$100 challenge: How we save money on our energy bills
For this month's $100 Challenge episode we're going deep on energy bills. We speak to Phil, who wrote in and shared a way he is saving thousands a year on his electricity and gas bills.
2 April
General
How the experts are investing in 2024
A couple of weeks ago we spoke about how we're investing for 2024. Today, we wanted to get a few expert investors and financial advisors on the phone and ask them how they're investing for the year ahead.
27 March
General
6 investing myths holding you back
So we went out to our Facebook Discussion Group and asked what they believed about investing that they’ve since realised was a myth.
19 March
General
How many ETFs is too many ETFs?
How many ETFs should I be investing in? That was the question Chris asked in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and that is the question we set out to answer in this episode
12 March
General
Best starting point for a beginner to start investing?
In this episode we share everything we’ve learned. How we got started and how we’d get started knowing everything we know now.
5 March
General
$100 challenge: Sam's making money with Lego
The $100 challenge is back for 2024. The premise of these episodes is simple: $100 invested each month at the market’s average return of 8% for 40 years is $350,000.
27 February
General
How we're investing for 2024
As we get into the new year, we discuss how we’re setting up our portfolios and what we’re investing in for the year ahead.
20 February
General
FIRE: Financial Independence (!) Retire Early (?) | Summer Series
This episode we cover why so many people want to achieve FIRE, the different ways of calculating your FIRE number, and what to do in different stages of life? As in... does FIRE factor in children and school fees?
13 February
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Boost your income: Side hustles that paid off big time | Summer Series
In our fifth episode we’re talking about ways to boost our income. By the end of this episode you’ll have heard how many times we’ve failed at side hustles, learn from our failures and successes, know that you don’t need to earn a lot for a side hustle to be valuable, and have some examples to think about.
6 February
Sponsored by CommSec
General
The millionaire next door
In our fourth episode we’re meeting the millionaire next door.
30 January
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Saving and investing during a cost of living crisis | Summer Series
In our third episode we’re focusing on those baby steps that you can take to build wealth in a cost of living crisis.
23 January
Sponsored by CommSec
General
From debt ridden to debt free
Today we're chatting about how to get from debt ridden to debt free.
16 January
Sponsored by CommSec
General
Change your mindset, change your life
This summer, we’re taking a journey to financial freedom! In 6 episodes we’ll be talking about the practical steps you can take today to set yourself up for that ultimate goal - FIRE - Financial Independence, Retiring Early.
9 January
Sponsored by CommSec
Brokers, tax & one ETF for life: All your questions answered
All year we've been asking for your questions over on Equity Mates Investing Podcast, and we had such a huge backlog, we knew we needed to answer a couple that had escaped our attention!
12 December
General
Bitesize: All your micro-investing questions answered
This episode we combine all of the micro investing app questions you've sent us over the years and answer them one. After. Another!
8 December
$100 challenge: Where we invested our $1200
We hear how you're saving money this silly season, what we're doing, how the never-ending dropshipping challenge is working out, and where we've actually *put* the money we've saved and earned this year.
5 December
General
Bitesize: Is it possible to be *too* diversified?
You've asked some great questions over the years! We’re going through some to send to you as Bitesized answers from previous episodes. This episode we look at a question we get a lot - how diversified is *too* diversified?
1 December
General
We're both first home buyers: Here's what we learned
We've both bought houses in the last few months! Yes we know, we do everything together - but don't worry - we've bought homes independently! This episode we got through all the things we wish we'd known, the things we'd do differently, and the things that surprised us.
28 November
Bitesize: How much should I invest so I can retire comfortably?
This episode we look at a pretty common one - how much should I be investing so I have enough to comfortably retire?
24 November
General
Top 5 ETFs of 2023
We're chatting about the best performing ETFs for 2023 this week! But remember, there's always context when you're lining up performance on a 12 month window only - you need to look at the full picture! A lot of these ETFs are up this year, but are down from the year below.
21 November
General
Bitesize: Should I invest my emergency fund?
We're going through some of your frequently asked questions and finding our Bitesized answers from years past. Here's one we get all the time - should I invest my emergency fund? We recorded this one in the midst of the pandemic, so it's what we were telling ourselves in the midst of a pretty stressful time!
17 November
Tax returns, bonuses, redundancies: How to manage a lump sum?
This episode we're talking about what you do when you get those lump sums of money you didn't expect (ummm must be nice!).
14 November
General
Bitesize: The price of the stock has gone up, have I missed the boat?
This Bitesize we revisit one of our earliest Ask Us Anything episodes, where we were asked, 'the price of the shares I was watching has gone up..l have I missed out?'
10 November
General
$100 challenge: Bryce will never pay full price for this one thing
It's the next instalment in our $100 challenge! How are we doing, and have we made any money? Has Bryce even sold a pair of sunnies yet? Has Ren made up for lost time with a very expensive drum kit sale
7 November
Bitesize: Why we keep DCAing even when stocks are falling
We're going through some of our best Ask Us Anything answers from very early Equity Mates episodes! This one was taken from the very very beginning of the pandemic, which makes it wild to listen back to. Although the message still rings true - DCA consistently, and you'll be taking advantage of a unique opportunity.
3 November
