On board the pod today is Matt Raad, from the eBusiness Institute, who is joining us once again, to discuss changes to the online real estate landscape, to discuss Matt and Liz's business philosophies and to cover some of the Frequently Asked Questions about online businesses and websites that popped up in the recent webinar. For some more context, you can go back and listen to Episode 11 - (Digital Entrepreneurs Matt and Liz Raad) as well as Episode 23 (Entrepreneurship with Liz Raad). The eBus...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Whilst a lot of people might roll their eyes when they start to think about submitting their tax returns, it's something that everyone has to do. So personally, I used to submit my own tax returns and actually when I was at uni, but I eventually realized that I was actually cutting myself short because there were lots of work related deductions that I was missing out on that I didn't know about. From then on, I made sure I saw a licenced tax accountant. So today on the pod, I've got Mihn who's j...
Nov 18, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Pearler is an online investment (brokerage) platform built for those on the path to Financial Independence. Since I joined Pearler in 2020 a lot has changed, so today I have got Nic Nicolaides, one of the cofounders of Pearler, to give us an update on some of the major changes, and some features we can expect to see rolled out soon.
Oct 05, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 35
I first met Amber when I listened to the Money Madams Podcast. Amber and her co-host Katherine run an awesome podcast, sharing their experience with personal finance and interviewing interesting guests - I was lucky enough to be featured! After chatting to these two very knowledgable people, I knew I wanted to get them on the pod to discuss some areas of the FIRE movement they had first hand experience with - Katherine came on to talk about insurance , and now Amber is here sharing her knowledge...
Sep 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 34
I first heard of Lacey after she gave a TEDx talk at the University of Western Australia in 2018 on the concept of mini-retirements, that is, taking regular sabbaticals throughout a career as part of a genuine commitment to work life balance, and I thought it was brilliant. Lacey was so genuine and brutally honest about her life experience and struggles working in such a high stress operational role in the mining industry. Listening to her talk about trying to balance her career, family life and...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 17 min
An Interview with Prashan Mohan, the Chief Marketing Officer of Sharesight, to discuss what is Sharesight and how investors on the path to Financial Independence can use the Sharesight program to make their portfolio tracking, administration, and tax accounting easier.
Jun 26, 2022•53 min
On board the podcast today is Katherine Hayes, to talk all about insurances (how to cover your butt!). This is something not often talked about enough in the FI/RE space, so I was really glad to have an expert on board to break down the different types of insurances and what to look for. Katherine is a multi-award-winning financial advisor based in Canberra who has over 20 years industry experience, and is also the co-host of the Money Madams Podcast alongside Amber Parr. She is a business owner...
May 29, 2022•2 hr 40 min
Today I am sharing an update about my FIRE Journey - specifically all about my decision to stop work and leave flying, leave Sydney and move across the country back to my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. I chat about what I have been up to, latest decisions in the portfolio, my family update and finally finish with a reader question
Mar 28, 2022•50 min
On board today is Richard, a Sydney based digital marketer to talk all about digital marketing and online business. Richard actually has had a similar background to me, starting off his career in engineering and then chasing financial independence through leveraging his time and creating a business in his dream job. Richard grew up in Canberra and currently lives in Sydney with his Wife and daughters. Whilst web design and digital marketing is his specialty, he has actually been building website...
Mar 18, 2022•50 min
Onboard today is Chris Brycki, the CEO and founder of Stockspot, a Sydney-based online investment company. Chris is an experienced fund manager, holding a Bachelor of commerce and some impressive credentials - Chris was the national winner of the ASX share trading game three years in a row, and went on to work successfully as a portfolio manager at UBS investments. After years working as a fund manager and openly discussing finance with his close friends and family, Chris saw the need for an inv...
Feb 18, 2022•48 min
On board today is Pat Garrett, co founder and CEO of Six Park online asset management. Pat is a financial advisor and member of the FPA, as well as graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has worked as a Board member, CEO, CFO, senior level corporate advisor and a private equity investor. Pat has over 30 years experience in the financial industry - having worked for JP morgan in New York and San Fransisco before moving to Melbourne where he worked as managing director for p...
Jan 28, 2022•43 min
Onboard today is Jade Johnson, a student who is on track to graduate University debt free. Jade shares her money journey and experience investing as a student, and just how she is graduating debt free through a combination of part time work, scholarships, side hustles and her money coaching business. Jade Johnson started her blog Finance for FIRE early 2020 to document her own financial journey. After paying off over $17,000 of personal debt and subsequently growing her net worth to $50k by the ...
Jan 12, 2022•43 min
Josh is a young father on the path to Financial Independence who works in the engineering construction industry. Recently, he sold all of his crypto investments and used the money to start his own small business called 'You Knead Sourdough', which provides customers with complete sourdough kits to enable them to make awesome home made sourdough for a fraction of the price that it costs in store. He has seen amazing success so far with high demand for his kits, and is almost at the point where he...
Dec 15, 2021•44 min
On board the podcast today is Scott Rieckens, Author of Playing with FIRE and the director of the Playing with FIRE documentary. Happily married in California with a young daughter, Rieckens had his dream life: A luxury car, yacht club membership and a big house. Underneath this façade, he was struggling with depression, overworked and overwhelmed, with no exit strategy. After discovering the financial Independence Retire Early movement, Scott began learning as much as he could, finally explaini...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Liz Raad is a successful online entrepreneur and educator who's expertise is buying and selling websites and teaching women how to do the same. She is also the co-founder of theeBusiness Institute a private training organisation that provides digital marketing courses designed specifically for those who want to re-train for the digital future or earn income independently. Liz and I chat about her experience with Entrepreneurship, and how her and her Partner Matt transitioned from being professio...
