DDU Dividend Update: September 2022
Author: Mr and Mrs DDU. Disclaimer: Stocks mentioned on this blog are for general entertainment/documentation purposes only, following our own…
5 Easy Tips to Keep Your Office Running Smoothly
CC0 Licensed Image Courtesy of Pexels As a business owner or manager, it’s your responsibility to keep your office running…
How to Keep Working when On the Go
CC0 Licensed Image Courtesy of Pexels We live in such a fast-paced society that it is often required to keep…
Energy Rating Calculator Review; How does it work?
The Energy Rating Calculator allows consumers to calculate the cost of running an appliance. It adds the cost of the…
November 2022 Report
In November, stock markets continued their rebound and the Australian Dollar rose strongly increasing US Dollar returns relative to Australian…
Frugal Living Diaries: Turning Trash To Treasure
Frugal living will have you excited about literal trash. I wanted to share a frugal activity I did over the…
Applying for a mortgage ‘pre-approval’
The ‘off-the-plan’ one-bedroom apartment I contracted to purchase back in 2019 has now completed construction. I have the ‘final inspection’…
Do you spend too much? One simple mind-shift to make saving tolerable
Saving money for something isn’t depriving yourself. You’re just delaying gratification. Understanding this is key to saving more money. The…
Net Worth: NOV 2022
My monthly NW estimate has been updated in NetWorthShare for the end of November. Chart is in the side-bar.My ‘Stocks’…
Regal Funds Adds Private Credit
After recently adding a resource royalties strategy, Regal Funds (RF1.AX) are now adding a private credit strategy. They also announced…
Vanguard Super … and November 2022 – End of Month Update
Jack Bogle created Vanguard as a “penny-pinching” financial powerhouse that was owned by the shareholders of its funds. Vanguard pioneered…
Monthly Portfolio Report – November 2022
So foul a sky clears not without a storm. – Shakespeare, King John, Act IV.ii The post Monthly Portfolio Report…
TaxBit Review – Cryptocurrency tax software
A thorough review of cryptocurrency tax platform TaxBit including how it works, pricing, pros and cons and FAQs. Read on…
Wednesday W’s #47.
What’s top of my mind: Have I forgotten anything? I think I’m ok, but Monday was spent driving around getting…
Saving for the future: August 2022
Author: Mr and Mrs DDU. Perhaps the most important factor for how quickly we can reach financial independence and retire…
Retirement Planning; Investment Portfolio Safe Withdrawal Rates
Part of retirement planning is working out your safe withdrawal rate from your investment portfolio. So how much can you…
Less than a week to go!
This time next week I’ll be in Santiago, Chile, all going well. These last few days before I go, I’m…
Early retirement whys: Pointless workplace loopback tasks
Have you ever been told to re-do a task (sometimes multiple times), only to find out the way it was…
Wednesday W’s #46.
What’s top of my mind: I’m actually going to Antarctica! You know it’s all becoming real when your pee bottle…
Video Killed the Radio Star
Hi Scott, I know it is unlikely I will receive a reply but I feel compelled to let you know…
The Bitcoin Babe
Dear Scott, I have been trying to find a partner and get married for a while. Recently, I was matched…
You Got Played, Barefoot!
Hi Scott, As an Optus and Medibank customer, I must have read thousands of words on the ‘hacks’. Thankfully, you…
Taking on the bullies
Today, I’m going to show you how a kid rose up and beat his bullies. Levi, 10 years old, was…
5 Ways You Can Improve Your Website Content
Photo by Format: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-imac-near-macbook-1029757/ To be competitive in the online world today, your website needs to give visitors a good…
The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Flamingo FI
One piece of feedback from the recent Money Flamingo reader survey surprised me. Many of you commented that I don’t…
Online Investing Australia; What Are My Options?
Interested in investing online? There are many options. From shares, bonds and property, to digital business. Let’s dive deeper into…
Our investment property finances for 2021-22
Our two investment properties kept grinding away last financial year. Income went up a bit, and expenses actually dropped! So…
Wednesday W’s #45
What’s top of my mind: how quickly covid can fuck things up. No, no no, I don’t have it! But…
The Hubris Ark
hubris: (noun) – an extreme and unreasonable feeling of pride and confidence in yourself: Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Cathie Wood…
2023 Turn your 23 days annual leave into 54 days of holidays
Maximising your holidays in 2023. What I discovered is that with a bit of planning, getting your holiday requests in…
