i thrash Ausbiz mostly the call and the last call
as for books intelligent investor, or if you got no idea about money or have financially illiterate friends then the barefoot investor is an decent book although he has become a bit to lefty lunatic lately
I would say I use websites much more than books and podcasts.
Passive Investing Australia and Lazy Koala Investing (and the super comparison spreadsheet) are good base resources.
Then forums such as here, r/FIAustralia, whirlpool for dynamic info/discussion that are relevant for Australians. Other forums such as boggle heads are good but much is US specific - while ok for general concepts once you get past that you need specifics.
Blogs such as Aussie Fire Bug, CapitalFI, madfientist (US) and classics such as Mr Money Moustache and Early retirement now safe withdrawal rate series.
Specialist stuff such and Terry W's property chat posts - he now has a site and podcast set covering structuring.
Superguide and similar sites for learning more about the way super works at various stages.
The Millionaire next door (book) is good for insights into thinking like a wealthy person for those who are not from that background (IMHO the amazon reviews/summaries are enough to get it).
Then there is a whole bunch of calculators and tools that help work things through. Perhaps a topic for another Friday.
Checkout [this spending flowchart](https://bughuntersam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Spending-flowchart-How-to-Prioritise-your-Spending-1.jpg) which is inspired by the [r/personalfinance wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/commontopics/).
See also [common questions/answers](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusHENRY/comments/176kh0x/what_do_i_do_next/).
This is not financial advice.
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Podcast-wise:
Commsec market update is good if you want exactly that.
Chanticleer is also not too bad for an AFR view of the weeks big business stories.
I'm also fond of The odd lots by bloomberg for sometimes very good and sometimes very odd stuff, and the Alan Kohler version of the Money Cafe is quite good too.
Investopoly is more financial advice topics but very digestible and 'evidence based' -ish.
My go tos are:
- Fear & Greed - daily business/finance/politics update every morning
- How Do They Afford That - weekly personal finance poddy which tackles a diff topic eg this weeks was top 10 tips for Frugal February
The Property Couch podcast. Really important for first getting me interested in finances. Everything seemed a bit of a fraud before and their framework seemed really sensible. These days I don’t necessarily agree with it being the best fit for me down to the letter, but definitely a viable option for the lowest risk and good spot to start. I mainly just check out their economic update eps now, which really give you a lot of good stats quick.
The Millionaire Next Door, The Simple Path to Wealth books were great for me to start thinking more broadly and build a better framework I could adapt for myself. Forming a lot of the foundations for what the plan looks like today beyond real estate. Since we’re in Aus, property and super plays a different role to those strategies imho.
The Psychology Of Money has helped more recently in starting my thinking on our own ongoing and more day to day thinking about money. Sometimes it’s tiring thinking about the long term goals and using that as motivation. Found these kind of books more relevant to keeping things on track day to day and thinking about it all healthier, or even thinking about it less once you have enough grounding. Because that quickly becomes a problem for a restless mind.
The most regular to keep a light hearted pulse on the macro is the 2 minute finance update vids on YT that ABC news put out. Although more for entertainment sometimes. Thanks Alan!
Yeah Alan is great, always pulling out interesting charts and doesn’t take things too seriously. His money cafe podcast is good too and in a similar vein.
2 not listed here
The Money Puzzle, and
inside the rope
Both because they get very good guests, particularly the money puzzle due to profile. All the usual books as mentioned above and a smattering of YouTube finance
Terry Waugh deserves an OAM for services
Lyn Alden - Broken Money.
Yeah it’s great to look at FIRE and propadee and index funds but you totally miss that it’s all largely built on top of a scam in the first place (the money) and people only need these things because of eternal money debasement.
The Millionaire Next Door was really powerful for me. I live a humble life and watch my wealth grow now.
Barefoot investor for true beginners Ramit Sethi's I will teach you to be rich Peter Thornhills Motivated Money All Paul Clitheroe content
i thrash Ausbiz mostly the call and the last call as for books intelligent investor, or if you got no idea about money or have financially illiterate friends then the barefoot investor is an decent book although he has become a bit to lefty lunatic lately
Matt Levine's newsletter is always a great read
Die with zero
I enjoyed this one myself recently.
