Dave from Strong Money Australia

On board today is a frequent FI-er and a bit of a celebrity in the Australian Financial Independence community, Dave from Strong Money Australia! Dave and his partner are a regular Aussie couple from Perth, who maintained a healthy savings rate and regime of property investing over a ten year period. One day they discovered that if they moved some equity from their investment properties into dividend producing index funds and LICs, that they could completely cover their cost of living. A few years ago this pivot let them reach Financial Independence and Retire Early at the insane age of only 28! Dave writes about his experience with Early Retirement on his blog Strong Money Australia, as well as co-hosting the popular 'Fire and Chill' podcast with Pat Seyrak. Dave has been a major influence on my own Financial Independence journey, and I am thrilled to invite him onto the show.