A few months ago, I wrote about how we sold our rental property, in preference for creating a simpler, debt free, financial life. The property sold, and settled and the mullah landed in the bank account. So it was my time for glory! It was my time to happy dance my way to the bank […]
Is Money Your Excuse?
Last weekend I made the trip to Brisbane for a blogging conference. I had loads of wonderful conversations with super interesting people, but one conversation that had me thinking was with a travel blogger (and mum of two younger kids). Of course, I was like a pig in mud talking about family adventures and picking […]
Mini Experiments to Help You Discover How to Spend Your Money
“Money is your life energy. You pay for money with your time. You choose how to spend it.” Vicki Robins and Joe Dominguez introduced this counter-cultural idea in their seminal works “Your Money or Your Life” in the early 90’s, during a time when ‘Greed was Good’ and more was better. When I read this […]
What is your point of ‘enough’? (And Why Does it Matter?)
Do you have any idea how much money you need to feel happy, joyful, fulfilled and purposeful? The old saying goes that “money can’t buy you happiness”, but research seems to disagree… to a point. A recent study by Rabobank found that the happiest people in Australia were earning between $80,000 to $100,000. Similarly, an […]
How to Use Your Money to Maximise Your Happiness
Have you ever considered your money as a precious resource? For most of us, every dollar has, on some level, come from you selling your efforts and your time. Your time is precious and finite. Your energy is precious and finite. How you use your money should reflect that. We all need to make dozens […]
How much of your time (and your life) are you willing to trade for money?
Summer afternoons in our home usually equate to meals eaten on the front lawn or perched by the lake. They are filled with slow meandering walks after dinner, sitting on my son’s special rock by the cliff ‘watching the world go by’, sneaky dusk trips to the beach and the odd Corona with my husband. […]
Why I Sold My Investments
This time last year we made the decision to sell our rental property, and sell off most of our shares. The rental property was positively geared (fancy accountant talk for actually making money!), in a good location and in good nick. It had the potential for good growth over the longer term and we had […]
Decluttering My Way to a Richer Life
Yep. I’ve got the urge again. Every 6 months or so the garbage bags come out and I start clearing out more ‘stuff’. As the years pass, my attachment to things just seems to get less and less, as my search for more genuine richness in life’s experiences grows. My husband gets a little concerned […]
What Does It Really Cost To Own a Camper Trailer or Caravan?
Perhaps it was the fact that we just returned from the most fabulous family holiday travelling around Tasmania in a campervan (the bug for adventures is BACK!), or the fact that winter is almost upon us which has meant less outside time… but for some reason I woke up last week with a deep […]
Step 1 – Asking Your ‘Why’ When It Comes To Money
Why – it’s a simple word but one that doesn’t seem to get nearly enough attention, particularly when it comes to money and financial planning. Yet it’s one that can help to clarify your financial goals and create a path to get there. Over the years I’ve had many clients or friends that have asked […]