Barefoot Investor (eBook)

SCOTT PAPE is the Barefoot Investor. For over fifteen years he has reached millions of Australians through his newspaper columns, and on TV and radio. In 2014 Scott and his family lost everything in a bushfire...but what they did next--that's the real story.

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) 93

Part 2: Grow

How to double your income 107

Step 4: Buy Your Home 118

How to buy your home in 20 months 121

Step 5: Increase Your Super to 15 Per Cent 136

Your Golden Ticket -- becoming an investor 139

The automatic millionaire -- how to put your investing on autopilot 153

Should I buy an investment property? 165

How to be a hero -- investing for your kids (or grandkids) 173

Step 6: Boost Your Mojo to Three Months 184

The power of Mojo -- never worry about money again 187

Part 3: Harvest

Step 7: Get the Banker off Your Back 196

The curious case of the postcode povvos 199

How to save $77 641 and wipe almost seven years off your mortgage 203

Step 8: Nail Your Retirement Number 212

The Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy -- why you don't need $1 million to retire 215

Finding your financial advisor on Tinder 229

It's not about you -- a gift for your family 237

Step 9: Leave a Legacy 240

Building your legacy -- a very special Barefoot Date Night 243

Freedom starts today -- you don't have to wait ... 251

We'll meet again 255

Index 261