Financial Autonomy

Most office workers have quickly had to adjust to working from home in recent weeks. The pace at which businesses were able to make this happen has been quite extraordinary. Before COVID 19, if you’d told most companies they needed to transition to work from home arrangements, it would have been a 12-month plus planning process. Yet when needed, we all got it done in days. Whilst most of us will return to the same old routine when things get back normal, the potential for permanent change certainly exists. So how might we grasp this opportunity in our quest to gain choice? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY   

A bit of a different episode for you today. This is a flip the switch kind of one because in this episode, I'm actually the person being interviewed. I'm being interviewed by Kate Campbell who hosts the How to Money podcast. You'll recall back in Episode 134, I interviewed her. So we did these couple of interviews on the same day. In this one, Kate interviewed me for her podcast on how to make money investing in shares. It was a good discussion so I thought we'd share that with the Financial Autonomy community as well because I know plenty of you guys are interested in investing in shares.  We do have an online course called Invest in Shares with Confidence for people that are interested in investing in shares and making money in shares. So if that's something that is of interest to you, you can check that out at financialautonomy.com.au/shares. Note, this interview was recorded in early 2020, before the COVID19 crisis. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTON

The 1 Page Marketing Plan book has been a publishing sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies and being one of the most successful self-published books ever. This week I speak with its author Allan Dib who shares some massive wisdom bombs on how to succeed in any sort of business, big or small. If you have even the slightest entrepreneurial fibre in your body, this is one you will want to dive into. From Allan: • Free resource for your audience:  Download The 1-Page Marketing Plan Canvas for Free Buy the Book • If you want to acquire new leads and grow your business consistently, you need marketing. And if you're a small-to-medium-sized business with a limited budget, you need to be implementing direct response marketing. It's key to your business success. • Allan’s LinkedIn • Successwise Facebook • Successwise Instagram  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

You’ve probably heard the phrase “never waste a good crisis”. The origins of this quote aren’t clear, though some point to Winston Churchill. Regardless, its point is that in times of crisis, habits and practices are forced to change. When things are going well, it’s easy to just let things float along. Some changes need a shock to bring them about.  In this current period of turmoil and worry, a change that might be valuable in your financial life is improving resiliency – the ability to withstand adverse times. If you’ve been unfortunate enough to be put out of work, these might need to wait until we return to normal later in the year. But hopefully you can at least be planning now for how you will bounce back stronger than ever. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

Today's episode is a bit of a freewheeling one. I've got some dot points down and I'm just going to go off the top of my head here. I wanted to cover off on different questions that I've been getting from our clients and from you guys in the Financial Autonomy community because no doubt if it's a question for a couple of people then it's probably a question for quite a few people. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

I speak with Geoff Grist, real estate agent and author of the book Flip for Cash on the investment potential of buying and improving residential apartments and units in Australia. Buy the book: Flip for Cash by Geoff Grist SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

Today's episode is a bit different. I don't have a script and I don't have a guest. I recently ran a community survey to everyone that gets the Gaining Choice email. In this podcast I want to share with you what we learned and some of the ways this information will be used to shape what we produce for you in the future. Thanks for being awesome. Paul SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

Hear how Anna built her side hustle whilst studying at uni, and how she now generates hundreds of dollars profit every month with only a few hours work. Anna is a member of the Financial Autonomy community. Anna has been running a side hustle for several years and I was curious to learn how she had found it, what she'd learned, and her plans for the future - I thought what better way for me to get answers to all those questions than to interview her for the podcast so all you guys can learn about Anna's experience too. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

Part 2 of How to Start a Side Hustle in Australia - the first part was episode 135 so give that a listen before diving into this one. I’ve interviewed numerous Side Hustlers over the past 3 years, including Side Hustle guru Nick Loper from the Side Hustle Show, and have conducted my own fair share of entrepreneurial experiments. The time has come therefore to provide the definitive guide to starting a Side Hustle in Australia. A Side Hustle could be the way you earn some extra dollars to pay for an overseas trip. Perhaps it accelerates the repayment of your mortgage. Your ambitions might be grander, with the Side Hustle being your entrée into becoming your own boss and pursuing self-employment or a major career change. Side Hustles can certainly provide choice, and of course that’s what we’re all about here at Financial Autonomy. So how can you get started with your Side Hustle here in Australia? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

