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This is the only money guide you'll ever need
That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different?
Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' … or a strict budget (that you won't follow).
You'll get a step-by-step formula: open this account, then do this; call this person, and say this; invest money here, and not there. All with a glass of wine in your hand.
This book will show you how to create an entire financial plan that is so simple you can sketch it on the back of a serviette … and you'll be able to manage your money in 10 minutes a week.
You'll also get the skinny on:
Saving up a six-figure house deposit in 20 months
Doubling your income using the 'Trapeze Strategy'
Saving $78,173 on your mortgage and wiping out 7 years of payments
Finding a financial advisor who won't rip you off
Handing your kids (or grandkids) a $140,000 cheque on their 21st birthday
Why you don't need $1 million to retire … with the 'Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy'
Sound too good to be true? It's not.
This book is full of stories from everyday Aussies — single people, young families, empty nesters, retirees — who have applied the simple steps in this book and achieved amazing, life-changing results.
And you're next.
Publisher Description
Fully reviewed and updated for the 2019-2020 financial year
This is the only money guide you'll ever need
That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves.
So what makes this one different?
Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' or a strict budget (that you won't follow).
You'll get a step-by-step formula: open this account, then do this; call this person, and say this; invest money here, and not there. All with a glass of wine in your hand.
This book will show you how to create an entire financial plan that is so simple you can sketch it on the back of a serviette and you'll be able to manage your money in 10 minutes a week.
You'll also get the skinny on:
- Saving up a six-figure house deposit in 20 months
- Doubling your income using the 'Trapeze Strategy'
- Saving $78,173 on your mortgage and wiping out 7 years of payments
- Finding a financial advisor who won't rip you off
- Handing your kids (or grandkids) a $140,000 cheque on their 21st birthday
- Why you don't need $1 million to retire with the 'Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy'
Sound too good to be true? It's not.
This book is full of stories from everyday Aussies single people, young families, empty nesters, retirees who have applied the simple steps in this book and achieved amazing, life-changing results.
And you're next.
Author Biography
SCOTT PAPE is the Barefoot Investor. A fiercely independent investment advisor who, for over a decade, has reached millions of Australians through his newspaper columns, and on TV and radio. In 2014 he and his family lost everything in a bushfire...but what they did next - that's the real story.
Table of Contents
About the author xiii
Prelude: Living Barefoot xv
The alpaca attitude xix
Part 1: Plant
Step 1: Schedule a Monthly Barefoot Date Night 4
Money talk is better with garlic bread and wine 7
Barefoot banking 13
The world’s cheapest super fund 23
Your insurance sorted in one beer 37
How to live like a multimillionaire right now 47
Step 2: Set Up Your Buckets 58
The Serviette Strategy 61
Step 3: Domino Your Debts 76
Removing the brainwashing 79
Domino your debts (except your HECS-HELP and your home) 91
Part 2: Grow
How to double your income 105
Step 4: Buy Your Home 116
How to buy your home in 20 months 119
Step 5: Supercharge Your Wealth 134
Should I buy an investment property? 137
Your Golden Ticket — becoming an investor 145
The automatic millionaire — how to put your investing on autopilot 159
How to be a hero — investing for your kids (or grandkids) 171
Step 6: Boost Your Mojo to Three Months 182
The power of Mojo — never worry about money again 185
Part 3: Harvest
Step 7: Get the Banker off Your Back 194
The curious case of the postcode povvos 197
How to save $77 641 and wipe almost seven years off your mortgage 201
Step 8: Nail Your Retirement Number 210
The Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy — why you don’t need $1 million to retire 213
Finding your financial advisor on Tinder 227
It’s not about you — a gift for your family 235
Step 9: Leave a Legacy 238
Building your legacy — a very special Barefoot Date Night 241