Sep 13, 2021•50 min
On board today is Sherry, better known as the SaverSpender from her instagram channel, and her blog savespendsplurge.com Sherry lives in Canada - the northern hemisphere's much colder version of Australia. Today we are talking aboot the reflections from Sherry's journey to financial Independence, and the powerful lessons she can pass on for us still working towards FI Sherry started her financial journey much like anyone else - graduating in 2006 at age 23 with enourmous amounts of student debt ...
Jun 10, 2021•2 hr 35 min
This is your Captain speaking is a monthly update and a Question and Answer segment where I unpack some of the most popular questions from the Financial Independence community. If you have a question for the Captain, the best place to ask is the CaptainFI Facebook group or by leaving a comment on blog posts. If you would like to stay anonymous you can get in touch via the email from the CaptainFI blog contact form. I am also active on other social platforms and forums (but its easy for questions...
Jun 04, 2021•28 min
Part 2 of Superannuation with Life Sherpa. Important that you listen to Part 1 first. On board today is Vince Scully, better known as the Life Sherpa and Author of the popular book the Latte Fallacy which aims to dispel many common personal finance myths (like that ordering a latte or smashed avocado will stop you owning a home). Vince is a licenced financial advisor, and with over 40 years experience in the industry he has only just recently reached preservation age and is set to retire. Vince ...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min
On board today is Vince Skully, better known as the Life Sherpa and Author of the popular book the Latte Fallacy which aims to dispel many common personal finance myths (like that ordering a latte or smashed avocado will stop you owning a home). Vince is a licenced financial advisor, and with over 40 years experience in the industry he has only just recently reached preservation age and is set to retire. Vince and I chew the fat on wealth, Financial Independence, Retirement, and how superannuati...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min
An important lesson us Pilots all learn in ground school is the value of having an experienced flying instructor. They guide, shape and mentor us as we learn to fly and eventually gain our wings. Well similarly, A financial advisor or financial planner is a professional who can help you learn to manage your finances like a pro. They can also help with estate planning and your overall financial strategy. They should work with you to comprehensively determine your personal financial situation, nee...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min
This is your Captain speaking is a monthly Question and Answer segment where I unpack some of the most popular questions from the Financial Independence community. If you have a question for the Captain, the best place to ask is the CaptainFI Facebook group or by leaving a comment on blog posts. If you would like to stay anonymous you can get in touch via the email from the CaptainFI blog contact form. I am also active on other social platforms and forums (but its easy for questions to get lost)...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min
World renowned Crypto expert Stephan Livera and I hang out in Sydney to discuss Crypto, Bitcoin, FI/RE and what the hell an NFT is! Stephan co-founded the ministry of nodes which is focused on educational content about the economics and technology of Bitcoin, and he also hosts one of the worlds leading bitcoin podcasts (regularly ranked in the top 10). Stephan has interviewed many high profile Bitcoin, Libertarian, Austrian economics and Macro guests, and has over 261 episodes released with over...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min
We stop into Perth again, where Dan Jovevski (CEO WeMoney) joins us on the podcast to discuss all things expense tracking and financial well being. Just as well this flight is going to Perth, because this is a long one! WeMoney is probably the best expense tracking application I have found - I recently did a review on their software and my experience using it over the past 6 months or so, where I spoke to Dan over the phone countless times. I was pretty suspicious of it at the start, but after g...
Mar 18, 2021•2 hr 32 min
To reach Financial Independence, we all know we need to be investing. There are a wide range of financial products, investing tools and share trading platforms available today, making it difficult to know which is the right one for you. To make matters worse, many of these have outrageously high brokerage, or even hidden fee structures which can seriously erode your returns. To help de-mystify the investing landscape, Today I talk with Kurt Walkom - one of the Cofounders of Pearler, The Aussie b...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Have you ever heard of matched betting? It keeps coming up in the FIRE community, and I wanted to get to the bottom of it. Matched betting is basically a technique that allows you to profit from online gambling, by taking advantage of Bookmakers loss-leading promotions. It exists because bookmakers give away free bets in order to encourage punters to bet with them. Matched bettors collect these free bets, and then go to a betting exchange where they can sell them for 70-80% of their face value. ...
Jan 14, 2021•59 min
Today, we are popping a bottle of champagne from the first lounge to celebrate an awesome achievement with 'A Purple Life'. Purple has just completed her journey to Financial Independence, and has reached early retirement at age 30. Purple first heard about the FI/RE movement in 2013 when her partner discovered it on Reddit of all places - however she didn't think much of it initially. It challenged her way of thinking and confronted societies programming, and so like most people she then came u...
Dec 17, 2020•35 min
On board today we have two VIPs in the first class cabin. These entrepreneurs were able to light the afterburners on their own wealth engines through a number of successful business ventures. Coming from humble farming backgrounds, this couple actually met whilst studying at university and managed to spark each other's fire for financial Independence. Dropping out of university in pursuit of Financial Independence, they learnt the harsh realities of the business world when they unwittingly inves...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 12 min
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 yea...
Nov 11, 2020•48 min
To reach Financial Independence, we all know we need to be investing our savings. There are a wide range of financial products, investing tools and share trading platforms available today, making it difficult to know which is the right one for you. To make matters worse, many of these have outrageously high brokerage, or even hidden fee structures which can seriously erode your returns. To help demystify the investing landscape, I am going to talk about the share trading platform that I have per...
Oct 30, 2020•56 min
On board today we have Amy Lunardi, an experienced property investor and buyers advocate. Amy is barely into her 30s and has already built up an impressive property portfolio which she continues to grow. Initially working in the public sector, Amy devoted her evenings and weekends to researching, buying, renovating and developing properties. In doing so, she found her true passion and took a leap of faith to leave her comfortable government job and pursue her dreams starting a property business....
Oct 07, 2020•55 min
