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Financial Autonomy

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Plenty of books, podcasts and blogs focus on building wealth – and that"s great, as far as it goes. But focusing just on wealth misses the point. I believe what most of us actually want is to have choice. Choice in how much time we give to income-producing activities. Choice about what those income-producing activities are. Choice about where we live. Choice about when we retire. Choice about the ways we use our money to produce happiness. In the Financial Autonomy podcast, I explore the

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07:40

Financial Autonomy and the 8 Levels of Financial...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/06/12

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY Writer David Rae, in a great article in Forbes magazine, identified the disconnect between the early retirement through extreme frugality crowd, and the mainstream of society who want to enjoy life without financial constraints. He identified 8 levels of financial freedom. A ladder that we progress along to gain more and more choice and freedom. Given this aligns so well with our Financial Autonomy

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10:14

The 5 Essentials For Successful Investing - Episode 96

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/06/05

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY The starting point must be clarity around your goals. Most importantly, your goals determine your investment time frame. They also dictate whether your investment should have as a priority growth, or income. If your goal is having the option to retire in 15 years time, then you can invest in assets that experience high levels of volatility. You could also hold assets that are fairly illiquid – that is, not

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12:37

Freelancing With a Safety Net - Episode 95

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/05/29

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY Freelancing offers flexibility. It’s a way to fit in the necessity of generating an income, with the other things you want to achieve in life. Recently I heard someone reflect on the standard 9 to 5 working day. It came about in the industrial era to align with day light hours. The factories had little or poor lighting, and so they needed the workers to be there during the hours when the natural light

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07:14

The Value of Education - Episode 94

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/05/22

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY When it comes to gaining choice, there’s few more powerful enablers than increased skills. Financial Autonomy is about gaining control and choice over your life – not enduring a working life that is unfulfilling. It’s about getting the most out of the one precious life that we are allotted. In this post, we’re going to look how an investment in your education, could help you gain that choice and control

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11:18

How to make sense of your superannuation statement...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/05/15

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY For many people, thinking about superannuation is the go-to cure for insomnia. This isn’t all bad, in that so long as your superannuation foundations are set-up right, it is something that needs to be left alone to grow – too much fiddling around can be extremely costly. But ignoring your superannuation savings completely is a mistake. Your superannuation savings are likely to be either your largest or

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06:38

Disaster avoidance – Best contact the experts –...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/05/08

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY Have you ever surfed the internet and seen something like “don’t pay thousands of dollars to a dentist to fix that sore tooth, download my free ebook – do it yourself dentistry, for everything that you need to know”? Or how about “people who tell you you need a qualified electrician to hook up your solar panels are just trying to steal your money. Take my 3 part mini course and do it yourself. I haven’t

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31:44

Return on Intellect with Ronan Leonard - Episode 91

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/05/01

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY In this episode, we explore how you can convert the knowledge you already possess into dollars in your pocket. The experiences and knowledge Ronan shares in this episode: How mastermind group works Taking advantage of your Return of Intellect How to unleash your own Return of Intellect Turning your experiences into profit.

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09:27

How to create a business plan for your Side Hustle -...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/04/24

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY As we’ve explored in past episodes, a Side Hustle can be the key that unlocks Financial Autonomy for you. That little side business that brings in some extra cash, turbo charges your learning, and has the potential to enable a total career reinvention. An extra $10k earned through your Side Hustle and paid off your mortgage each year, could see you debt free years earlier than previously thought possible

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08:13

Overcoming loneliness as a solopreneur - Episode 89

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2019/04/17

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY A key change in the working environment that has enabled greater choice, has been the explosion of the freelance economy and the rise of the solopreneur. But for all the positives that this change brings, primarily around flexibility, there is at least one potential downside – loneliness. So in this post, we’re going to explore this issue and consider some ideas you might like to implement to combat the

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31:30

Emily Wallace - tips and traps when buying a property...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/04/10

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY A discussion on property is well overdue here at Financial Autonomy. So I've roped in Buyers Advocate Emily Wallace to share with us her expert tips and advice for buying a property in Australia. She's lived in 23 properties in 25 years. Property investment is well and truly in her blood. The experiences and knowledge Emily shares in this episode: -How she became a buyers advocate (and what a buyers

