads! Where did they come from? Everywhere! Billboards, books, Buffett and Bullmore. From adapting the Nike theme (“Just do it!”) to my personal finances, to the classic truism … Read More What was the best piece of money advice you ever received? Who was it from and how did you use it?”

This is a question about “delayed gratification”. It’s not Jung, Freud or Pavlov! It’s Walter Mischel! The guy who did the fascinating (but probably nowadays illegal) “marshmallow experiment” on Generation … Read More “Some people gulp down their Easter chocolates while others make them last for weeks. What do these behaviours say?”

Opposites? You mean like Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher? Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills? Or like my wife and I? Whether it’s business, personalities or money, the most successful … Read More We’ve heard the cliche that opposites attract. How do you manage your money when a spender teams up with a saver?”

You don’t ask for it back. First, you send them a toenail via Australia Post … then you make it known that you’ve got other friends who were pallbearers at … Read More “Lending money to friends and family can be dangerous. How do you ask for it back?”