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90. Revisit with Bradie and Paul: The First Year of Early Retirement

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I’m particularly excited about today’s podcast because it is a revisit episode with Bradie and Paul. The elevator pitch for them is that they felt they were drowning in debt just seven short years ago, and now they have just completed their first year of early retirement! Today, I’m really happy to give you an update on a story that keeps getting better over time. 

82. From Paycheque to Paycheque to Home Sweet Home

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In this episode, we hear from Jess, a single 52-year-old woman who reached out to me in early 2022 when she sent me a lovely email telling me she had been using my blog and podcast, plus The Barefoot Investor, to learn more about money to help her keep on track with some long-term money goals. Today we explore how Jess went from a house being out of her league to owning one.

81. Turning good opportunities into reality!

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Through luck and good timing, 29-year-old Dylan found himself buying his first property, an empty section, aged just 21, and then one thing led to another; he stumbled upon a cracking good deal, paying just $18,000 for a second section. Today I will share not only how he purchased property but the numbers behind it, the lucky breaks he has had and the fact that since he learned about FIRE, he is now diversifying by investing in KiwiSaver and ETF share investments. This late 20-year-old is on an excellent trajectory for a great financial future.

72. An inheritance goes a long way!

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It’s what you DO with an inheritance that counts. Will chose to pay off debt and invest. His biggest financial triumph, he said, has been the fact that he took an interest in working out how to grow wealth, he took the time to educate himself, and then he actually took action. Now married and living in their own home in Auckland, this 31-year-old couple is still well on their way to financial freedom.

51. Family first, live within your means, always have an emergency fund.

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Aria and her husband Dave didn’t grow up with much so once they got together they knew they didn’t want to live paycheque to paycheque. When asked what financial independence means to them they said it means “we don’t have to worry about money” and that is a sentiment that they want for everyone.

49. Everything I thought I knew about money was wrong

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“Well this is awkward” I thought when some guy called Chris started secretly emailing me without his partner’s knowledge! Big long emails with tonnes of questions about personal finance, my favourite topic for sure! That is how I came to sit on the sidelines of the transformation of not just Chris but of his partner Rosemary’s financial life.

48. Everything is working out perfectly!

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Jen freaked out at 49! She considered herself to be halfway through her life and had big concerns about what the other half might look like. A divorce halved her net worth and becoming a single mother introduced a whole heap of new challenges. She is now fast tracking to an early retirement at the age of 55 and is a wonderful example of showing just what a woman on a mission is capable of!

47. Matching income with expectations is the secret.

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Nina was homeschooled and part of her education involved investing in the share market and preparing from the age of just 13 to cover the cost of her future university degree. Now in her late 20’s and with a husband and three small children, she is feeling content with the journey ahead and that includes paying off their home and then starting to invest for the long term financial wellbeing of her and her family.

46. I'm sick of living pay cheque to pay cheque!

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Alana’s debt of choice was buying household items on Hire Purchase. Lots of them! But before long she had precommitted her income years into the future so she could service these debts. But finally she reached a pivotal point of being heartily sick of living pay cheque to pay cheque and in just a few short years she and her husband have made a massive financial turnaround and are now firmly on the path to financial independence.

45. Stop the bus! You paid off your mortgage?

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This week, I had a chat with Steve who described his financial story as “not so much an epic dig out of deep debt”, or a “becoming fabulously wealthy” kind of story. But, more of a “jigsaw puzzle piecing it all together over time” kind of story, which, he told me, is still very much ongoing. I think Steve and Madie have a story that many millennials could emulate.