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August 9, 2025 A Perth Teen’s Path to A Million | Strong Money Stories #7

James shares his path to building a share portfolio and buying an investment property by 19. He also shares his FI plans, lessons learned + more.

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June 14, 2025 Rebuilding After Divorce to Reach FI at 59 | Strong Money Stories #6

After going through a difficult divorce, Ronald rebuilt his wealth in his 50s, focused on his future, and managed to retire at 59.

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March 22, 2025 How Jess Discovered FIRE and Built a Six-Figure Net Worth by 19 | Strong Money Stories #5

An impressive interview with a young lady who is making amazing progress towards her goals.

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January 11, 2025 “FIRE First, Then A House” | Strong Money Stories #4

This reader story is from a family who has taken a radical approach from the norm.  They’ve prioritised freedom and adventure and time with their kids over home ownership, and are much wealthier and happier for it.

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November 16, 2024 “Semi-Retiring In My Mid 30s” | Strong Money Stories #3

Lizzie changed her career, moved location, sold her home and switched investment strategy.  Now she’s looking to semi-retire in her 30s.

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September 21, 2024 How a 21-Year-Old is Fast-Tracking Financial Independence | Strong Money Stories #2

Discover how 21-year-old Kyle, took a pay cut, switched jobs, and is setting himself up for financial independence by paying off debt, living simply, and investing for the future.

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July 27, 2024 From $0 to $500k invested in 5 years | Strong Money Stories #1

A reader shares their inspiring story of humble beginnings to building $500k of wealth in 5 years.  He shares family lessons, how he and his wife increased their income, and their FIRE goals over the next 5-10 years.

October 6, 2023 Open Home Loans: New Tech to Get the Best Rate Automatically?

Open Home Loans is a new digital mortgage broker aiming to simplify the home loan process and automate better deals. I talk to the founder about how they’re doing it.

August 8, 2023 What If I Woke Up Broke?

From start to finish, how I would approach the FI journey if I woke up broke. What work I’d do, whether I’d buy or rent, lifestyle, savings rate, etc. Could I do it again, and how long would it take?

November 5, 2022 Reader Interview: A Real-Life Millionaire Next Door

I chat with a local Perth reader about his journey to financial independence and his new life of freedom, after building considerable wealth though decades of saving, investing and business ownership.

March 8, 2022 Podcast: Starting the FI Journey From Zero Today

A thought experiment. What if we had to start our wealth-building journey all over again from scratch today. I share the steps I would take.

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October 5, 2021 Podcast: Creating A Runway to Retirement (Pat’s Transition Plan)

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.

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