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Every week I publish a fun new article on a money topic I think you’ll find interesting. I also answer a handful of reader questions. Subscribers to my newsletter get to see everything first — but you can browse some of my past articles & questions on this page.
My Best Articles
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Help! A Duffer Got Me Up the Duff
My partner and I have just found out we are pregnant. We have only been together six months and had our first financial Date Night scheduled for the weekend following the news.
I Gave My Parents the Best Christmas Present Ever
Last year I bought my parents the best Christmas present ever.
It’s called ‘Storyworth’, and it’s a really cool way to get people to tell their life story.
I’m Going to Lose My Apartment
I’m at risk of losing my apartment! I am $16,000 in arrears on my loan repayments, and the mortgage is more than I could sell the house for.
Barefoot Got Hacked!
Have you been hacked? Recently I was tagged by ‘Scott Pape’ from a Facebook page congratulating me on being one of 20 people chosen to ‘win $1,000’.
My Husband Won’t Let me Stop Working, Even Though We’re Worth $7 Million
My husband is in his 60s and happily retired. I am in my mid-50s and still working. We are childless. We have nearly $7 million in assets (including a paid-off house worth about $1.5 million), our dividends are about $500,000 a year gross, and I want out.
We Thought Our Daughter Had a Learning Disability
I want to say thank you for writing one of the most incredible books for kids. My eight-year-old daughter has a tendency to read the first chapter of a book then get bored.
Barefoot Fight Night
During lockdown my hubby started a small hobby business to ‘keep him busy’. It has now taken over, and not in a good way.
My favorite podcasts and videos
I’m writing this to you from my bed, where I have been holed up for the past three days. No, I don’t have the bat-flu … I have the man flu.
My Wife Has No Idea What I’ve Done …
I write this with a heavy heart. Three days ago I found out that the investments that my wife and I were making were a scam. We have lost $90,000, our entire house deposit savings. The thing is, she doesn’t know yet. Tough pill to swallow.
What I’m buying my family for Christmas
Ho! Ho! Ho! Years ago, I cracked the Christmas code: I buy people books.
Karen Gets Angry
Just wanted to let you know how hurtful it is to see my name used as a stand-in for a whinger in last week’s column (‘Karen Gets Angry’).
We Got This!
I’m sure you must get 20 million of these emails, but I just wanted to say thank you! Barefoot works, your buckets work, and my little four-year-old even has her Jam Jars set up.
Christmas Comes Early
I was planning on giving your new Barefoot Kids book to my eight-year-old daughter for Christmas. Unfortunately, she found it while I was at work.
Dr Seuss Gives Financial Advice
I’ve been seeing so many ads on Facebook from people spruiking ways to pay off your mortgage in 7 to 10 years. Is there some secret I’m not aware of?
Our Son-in-Law is a Nothing Burger
Our 48-year-old daughter was $2,000 away from paying off her house when her husband of 23 years told her that he had used the redraw facility attached to their housing loan to withdraw $150,000 to invest in a cryptocurrency scam!
The eight-year-old who built a school
So this is probably going to get me in trouble, but here goes: To the billions of people living in the developing world … we’re all ‘Karens’.
Video Killed the Radio Star
I know it is unlikely I will receive a reply but I feel compelled to let you know what an impact you have had on my 11-year-old daughter, Molly.
The Bitcoin Babe
I have been trying to find a partner and get married for a while. Recently, I was matched with a guy on a dating app and we got to talking. He kept saying money is very important to him.
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 about to have the worst day of his life.
You Got Played, Barefoot!
As an Optus and Medibank customer, I must have read thousands of words on the ‘hacks’.