Freedom starts today — you don’t have to wait ... 249
We’ll meet again 253
Index 259
Long Description
"This book will help you protect the people you love." Melissa Doyle , host of Sunday Night "Follow the Barefoot path or at least consider doing so as soon as possible." Tim Fischer , former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia This is the only money guide youll ever need. Thats a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different? Well, you wont be overwhelmed with a bunch of tipsor a strict budget (that you wont follow). Youll get a step-by-step formula: open this account, then do this; call this person, and say this; invest money here, and not there. All with a glass of wine in your hand. Youll also get the skinny on: Saving up a six-figure house deposit in 20 months Doubling your income using the Trapeze Strategy Saving $77641 on your mortgage and wiping out almost 7 years of payments Handing your kids (or grandkids) a $140000 cheque on their 21st birthday Why you dont need $1 million to retire...with the Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy Sound too good to be true? Its not. This book is full of stories from everyday Aussies single people, young families, empty nesters, retirees who have applied the simple steps in this book and achieved amazing, life-changing results. And youre next.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia
Country of Publication
Australia
Short Title
BAREFOOT INVESTOR
Subtitle
The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need
Publication Date
2018-07-01
Illustrations
illustrations
Product Reviews
30 Jan, 2021
Lived up to my expectations. If a friend or family member has recommended you read this book do it! I'm annoyed with myself it took me a year to get around to it!
By Michelle
18 Jan, 2021
Life changing. Buy several
By Adam
19 Feb, 2019
This book is great and gives you easy-to-follow, simple tools to set yourself up to succeed financially. Would highly recommend.
By Christine
28 Nov, 2018
Fantastic- just the help I needed
By Katie
22 Nov, 2018
Great book recommend to all who especially need advise and a swift kick in the fiance phatoody. Gave me the confidence I needed to change banks and get the most out of my money.
By Erica
02 Nov, 2018
Great, easy read, with current day actions required to get into financial freedom.
By Clinton
01 Nov, 2018
Very practical. Step by step rather than theoretical. I bought an extra copy for my family. Retail superannuation funds BEWARE!
By Nathan
16 Aug, 2018
Love this book! Thank you
By Elizabeth
14 Aug, 2018
So good. We are really enjoying working together towards our financial goals.
By Lingiana
30 Jul, 2018
Excellent book! Simple, straightforward and well written.
By Jacinta
13 Jul, 2018
Best book I’ve ever purchased, everyone needs a copy!!!
By Deanne
12 Jul, 2018
Quite good advice especially for people with little financial knowledge.
By Wayne
10 Jul, 2018
Simple yet effective way to manage your money that’s written in a way to make you feel more comfortable about finance jargon and actually want to do the steps and make changes. Some interesting bank account names and a great, black and white comparison/ explanation of investing in property v the share market too.
By Trevor
10 Jul, 2018
Fantastic!!!!!!!!
By Steve
10 Jul, 2018
Love love love this book
By Shay
07 Jul, 2018
Informative, easy to ready and helpful for financial advice.
Highly recommended!
By Natalie
03 Jul, 2018
great book great info
By Anne
02 Jul, 2018
enlightening to say the least, I hope to rid my life of debt in the near future
By jennifer
02 Jul, 2018
Easy to read. Broken down into simple steps. Recommend to everyone.
By Melanie
02 Jul, 2018
Great! Really valuable read.
By Alison
13 May, 2018
Great read thanks
By Sande
18 Apr, 2018
Wonderfully written, easy to follow guide on how to get your finances in order. I often get lost in "financial terminology" though this book is written in a great way that every Aussie can understand and relate to. I love this book and recommend it to all my friends.
By Tessa
04 Apr, 2018
Great advice, humorous, easy to understand and easy reading
By Michael
28 Mar, 2018
Written in easy-to-read and easy-to-understand language. No gobbledygook to frighten the lay person away.
By Gary
27 Mar, 2018
great book/great advice. value for money.
By Kevin
27 Mar, 2018
Fantastic read learnt so much keep them comin
By Annelise
26 Mar, 2018
good and informative.
