A shorter and simpler post today. You’re probably still exhausted after last week’s monster dividend investing post! Today, I’ll share my goals for 2018. And other stuff that’s not a goal as such, but something I want to focus on, or get better at. While 2017 was a great year,
Continue readingDividend Investing – A Perfect Fit For Aussie Early Retirees?
Regular readers will be aware of my love for dividend investing. There’s nothing quite like making an investment, and in return, receiving an increasing sum of cash deposited straight into your bank account. No hassles. No bills. And very little paperwork. But it gets even better! I believe dividend investing
Continue readingLooking Back On 2017
Since other bloggers are doing mostly Christmas related posts, I decided to do something different. (But if you did want to read a good ‘frugal Christmas’ article, check this one out from Miss Balance. Admittedly, I’m a bit late in sharing it, but I like the article anyway!) Instead, I’m reflecting
Continue readingFinancial Strength – Which Level Are You?
Financial strength. That’s what we’re all about, here at Strong Money Australia. Specifically, getting you in a stronger financial position, than where you are today. And helping you save and invest more, putting you on the rocket-path to early retirement! Even though it’s early days for this blog, we’ve already covered
Continue readingRateSetter Signup Bonus – Update
***Note: Since writing this post, RateSetter has changed its name to Plenti*** Just a quick update regarding the RateSetter signup bonus. Quite a few of you have taken up the bonus that RateSetter offers Strong Money readers, which is great! I know some of you have signed up in the
Continue readingDriving Your Wealth, With Frugal Car Ownership
Cars are expensive things. They can easily cripple people financially. And any early retirement plan wouldn’t be complete without optimising our cost of transport! I was reminded of this recently, when my car rego came in the mail, with the yearly cost jumping to almost $800! Across most of Australia,
Continue readingLIC Review: Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC)
Welcome to a new series, called LIC reviews! Since I bang on about LICs, I thought it best that I go through a few and review them for you guys. And in doing so, explain my thinking and why I find them attractive for our portfolio. So from time to
Continue readingRetire Young, Before It’s Too Late
Being young has some massive advantages. You have plenty of energy for one thing. And you (hopefully) have a massive amount of time left on this earth. But with these advantages, comes great responsibility. The choices you make in your late teens and twenties, set you up for the rest
Continue readingRelocating StrongMoney Headquarters
Chaos! The last week or so has been a busy, somewhat frantic, glorious blur. You may remember, I said previously that we may start renting at some point in the future. Well…we decided, instead of humming and harring about it or waiting for the right time, we’ll just do it!
Continue readingRetirement Income Strategies – Which One Is Right For You?
My last post got me thinking. With so many possible scenarios out there, there is no one size fits all. Everyone’s personal situation is different. And everyone has different character traits, which may be more suited to certain types of investing. Because peoples circumstances change, their investment choice may change
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