If you want to live your dream life tomorrow, you need to make the right investing choices today
If money wasn’t an issue, how would your life be different? The truth is that relying solely on your day job won't guarantee a life free from financial stress. The average nine-to-five might pay your bills, but there’s a gap you need to fill if you want to get to a financially free lifestyle you love. The key is to start investing: start small, and start now. The good news? It’s not as hard as you think! With How to Not Work Forever, you’ll discover how to make your money go further and grow faster - by investing in shares and ETFs.
How to Not Work Forever breaks down the info and tools you need to keep up with inflation and grow your wealth. Tash (aka @tashinvests) and Ana, money experts and hosts of the popular Get Rich Slow Club podcast, walk you step-by-step through setting your goals and getting started in the sharemarket. They share simple, practical advice that can help you create long-term financial freedom - the kind of freedom that lets you seize new opportunities and embrace a life that fulfils you.
Through hands-on strategies and real-world stories, you’ll discover how and what to buy, when to sell, and how to handle taxes and fees.
- Find money to invest by revisiting your budget and boosting your earning power
- Learn why buying and holding index funds is something everyone can (and should!) do
- Understand how ETFs (exchange-traded funds) can help you build a diversified portfolio
- Factor your superannuation into your plans for your future
- Discover how to balance risk and reward for a strong share portfolio
- Confidently build your own personalised investing strategy
Take control of your money today. If you want to secure your financial freedom and future-proof your life, this is the book for you. In How to Not Work Forever, Tash and Ana make investing easy to understand and simple to action. You’ll learn how to make a plan, start investing, and build a life you love.
How to Not Work Forever is authored by general advice accredited financial educators.
Table of Contents
About the Authors ix
Introduction: The alternative to working forever xi
Part I: Get confident with money 1
1 Get clear on why you’re investing 3
2 Manage your money 33
3 Find the money to invest 63
4 Investing basics 103
Part II: Start investing and build a life you love 127
5 Build an investing strategy 129
6 How to invest and what to invest in 161
7 Let’s talk super 199
8 You’ve invested - now what? 231
9 How to live off your investments 249
Conclusion: Go on and live your best life 267