By darrel
25 Mar, 2018
Love it
By Shane
22 Oct, 2017
Great book with great information
By Tim
26 Sep, 2017
excellent
By Ally
23 Sep, 2017
I have only read the first quarter of the book and already I feel I'm on the way to financial freedom . Lookout if the rest of the book follows suit. Alan
By Alan
15 Sep, 2017
Fantastic book. Very informative.
By Glenda
12 Sep, 2017
I've never been excited nor hopeful about my finances, now I am. My partner and I are communicating about our finances in a much healthier way, and we are more aligned in our day to day and long term spending goals. This book is a game changer for us!
By Laura
07 Sep, 2017
It's great. I can't believe he doesn't wear shoes.
By Jarrod
07 Sep, 2017
Great book to explain how we should manage our finances.
By Surinder
06 Sep, 2017
I think that the author is good and many people could profit from his ideas. The best thing about the book is that is up to date and not justb repeating the same sort of advice that many such books have proposed over the years past.
By David
05 Sep, 2017
The one and only finance book needed
BUY IT
By brian
03 Sep, 2017
An easy read which prompts positive life changes.
By David
29 Aug, 2017
Love love love
By kristie
29 Aug, 2017
Awesome Book!!
By Krystle
29 Aug, 2017
Valuable information about setting up your finances for life.
By Melanie
24 Aug, 2017
This book is very interesting and informative! Have not read it all yet, but so far so good. Would recommend to others interested in managing their money and future.
By Mrs
23 Aug, 2017
Love it ! I'm australian and he is australian so its easy to understand.
By Kylie
22 Aug, 2017
A clear reading book with just darn good advise. Highly recommended to my friends to read and do.
By lorelle
22 Aug, 2017
Excellent book full of excellent advice.
By Jenny
21 Aug, 2017
Concise & informative.
A winner
By John
19 Aug, 2017
Great easy read
By Anthony
16 Aug, 2017
I brought one each for both of my daughters and they have both started implementing what's in the book, I have the old Bruce bonds books and still refer to them.
By Peter
15 Aug, 2017
Very good but very Australia focussed. Have to try a bit harder to use it in NZ but it is possible.
By Trudie
07 Aug, 2017
Brilliant, down to earth and realistic.
By Jasmine
03 Aug, 2017
Ease of reading. Common sense approach
By Philip
24 Jul, 2017
Good
By Radomir
24 Jul, 2017
Excellent advice
By susan
24 Jul, 2017
I thought it was very informative
By Ian
19 Jul, 2017
Excellent Reading
By Brian
06 Jul, 2017
Very interesting read
By annette
02 Jul, 2017
Great easy to follow book!
By Lee
01 Jul, 2017
great1 I got 2 more for my grandchildren
By TONEY
26 Jun, 2017
Excellent book highly recommend
By Moira
26 Jun, 2017
Best book I ever bought!! Already making a difference to our financial siutation
By Laura
19 Jun, 2017
A great asset & wealth or information
By Jane
19 Jun, 2017
Happy with my purchase,some good advice.
By Julie
19 Jun, 2017
Grouse
By shaun
13 Jun, 2017
very informative
By Julie
12 Jun, 2017
Easy to read. Very unbiased information, wish book had been around 40 years ago. Im so impressed Ive bought a copy for each of my 4 sons.
By kim
12 Jun, 2017
Good advice easy to understand and follow
By Michael
12 Jun, 2017
It was the best finance book I have ever read,very easy to read and understand and
will
give one to each of my children. Thank you Keith.
By Keith
10 Jun, 2017
Great read.
By Lisa
09 Jun, 2017
Awesome, insightful and funny - easy read that's well worth it
By Lucas
09 Jun, 2017
I have not got to reading the book yet, however I always read his article in the sun.
By neil
08 Jun, 2017
This is the best book !
It is fun to read.
Yet it imparts good practical knowledge that everyone needs.
It is BRILLIANT
By Gabrielle
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