Plus an old favourite returns – welcome to my newsletter for March 24, 2023. You can subscribe to receive your own copy here. As always, my focus remains practical – amidst the noisy news, what can you be doing to make a difference in your business and your life?This week:  What do bank collapses mean for...

Every few months a reporter somewhere writes an article headlined “How much you need to earn to be rich”. If you think wealth (“rich”) is defined by income (“how much you earn”) then let me be blunt: You don’t know the difference between income and wealth. And THAT’S why you’re not rich. I get on...

One of the key tenets of the Financial Independence movement is “The 4% Rule” – if you don’t know what that is, go look it up, because this article isn’t a primer it’s a critique and I want to jump straight into why this “safe” target that many people think is too risky … is...

Let me explain… One of Kubrick’s best films is ‘A Clockwork Orange’, but given the huge backlash it received on its original cinematic release (much sexualised violence – I think in making an important point, but I understand others won’t feel that) he requested that it never be re-released. The distributors / rights holders honoured that...

I see Daylight Saving is back for its annual recurring discussion. I never liked in living with it (in NSW as a kid, and London as an adult) – I struggle with sleep enough as it is, so anything that disrupts my body clock mucks me about, even though I’d probably notice it less these...

We were Digital Nomads for most of our daughter’s first year – Flash visited 19 countries before he first birthday! We were lucky to be back in our home country when the pandemic struck in 2020, and are mindful parts of our current life that will be harder when we hit the road again, but...