The single most influential factor in growing your long-term wealth, is the amount you’re able to save.

Maximise your ‘savings rate’, then put that money to work by investing it and your future self will thank you.

So, how do you do that?

In this episode you will learn:

• How much money you need to start investing
• Why the most powerful factor is your savings rate
• Bryce’s approach: Rule of 3’s
• Ren’s approach: Pay yourself first

This is Part 3 of our 12 step series sharing everything we’ve learned about investing to help you get started, or to remind you of why it’s so important.

Chapters:

00:00:00 The Money Habit With the Biggest Impact

00:01:58 Investing Isn’t Just For High Earners

00:02:58 This Is the Part You Can Control

00:05:28 How We Each Stay Disciplined

00:11:30 Find the Spending That Trips You Up

00:14:50 Saving Now Equals Freedom Later

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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

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When is the “right” time to start investing? How do you know if you're ready?

We’ve heard plenty of reasons why people put it off. Not enough money, it feels too risky and more!

We are here to tell you: now is the time. You have everything you need.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why now is the time to start investing
• What you need to get started investing
• How to clear your high-interest debt
• About other debt: Mortgage, HECs etc.
• Building your emergency fund

This is part 2 in our 12 step series sharing everything we’ve learned about investing to help you get started, or to remind you of why it’s so important.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Why Delaying Feels Sensible

00:02:21 Waiting Wastes Your Advantage

00:04:07 Everything You Need To Begin

00:06:07 Clearing Costly Debt First

00:08:08 Mortgage And HECs: What Matters

00:12:54 An Emergency Fund Comes First

00:14:47 You Can Start With Just One Dollar

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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investing. It can feel daunting, confusing or just too hard. The great news is that getting started is not as difficult as you might think.

The stock market is a powerful wealth-creating machine, yet so many people miss out on utilising it.

That’s why back in 2019, we created this series to break down the barriers and explain how to start investing. 7 years on, we're doing it again! An updated (even simpler to follow) 12 part series, sharing everything we’ve learned about investing to help you get started or to remind you of why it’s so important.

Welcome to the first instalment! And if this is your first episode. Congratulations: your investing journey has officially begun.

In this episode you will learn:

• What is Equity Mates
• Who we are – Bryce & Ren
• Our first investments
• 4 reasons why we invest (and you should too!)

Chapters:

00:00 What this 12-part series will cover

02:35 Who we are (and why that matters)

04:40 If we can do it, anyone can

07:06 How our investing journeys began

11:16 Hear why other listeners invest

12:03 Our four reasons for investing

13:15 The power of compounding explained

17:17 The $1 a day investing challenge

20:10 In the next episode...

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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

———

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.