Like me, Lacey Filipich is passionate about financial independence and gaining choice in life. She's recently written a book, Money School, so I've invited her on to tell us all about it. Lacey shares her thoughts on how social trends, like conscious consumerism and sustainable lifestyle, have helped Financial Independence gain momentum, especially among younger people. We discuss how the trend towards the gig economy has made younger people interested in finding options to take away the stress of job uncertainty. She talks about changing how people perceive early retirement and introduces the idea of becoming time-rich.  We also discuss the common fear of "I've left it too late". I'm sure you'll get a tonne out of our chat. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

I’ve interviewed numerous Side Hustlers over the past 3 years, including Side Hustle guru Nick Loper from the Side Hustle Show, and have conducted my own fair share of entrepreneurial experiments. The time has come therefore to provide the definitive guide to starting a Side Hustle in Australia. A Side Hustle could be the way you earn some extra dollars to pay for an overseas trip. Perhaps it accelerates the repayment of your mortgage. Your ambitions might be grander, with the Side Hustle being your entrée into becoming your own boss and pursuing self-employment or a major career change. Side Hustles can certainly provide choice, and of course that’s what we’re all about here at Financial Autonomy. So how can you get started with your Side Hustle here in Australia? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

This week I chat with Kate Campbell, host of the popular podcast How to Money on how she's gone about setting her goals and developing a savings strategy to see them achieved. As you'll hear, she heads off to Europe soon for a 4 month trip, so clearly she's got some ideas that work. I'm sure there's some ideas in here that you can put to use. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

This is part two of the back to the future episodes that we did. Episode 131 is part one of it, if you haven't had a listen to that one yet maybe give that one a listen.  A lot of the information contained in these two episodes form the framework or the basis for the Invest in Shares with Confidence online course that we put together. For people that have an interest in building a share portfolio and getting started in terms of investing, we have got that course now which has been really popular. We've been getting some great feedback on it. Check out our online course – Invest in Shares with Confidence. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

This week I chat with retirement coach Jon Glass. Jon talks about the emotional event that occurs when we retire. He explains his analogy of crossing a bridge from salary earning and quite fixed in our weekly activities to having freedom and flexibility. Jon helps people create a new phase of life. Jon has found that most people like to get up in the morning and have some plans for the day. He talks about the different things he and his clients have gotten themselves involved in. I hope you find it valuable. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

We've got a bit of a back to the future episode for you this week, “How to get started Investing in Shares”. The original version of this episode came out in late 2018. You can check out the full blog post here. This episode is a two-parter. There's a second part which is called “How to Build an Investment Portfolio” and that will be added in a couple of weeks’ time. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

2019 was a bumper year for investors, so can we expect more of the same in 2020? Or is a pullback inevitable? I receive reports almost daily from fund managers and financial institutions. In the last few weeks they’ve tended to focus on the current state of the global economy and what that means for investment markets. So in this episode I’ll be distilling their various insights, and providing my take on a few of them too. I hope you enjoy. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

This week we talk all things Shares with Bryce & Ren from the Equity Mates podcast. We talk investment strategies, the current state of share markets, leverage, our first investments, books we’ve found helpful, and plenty more. I hope you love it!   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

Living sustainably is an increasing focus for many of us. This week’s guest, Permaculture expert Kat Lavers, shares how growing your own food can not only help in reducing your environmental footprint, but save you money too. In this episode, Kat shares: How she took on a modest inner suburban home in Melbourne and transformed it into an urban farm. What is permaculture. The amazing volume and variety of produce she has been able to produce, and the personal budget impact of that. How much work is involved. The health benefits, both physical and mental. The flexible life Kat has been able to achieve as a result of being so self-reliant for her food needs. Oh, and a YouTube video showing her property has been viewed over 600,000 times! Take a look here: Incredibly Abundant Permaculture Garden in the City | The Plummery I hope you love it. And if you’re not already receiving our weekly Gaining Choice email, subscribe for free here. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINA

In this episode I review the wins and challenges faced during 2019 and look ahead to our plans for Financial Autonomy in 2020. A bit of a pull back the curtain episode that I hope you enjoy. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY 

This week we talk making the move from employee to self-employment with Amy Irvine a fellow financial planner based in New York. We’ve each made the transition to self-employment, though Amy more recently than me. We share our experiences. The positives gained, as well as the challenges. Moving to self-employment is definitely a pathway to gaining choice in life, so if it’s an option you are considering, I know you’ll get a tonne out of this episode. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL “GAINING CHOICE” TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY