We spend most of our lives avoiding risk.
Yet when it comes to money - and making enough of it to free ourselves from day-to-day income-slaving - taking risk is a thing.
"Risk and money are the dual engines of opportunity; without them, progress stalls."
Money gets to be pretty simple once you’re a woman of a certain age. There are 3 rules:
Have some.
Save some in super (luckily the government forces this if you’re a bog standard worker, like me!).
Work out your ‘super stash number’ - how much do YOU need in your super - or investments outside of super - by 60 or 65 or 67 … or whenever you want to stop earning an income the traditional way.
PS: Read this Calculating Super guide if you want some help to work out your super stash number.
PPS: Read this if you want to understand the three enriching phases of your super and how it turns into money that frees you from income-slaving.
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