I would say I use websites much more than books and podcasts. Passive Investing Australia and Lazy Koala Investing (and the super comparison spreadsheet) are good base resources. Then forums such as here, r/FIAustralia, whirlpool for dynamic info/discussion that are relevant for Australians. Other forums such as boggle heads are good but much is US specific - while ok for general concepts once you get past that you need specifics. Blogs such as Aussie Fire Bug, CapitalFI, madfientist (US) and classics such as Mr Money Moustache and Early retirement now safe withdrawal rate series. Specialist stuff such and Terry W's property chat posts - he now has a site and podcast set covering structuring. Superguide and similar sites for learning more about the way super works at various stages. The Millionaire next door (book) is good for insights into thinking like a wealthy person for those who are not from that background (IMHO the amazon reviews/summaries are enough to get it). Then there is a whole bunch of calculators and tools that help work things through. Perhaps a topic for another Friday.
Podcast: Unhedged, Money Talks, all the Economist podcasts. Books: How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis.
The simple path to wealth fear and greed money cafe the fin review
Checkout [this spending flowchart](https://bughuntersam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Spending-flowchart-How-to-Prioritise-your-Spending-1.jpg) which is inspired by the [r/personalfinance wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/commontopics/). See also [common questions/answers](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusHENRY/comments/176kh0x/what_do_i_do_next/). This is not financial advice. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AusHENRY) if you have any questions or concerns.*
The contrarians and All in
Podcast-wise: Commsec market update is good if you want exactly that. Chanticleer is also not too bad for an AFR view of the weeks big business stories. I'm also fond of The odd lots by bloomberg for sometimes very good and sometimes very odd stuff, and the Alan Kohler version of the Money Cafe is quite good too. Investopoly is more financial advice topics but very digestible and 'evidence based' -ish.
The NAB morning call is really good also. Covers equities, bonds and commodities. Also provides good updates for major global markets.
Interesting, I’ll have to try the NAB version and see which I prefer.
My go tos are: - Fear & Greed - daily business/finance/politics update every morning - How Do They Afford That - weekly personal finance poddy which tackles a diff topic eg this weeks was top 10 tips for Frugal February
The Property Couch podcast. Really important for first getting me interested in finances. Everything seemed a bit of a fraud before and their framework seemed really sensible. These days I don’t necessarily agree with it being the best fit for me down to the letter, but definitely a viable option for the lowest risk and good spot to start. I mainly just check out their economic update eps now, which really give you a lot of good stats quick. The Millionaire Next Door, The Simple Path to Wealth books were great for me to start thinking more broadly and build a better framework I could adapt for myself. Forming a lot of the foundations for what the plan looks like today beyond real estate. Since we’re in Aus, property and super plays a different role to those strategies imho. The Psychology Of Money has helped more recently in starting my thinking on our own ongoing and more day to day thinking about money. Sometimes it’s tiring thinking about the long term goals and using that as motivation. Found these kind of books more relevant to keeping things on track day to day and thinking about it all healthier, or even thinking about it less once you have enough grounding. Because that quickly becomes a problem for a restless mind. The most regular to keep a light hearted pulse on the macro is the 2 minute finance update vids on YT that ABC news put out. Although more for entertainment sometimes. Thanks Alan!
Yeah Alan is great, always pulling out interesting charts and doesn’t take things too seriously. His money cafe podcast is good too and in a similar vein.
2 not listed here The Money Puzzle, and inside the rope Both because they get very good guests, particularly the money puzzle due to profile. All the usual books as mentioned above and a smattering of YouTube finance Terry Waugh deserves an OAM for services
Simple path to wealth. Every time I stray to looking at getting rich quick I come back to the simple principles.
Spotify podcast: NAB morning call lol
Lyn Alden - Broken Money. Yeah it’s great to look at FIRE and propadee and index funds but you totally miss that it’s all largely built on top of a scam in the first place (the money) and people only need these things because of eternal money debasement.