Barefoot Investor
Let’s take baby steps
TWO women wanting to have a home and children together don’t need to be afraid about sorting out their finances, writes the Barefoot Investor.
It’s all about tax - and the system
ONE of the most powerful people at the Australian Taxation Office, Assistant Commissioner Graham Whyte, has some advice for the Barefoot Investor.
Making the best of a sad loss
A SUDDENLY single parent in his 50s with four young sons gets some detailed financial advice from the Barefoot Investor on safeguarding their future.
Danger of stocking up on doom
FEAR is a fantastic marketing tool, and the more shares forecasters scare people, the more they shell out, writes Barefoot Investor
Loan rearrangers heading home
A FANCY app may trouble mortgage brokers but playing hard ball with your bank on a home loan still works best, writes Barefoot Investor.
Fees a thaw point for investors
FROZEN funds can scare and intimidate the elderly, writes Barefoot Investor, so help them avoid investment traps.
Putting debt to pasture
HARDWORKING farmers can’t control the milk price. All they can control, writes Barefoot Investor, is earning other sources of farming (and non-farming) income.
Too late to fix it now
Around 18 months ago we fixed our mortgage rate at 4.84 per cent for three years, thinking it was at the bottom of the cycle...
The dirtiest, slimiest scam of them all
WHAT makes this heartbreaking scam so shocking is that it’s an ‘inside job’. And it’s only going to get worse, says Barefoot Investor Scott Pape.
Know when to fold ‘em
THE solution to a bad relationship is to leave and cut financial ties, writes Barefoot Investor.
Home truths emerge on property
IT’S time we had a grown-up chat about the true costs of being a property investor in 2016, writes Barefoot Investor.
Trying to garnish the nest egg
WHAT do the Budget changes to super mean for people who don’t live in Toorak? Barefoot Investor has some ideas.
Making retirement plans at 30
A COUPLE just about on the financial finishing line at 30 should avoid confusion and stress by setting up a family trust, writes Barefoot Investor.
Buffett’s wealth of advice
AT the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Warren Buffett showed how he hasn’t hedged his bets on the share market. Barefoot Investor reports
Debt a solo quest for knight
A KNIGHT in shining armour must pass a final test - getting out of debt - before he gets the hand of his princess, writes Barefoot Investor.
How to get a handle on your budget
THE Federal budget is just a bunch of middle-aged white guys trying to put lipstick on a pig, but when it comes to your household spending you should have it covered, writes The Barefoot Investor.
Barefoot Investor: There is life after jail
A MAN made a huge mistake years ago and ended up in jail. He turned it around, got a job, but has been made redundant. He asks Barefoot Investor Scott Pape for advice.
Flying, on the level
NEXT week I’m travelling to Omaha, Nebraska.
It’s time for my annual pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ shareholder meeting.
Married ‘til debt do us part
BAREFOOT Investor Scott Pape answers all your burning debt, saving and investment questions and suggests we start getting real about money matters.
Significant others splurging in secret
A couple of months ago, I received one of the most shocking emails from a reader, writes Scott Pape.
Time to sack your adviser
IF you’ve got a burning money question, ask Barefoot Investor Scott Pape a question. Or he may have already answered it here.
‘I’ve had some interesting questions in my time’
BAREFOOT invester Scott Pape has answered reader questions about money — and responded to one reader’s unusual demand.
Financial success is not lined with silver and gold
IT’S 3.19am … and I’m writing to you from my iPhone... Right now my six-month-old, Eddie, is about as cranky as my Triple M boss (Big Eddie).
Selling the city bolthole
THE Melbourne city apartment market is oversupplied and for some investors it is time to sell, writes Scott Pape.
You can be your own worst boss
SMALL business owners and budding entrepreneurs have lots of questions on success and survival. Scott Pape sets out to answer some of them.
Time for home truth on partner
A CANCER battler needs to tackle her partner and his credit-card spending before sorting out her finances, writes Scott Pape.
Looking for paydirt in land deals
THE sales pitch was that if you were smart enough to own an option on a few plots of land in the Secret Valley Estate, well, you could become very, very rich.
But it didn’t turn out that way, writes Scott Pape.
All at sea with sinking investment
INVESTING in shipping containers through an offshore company may not be seaworthy and could leave you open to losing your money, warns Scott Pape.
Is investing God’s real gift to women?
IT’S hard to imagine parents would pay a girl less pocket money than her brother. Then again, it’s hard to believe that corporate Australia would pay a woman less than a similarly qualified bloke.
