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§ 03 · Long game
A guided journey

Retire by 50.

Financial independence, properly. Maths, levers, no get-rich-quick.

Length
About 10 weeks
Modules
7 · 39m
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7 modules · arc reads left → right
  1. The arc
  2. 01The maths of freedom←
  3. 02Super: the unsexy winner
  4. 03ETFs and the default that wins
  5. 04Property: investment or not?
  6. 05Tax-efficient structures
  7. 06Passive income that replaces salary
  8. 07The behavioural traps

The Australian-context maths of financial independence. Your number. Your savings rate. Your time-to-FI. Why super beats almost everything for compound returns. The 2-3 ETF portfolio that wins. When property makes sense and when it doesn't. Trusts, debt recycling, and the structures that earn their complexity. The behavioural traps that derail most plans.

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§ 01What you'll learn
  1. 01The maths of FIRE in AUD: target, savings rate, time-to-FI
  2. 02Australian super, ETFs, and the unsexy default that wins
  3. 03Property: investment, principal, leverage, when each makes sense
  4. 04Tax-efficient structures for AU residents (trusts, super, negative gearing)
  5. 05How to build passive income that actually replaces salary
  6. 06The behavioural traps that derail most plans
§ 02Who it's for
  1. 01Mid-30s to mid-40s, salary income, wants to stop trading time for money
  2. 02Self-employed or business owner with irregular income but real upside
  3. 03Already investing but unsure of the strategy
  4. 04Has a partner, kids, mortgage and wants the realistic version
§ 03 - The modules

7 sessions, in order.

Begin
  1. 01

    The maths of freedom

    Your FI number, savings rate, and time-to-freedom: the napkin maths behind retire-by-50, in Australian dollars.

    5 min→
  2. 02

    Super: the unsexy winner

    Why Australian super beats almost every other vehicle, the caps you need to know, and when SMSF is worth it.

    6 min→
  3. 03

    ETFs and the default that wins

    Why a 2-3 ETF portfolio beats most active funds, the AU/world split that works, and DCA discipline.

    6 min→
  4. 04

    Property: investment or not?

    Direct experience from four properties. When property genuinely builds wealth, and when it quietly breaks you.

    6 min→
  5. 05

    Tax-efficient structures

    Trusts, super, negative gearing, debt recycling. What genuinely moves the needle versus accountants' hobbies.

    5 min→
  6. 06

    Passive income that replaces salary

    Building a four-source income stack (equity, rental, fixed income, super) that throws off your cost of living.

    6 min→
  7. 07

    The behavioural traps

    Lifestyle creep, panic-selling, the new car, earnings extrapolation. How wealth gets built and quietly lost.

    5 min→