Today we're joined by Ana Kresina, Head of Product and Community at Pearler and the Co-host of the 'Get Rich Slow Club' and 'ETFs for Beginners,' podcasts. She’s also just become a published author with the book “Kids Ain't Cheap”. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: Ana’s FIRE journey (00:03:37) Hitchhiking through Europe (00:07:09) Why Ana wrote a money book around raising kids or preparing to raise kids (00:10:02) The importance of normalising money conversations with children (00:23:12) Philanthropy and teaching your kids why giving matters (00:35:41) Links Website - A ..read more

Today's episode is something a bit different. Terry, the host of the Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) podcast interviewed me a few months ago. The response was so positive from that episode that I decided to repost it on my show. In this episode, Terry asks me about becoming a dad, my recent pivot with work and my new perspective on FIRE. I found it to be a great conversation, and I hope you'll enjoy it too. Links Podcast - Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast ..read more

Today, my guest is none other than my accountant, Clayton! Clayton and I have talked about doing this podcast for a while. I pay him thousands of dollars each year to help with tax planning, structuring our investments and businesses and other strategic decisions that ultimately help me reach FIRE sooner. I thought it would be interesting to chat to him about what role an accountant can play when someone is trying to reach FIRE, and explore why certain decisions were recommended for our family in terms of tax advice and planning. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: The diffe ..read more

Today, my guest is none other than my accountant, Clayton! Clayton and I have talked about doing this podcast for a while. I pay him thousands of dollars each year to help with tax planning, structuring our investments and businesses and other strategic decisions that ultimately help me reach FIRE sooner. I thought it would be interesting to chat to him about what role an accountant can play when someone is trying to reach FIRE, and explore why certain decisions were recommended for our family in terms of tax advice and planning. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: The differ ..read more

I've been thinking about this post for the past 18 months, and to be honest, it's long overdue. So much has changed over the last 11 years since I first stumbled across FIRE. And if the podcast's feature image wasn't obvious enough, I recently became a father.  So, now is the perfect time for a big update/recap on life at the Firebug household. www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast ..read more

I've been thinking about this post for the past 18 months, and to be honest, it's long overdue. So much has changed over the last 11 years since I first stumbled across FIRE so now is the perfect time for a big update/recap on life at the Firebug household. www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast ..read more

Today my guest is Carl Jensen who is better known in the FIRE community as Mr. 1500. He’s a family guy living in Colorado with his wife and two young children and managed to retire at the ripe old age of 43. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: The story behind the name "Mr. 1500" (00:02:06) Investment philosophy and strategies (00:07:25) Carl’s interest in Tesla and EVs in general (00:18:44) Balancing frugality and fulfilment on the path to FI (00:23:49) The biggest benefits of achieving FI (00:26:31) How Carl handled the cultural challenges of pursuing early retirement (00:3 ..read more

Today’s episode is very special to me personally. I’m speaking with my dad about how he grew up and what money and life lessons he learnt along the way. He’s probably had the biggest impact on how I view the world (along with my mum) and set the foundations early on for me to be in the position I’m in today. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: What life was like growing up in Melbourne with immigrant parents (00:02:16) How Tony learned about money management as a child (00:13:08) Leaving school at 15 to help contribute to the family farm (00:19:26) Life lessons learnt from To ..read more

I’m excited today to be having a conversation with Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley who co-host the very popular podcast called The Property Couch. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: How Ben and Bryce originally made a connection (00:02:00) Property investing guidelines and regulations (00:12:37) Their investing strategy/philosophy (00:23:25) The Australian housing and rental crisis (00:48:56) Active property investing vs passive share market investing (00:37:03) Are property investors adding to affordability issues or are they being used as political scapegoats? (00:56:45) Ho ..read more

My guest today is Dr Toni Lindsay. Toni is a clinical psychologist who works primarily with people who are at the end of their life or have a severe illness (usually young people!). In her own words: “My work has shaped how I think about all this FIRE stuff!”. Toni is also the author of multiple books but the one which probably has the most application with FIRE would be “The Certainty Myth: How to be resilient when the world keeps changing”. Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: What does Toni actually do in the field of clinical psychology? (00:04:02) What motivated Toni to w ..read more