We discuss some powerful savings strategies help you sharpen your finances while providing plenty of other life-enhancing benefits too!

Looking at whether using a smaller deposit (and paying LMI) to buy a home and investing the difference works out better than the typical large deposit approach.  And whether paying LMI to buy sooner makes sense.

We discuss whether outsourcing anything financial makes sense, or whether we should strive to do it all ourselves.  Financial planning, investment portfolios, paying for advice, accounting, budgeting and more.

We discuss transitioning from full time work to semi-retirement. Dealing with employers, managing your finances, and how Pat is approaching it as he plans his transition right now.

My advice on how to get yourself ready for early retirement, lessons and reflections from my own experience and what I would do differently.

We open up the mailbag and answer some of our favourite personal finance and investing questions that have been sent in by listeners. Enjoy!

Addressing some complaints and criticism of the FI movement and the idea of retiring early to do things other than full-time work, without a gigantic level of wealth.

In this episode we zoom out and look at how much our lifestyles and spending have changed in the last 20, 50, 100 years, and see what we can learn from this.

In this update, I share our investment income for FY 2020-21, selling an investment property, and how our share portfolio is progressing.

In this episode we chat about the practical ways to manage a share portfolio. We discuss how often to buy, balancing your portfolio, what we do personally, dealing with taxes, and more.

Is borrowing to invest in shares a good strategy? Will it help you reach FI faster?  I explain everything you need to consider in this article.

Young high income earners have a unique opportunity to build wealth and reach financial independence relatively quickly. Here’s what they can do to make the most of their situation, and the traps to avoid.