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06:52

Creating intellectual property to achieve Financial...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/04/03

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY According to Forbes magazine “the world has changed dramatically in the past several decades with more and more of a company’s value attached not to factories, machines, or hard assets but rather the companies’ ideas, processes, and designs – their intellectual property.” Intellectual property (IP) can take a range of forms – writing, music, design, inventions, or software are all examples. The

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09:08

The Grey Nomad Alternative - Episode 86

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2019/03/27

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY My parents, like many of their peers, bought a caravan shortly after retiring. Each winter they escape a cold Melbourne, and head north, to explore the vastness of our nation and enjoy the agreeable climate on offer. They’re onto their second caravan now, and whilst their preference has evolved to staying in the one spot for an extended period rather than travel around, the winter escape remains a permanent

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09:52

How to get your home loan repaid sooner – Episode 85

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/03/20

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY Debt is like the leg irons worn by convicts – it holds you back from gaining choice in life, from achieving Financial Autonomy. Yet if we aspire to own a home, then in all likelihood we’re going to need to take out a very significant loan – a home loan. So given the conflict between: Our goal here at Financial Autonomy is to help you gain choice in life, and The majority of you will at some point take

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Fraser Cameron on being an Epic Dad - Episode 84

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/03/13

It's a scenario many of us face - experiencing professional success in the corporate world, yet finding it's not making you happy in broader life. In this episode, Fraser Cameron shares his journey. How he left the corporate environment and founded a coaching business helping others achieve their potential. Oh, and along the way he moved his family from New Zealand to Southern France. The experiences and knowledge Fraser shares in this episode: -Why he needed to escape corporate life, and his

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09:39

Financial Independence in Australia - Episode 83

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/03/06

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY Job security isn’t what it once was. The trend toward contracting, outsourcing and the gig economy, combined with technological automation and increasingly, artificial intelligence, means the need for us to be emotionally and financially resilient has never been higher. Emotional resiliency isn’t something I’m qualified to speak on, but financial resiliency – financial independence - is of course what we’re

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08:47

Freelancing as a Financial Autonomy pathway - Episode 82

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/02/27

A centrepiece of workforce change over the past 20-30 years has been the rise of the independent contractor – the freelancer. It’s no coincidence that this rise has occurred in parallel to the global expansion and adoption of the internet. The internet has enabled people to work together, and find one another, whether they are in the same city, or the other side of the world. Creatives such as graphic designers have long been the poster child of this workforce revolution, but scratch the surface

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52:54

Joanna Penn on making a 6 figure income as a writer –...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/02/20

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY Joanna Penn’s journey is a fascinating one. From consultant to business owner, to writer and entrepreneur, she's certainly packed plenty into her life. Today she runs a multi six-figure company with multiple streams of income. This one episode you definitely won’t want to miss. The experiences and knowledge Joanna shares in this episode: Her evolution from day job to being self-employed. Recognition of her

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08:51

Why your parent’s financial plan won’t work for you -...

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/02/13

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY If retirement is a decade or more away, it’s tempting to look at your parents and perhaps grandparents in retirement and figure, well, they seem to be getting along fine, I’ll just have what they’re having. But there’s two key factors that have underpinned your parents retirement, that will look vastly different in your retirement – the Age Pension, and a huge increase in wealth due to rising property

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11:55

How to build an Investment Portfolio – Episode 79

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/02/06

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY In the last post - How to start an Investment Portfolio - we looked at the steps and mechanics involved in creating your first investment portfolio. So we covered - setting your Objectives, determining how much Risk you will take on, your investment Time Frame, and Opening a share trading account. This week we'll progress from this set-up phase, to explore how you then build an investment portfolio. We

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09:17

How to start an Investment Portfolio – Episode 78

Financial Autonomy ·

2019/01/30

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY This is the first of a two-part series. In this post we will explore what are the actual steps and mechanics involved in starting an investment portfolio? In the next post, I’ll explore how you should go about building your portfolio. I’ve been building investment portfolios for clients for 20 odd years now. What I’m going to share with you are the actual steps we use to deliver successful outcomes for our

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