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Lies, lies and damned statistics

“Daddy, I’ve been really good lately,” said DebtGirl, 5, over dinner last week. Frankly, I was shocked by her comment. Until she defined “lately” as having started after lunchtime that day. True, post the lunchtime hissy fit that drew varied threats and sanctions, her behaviour had been excellent. However, if the time measurement for behaviour […]

When it’s investing you need a tight leash

I’ve never had an out-of-body experience. I don’t believe in ghosts. I don’t read horoscopes. And crystal balls are, says me, baloney. I’m practical. I believe in the real. I accept that weird things happen, though there’s always a logical explanation. My contradiction is that my favourite show ever was probably “The X-Files”. Aliens, paranormal, […]

Bored? Invest beyond cash

They say “money talks” and “cash is king”. Maybe in the past. But I’m here to deliver some really bad news. Cash is on life support. It would almost be more humane to flick the switch. The prognosis isn’t good. It certainly ain’t talking much. It can barely breathe! That’s cash as an investment. The […]

Debt Man Investment Newsletter – Aug 2013

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I renounce my ‘inertia’ mindset, Michelle please help

Inertia is an incredibly powerful force. It’s a rule of physics that says that things will generally stay in the state they are. Fat people will remain fat. Stupid people will maintain low IQs. Lazy people will create body-shaped grooves in their couches. Star Trekkers will never have any “normal” friends. And poor people will […]

Got a problem? Just reclassify and it will disappear

It was a piece of Canberra politics so audacious, I was honestly inspired. Gobsmacked, I was. “Pure genius!” I screamed too loudly to a household that was, apart from me, devoid of awake human beings. “Now, THAT is how you make a problem disappear.” Let me explain. On June 26, just hours after Julia Gillard […]

There’s gain, pain and hanging on for later. But it’s worth it

Legendary 80s Sydney pub rock band The Radiators sang: “You don’t get nothin’ for nothin’, but you always get what you deserve … a bit of pain never hurt”. Sure, The Radiators weren’t lyrical geniuses. Far, far from it. But what they and their mullets were singing about is still pertinent now. Win a bit. […]