Barefoot Investor
Mamma wants her freedom
BAREFOOT Investor Scott Pape answers readers questions on investing, earning, saving and reducing debt.
How do you know if it’s good advice?
IF most people can’t tell whether they’re receiving bad investment advice, what’s the solution? Barefoot Investor Scott Pape has a few simple rules.
Granny is feeling a bit flat
BAREFOOT Investor tackles the topics of making plans for the future as you grow older, cashing in shares and paying off the mortgage.
When investors are over a barrel
THE Barefoot Investor this week revisits schemes in what he describes as a finance catastrophe version of “Where Are They Now?” And yes, some involve cows.
What are you holden out for?
IF you’ve got a burning money question, or you want to win a fight with your hubby, shoot over to barefootinvestor.com and ask a question.
Is there a way to fast-track your first home?
A STORY about a former pizza boy going from earning $10 an hour to owning 14 properties has sounded Barefoot Investor’s bulldust detector. So he called him up and had a chat.
Home in the heart, not head
BUYING a home is both a financial and an emotional decision. So producing a spreadsheet to argue renting is better will not win the argument, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Who will lose most in a cashless society?
THERE’S five times more $100 notes in circulation than $5 notes. Drug dealers and tax cheats hoard them. But a cashless society won’t hit only criminals, says Barefoot Investor.
What Trump can teach us about money
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Donald Trump reminds the Barefoot Investor of the bullies at school, but even though Scott Pape says the Big D is a liar, here’s something he is right about ...
Bad plan curdles cafe life
AN inner city cafe owner paying himself a minimum wage needs to have a hard look at his business model, writes the Barefoot Investor.
It ain’t always roses with proposals
CONTRIVED reality television has nothing on the problems facing some real people facing real wedding blues, writes Barefoot Investor.
Just dig yourself out of money hole
BROKE people should not spend $3580 a year on a “fitness” trainer to sort out their money problems. The way to get out is with grit and determination, writes Barefoot Investor.
The great engagement ring conjob
THIS column is dedicated to all the brothers out there buying an engagement ring. Let me share a little secret with you: the engagement ring is one of the great marketing conjobs, writes Scott Pape.
Cash in on a healthy passion
A CAREER change is called for if you can’t stand your job and it is hurting your home life — even if it means giving up a lot of dough, writes Barefoot Investor.
How spring could change your life
SPRING is an awesome time to liberate yourself from all the stuff that’s hanging around you like belly fat. It could change your life, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Reaping what you’ve sowed
MAKING $10 million out of selling a farm sounds like a good start. But the next challenge is finding the right investment strategy. The Barefoot Investor has some ideas.
The joy of being called Dad
SATURDAY at our house is father-and-son day. Usually that means running around chasing chooks, manhandling the sheepdog and getting as dirty as possible.
Scott Pape answers your money questions
AN executive chef earning a very good income on a superyacht might be all at sea over a bad credit rating. The Barefoot Investor has some advice.
Best habits start young
CHILDREN are demanding, which can be exhausting on your holiday, but it’s damned good when they channel it into learning about money, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Looking for home security
BE prepared to make difficult, disciplined decisions if you want to get out of debt and start saving to buy a home, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Banks a law unto themselves
IT looks increasingly like the Government doesn’t have the ticker to beat the banks. So the Barefoot Investor is giving his own judgment.
Put your own home loan first
IF YOU’RE smart you will make paying off your home a priority before you buy an investment property, writes the Barefoot Investor.
A different financial mindset pays off
THE biggest lesson you learn from answering thousands of people’s questions is that most people ask the wrong question, but here are three that are different, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Know when to hold ’em
A FULLTIME poker player needs to treat it as a business and see if it is really profitable, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Rates cut? Not happy, banks!
THE banks may have be brats by failing to pass on rate cuts, but it’s not the banks’ fault — any more than a tantrum-throwing toddler. It’s ours, says Scott Pape.
Don’t blow a windfall
COMING in to a significant inheritance can be an opportunity to clear the deck on your debts and save for the future. Just don’t waste it, writes Barefoot Investor.
Is it really that easy to be your own boss?
EVER thought about flipping your boss the bird and doing your own thing? One in three want to be their own boss, but there are things to keep in mind, writes Barefoot Investor.
Job switch a tough gig
LOOKING after your family should take priority over chasing that dream job if it would involve a pay cut, writes Barefoot Investor.
Make every bean count
PLENTY of younger people have given up on buying a home because they think they are priced out of the market, but here’s why they’re often wrong, writes Barefoot Investor.
Aussie dream is still within your reach
PLENTY of younger people have given up on buying a home because they think they are priced out of the market, but here’s why they’re often wrong, writes Scott Pape.
