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One of the biggest shifts quietly reshaping Australia is the rise of people living alone. While our headlines are dominated by talk of housing shortages, migration, and interest rates, the reality is that who lives in those homes, and how, is just as important as how many homes we need. Today, single-person households are the…
Success, as with most things, starts with attitude. When you’re struggling, a small burst of inspiration can make a huge difference. Here are 10 quotes about success to inspire you to keep pushing forward and achieve your dream “Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen…
It seems like property investors have become the punching bag of choice lately. The media loves to portray us as greedy landlords, politicians use us as scapegoats for the housing crisis, and some believe we’re locking first-home buyers out of the market. In fact, in the five decades I’ve been involved in property, I’ve never…
Let’s be honest—playing the lottery feels like harmless fun. A couple of bucks for a shot at financial freedom, right? But here’s the problem: it’s not harmless when people actually believe it’s a strategy to build wealth. It’s not. It never was. In fact, I’d argue that playing the lottery is just a tax on…
Success breeds success, right? It’s true that successful people get that way through a combination of hard work, positivity, and sometimes a little luck. But many successful people – especially the ultra-successful ones – also have powerful beliefs to help guide their journey to the top. The secret is they understand that success is an…
In 1966, homeownership in Australia hit “peak home ownership” as 73 per cent of dwellings were owned outright or with a mortgage. That figure has been drifting downward ever since, sitting at 66–67 per cent in recent years, and just 63 per cent at the 2021 Census if you count occupied dwellings only. On the…
Here are some inspirational quotes by the highly successful entrepreneur Richard Branson to help stir you up and get you moving through the day … 1. “Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.” – Richard Branson 2. “Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture…
Do you know the 15 common myths that are killing the wealth potential of the average Australian property investor? A few days ago I explained how despite us living in a land of plenty, the sad reality is that the majority of Australians will never achieve financial freedom. Yet, on the other hand, a small…
Money doesn’t discriminate; it doesn’t care who you are or where you come from. No matter what you did yesterday, today begins anew and you have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else to become wealthy. Yet the sad reality is that the majority of Australians will never achieve financial freedom. On the other…
There’s a lot of talk about productivity in the news lately, isn’t there? But I’ve found that when economists talk about productivity, many people’s eyes glaze over. Yet productivity growth is probably the single most important driver of our living standards. It determines whether our wages rise, whether our economy grows sustainably, and whether future…
