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Michelle

About Michelle

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Entries by Michelle

Intentional Spending, Minimalism, Money Tips

What We Absolutely, No Way In Hell, Do Not Spend On

If you’re plodding along on your journey towards financial independence by saving as much as you can from what you make, squirrelling away that money into investments, and adopting minimalist habits to create momentum for your efforts – congratulations to you. Intentional living really is the secret sauce to the FIRE movement, which includes understanding […]

January 4, 2023 /0 Comments/by Michelle
Financial Independence

The Top 5 Financial Lessons For Kids To Learn Early

There’s a more widely understood notion now that the way we talk to children in their formative years literally shapes the way their brain synapses later in life. So, following that vein of thinking, it makes sense that your language and ethos around money would have a similar effect. When it comes to what we’re […]

October 26, 2022 /0 Comments/by Michelle
Financial Independence, Superannuation

That’s Bloody Super: Ways To Maximise Superannuation

Australia has a slow burn retirement system that’s pretty super, so when it comes to how we maximise superannuation, here are the habitual things we’ve done to help us achieve both a big balance in the amount, and good balance in the distribution. In 1992, superannuation was introduced as a way to ease pressure on […]

August 16, 2022 /0 Comments/by Michelle
Investing

The Most Common Ways To Achieve Financial Independence

Every investor is different, coming to the table with a different amount of capital, a different risk tolerance, a different lifestyle and different vision for their investment outcome. To me, that’s the magic of finding ways to achieve financial independence – you can create your ultimate lifestyle in a way that suits the current one. […]

September 24, 2021 /0 Comments/by Michelle
Financial Independence, Investing, Superannuation, Zero Waste

Ethical Investing for Beginners

“The secret to a fulfilled life is not only to do well, but to do good.” That’s ethical investing 101. Whatever your personal, political or social view of the world, there’s one thing we can all agree on: it’s never been as batshit crazy as right now.  Reeling off the back of (and sometimes dipping […]

July 28, 2021 /2 Comments/by Michelle
Financial Independence, Investing

The Six Steps To Ensuring Your Financial Independence (And Early Retirement!)

If you’re like any of the Aussies with FIRE on the mind (in short: swapping extravagant lifestyles for frugal, intentional living and investing) – the biggest question for  you is… how? The answer, simply, is following the six steps to ensuring your financial independence and early retirement.  Whatever demographic you fall into, DINK, SINKS, a […]

August 4, 2020 /2 Comments/by Michelle
Minimalism

Managing Business Financials As A Minimalist

It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the fallacy that acclaim and success are direct outcomes of how much we earn, or how complicated our affairs are. Accomplishment isn’t linked with complexity. We can merely “work to live” and still make major bank with the simplest of systems, workflows and personal productivity ethos. I […]

January 22, 2020 /2 Comments/by Michelle
Money Tips

Budgeting For A Baby (And FI, Too)

I cannot tell you the amount of times I have heard that financial independence is simply not possible when budgeting for a baby. That as soon as you procreate, all notions of economic autonomy go out the window, along with your sleep, sanity and sex life. “Must be nice, but wait until they have kids.” […]

October 25, 2019 /8 Comments/by Michelle
Investing

Paper Trading: How To Get Started With ‘Fakevesting’

So many Australians are terrified of share investing because of the risk in buying shares, and also because they don’t feel comfortable with their ability to make money on their money. If that’s the case – paper trading, i.e. “fake-vesting” might just be for you. Paper trading is essentially the sharemarket’s version of try before […]

August 27, 2019 /0 Comments/by Michelle
Money Tips

A Guide To Managing Money Through Illness

Unexpected illness. It’s the last thing that any of us want to happen – and it’s worse when it comes completely out of the blue. When it does, though, our finances often bear the brunt of the storm. But managing money through illness isn’t as hard as you’d think. So how do you bounce back […]

August 1, 2019 /0 Comments/by Michelle
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  • What We Absolutely, No Way In Hell, Do Not Spend On
  • The Top 5 Financial Lessons For Kids To Learn Early
  • That’s Bloody Super: Ways To Maximise Superannuation
  • The Most Common Ways To Achieve Financial Independence
  • Ethical Investing for Beginners

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