Our recent articles to help you learn more about building wealth the Slow Fortune way
What Does The Barefoot Investor Think About Credit Cards And The Debt Domino?
Once you’ve set up your monthly Barefoot Date Night and Set Up Your Buckets, the third Barefoot Step is to Domino Your Debts. In this article we’ll look at what this means, I’ll discuss other strategies you can use to reduce your debt and give you my opinion on this...
Understanding the Barefoot Investor Bank Account System
A central part of the Barefoot Investor philosophy is how Scott Pape suggests you organise your banking. He shows you a system to use with a limited number of bank accounts that helps you get in control of your money. In this article, we'll look at the Barefoot...
The Barefoot Investor For Families – Book Review
The new Barefoot Investor book is out - the Barefoot Investor For Families - and my copy arrived a couple of days ago. I've been waiting to see what advice Scott Pape has to help educate kids about money and he doesn't disappoint with this book. If you're a parent...
Debt Avalanche – Pay Off Your Debts Sooner
Have you heard about a method of reducing debts called the Debt Avalanche? It's a very simple but effective way to help you reduce debt when you have multiple loans. In this article, we'll look at what the Debt Avalanche method is, how it works and you'll learn how to...
Why Spending Cash is Better Than Using a Card
It's so convenient to buy things with a card; much easier than using cash. And when I say card, I don't necessarily mean a credit card - a debit card is just as convenient. Who doesn't like the ease of waving a card over a credit card reader, entering a PIN (or not if...
Adobe’s Sneaky Trick When I Downgraded My Creative Cloud Plan – A Marketing Lesson
A few months ago I decided to downgrade our Adobe Creative Cloud plan. It started off years ago around $18 pm but it had increased over time to the point where we were paying $43.99 for it. We really only needed it for Photoshop and Lightroom so I jumped online to...
Money Basics and Smashed Avocados – the little things add up
When it comes to tracking where your money goes and looking for ways to save more, people usually look for the big wins - the large expenses that can be cut out that'll save you thousands of dollars a year. For some people this could be expensive cable TV, eating out...
Debt Basics
I used to assume that people understood debt basics - how debt worked, then I realised that many didn't. So I've put together this article to introduce you to the main concepts of debt and help you understand how to best manage it. Let's start by covering some of the...
The Two Ways To Make A Financial Decision
When you are faced with financial decisions you will make your decision in one of two ways. Neither is more correct than the other, but you need to be aware of how you’re making your decision.