Your house is probably the biggest asset you own. And at some point — maybe already, lying awake at 2am — the question surfaces. Should we sell up and simplify? Or stay put and make it work? In Balmain, that question carries real weight. Properties here aren’t cheap, and the gap between your current home …
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You’re smart with money. You’ve built a career, paid down your mortgage, saved into super for decades. But when you think about retirement, something doesn’t feel right. It’s 2am and you’re lying awake doing the math again. Will you have enough? Should you work longer? What if you run out? This is FORO—Fear of Running …
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Sarah checks her super balance every Monday morning. $687,432. It was $691,208 last week. Down $3,776. Her stomach tightens. “Am I ready? Do I have enough? What’s the magic number?” She’s 61, living in Balmain, and desperately wants to retire. But every time she looks at her super balance, she feels like she’s missing something. …
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“You need a million dollars to retire.” “Never touch your capital.” “Work until 67 or you’ll run out.” These “rules” get repeated so often they start to sound like truth. Financial magazines print them. Your mates at the pub quote them. Even some financial advisers parrot them without thinking. But here’s what nobody tells you: …
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Helen is 61. She has $680,000 in super, a paid-off Balmain terrace, and a job she’s ready to leave. She should feel ready to retire. Instead, she feels paralysed. “I know I probably have enough,” she told me at our first meeting. “But I can’t get to a point where I feel sure. Every time …
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It’s a Tuesday morning in March 2020. You check your super balance before breakfast. It’s down $80,000 from last week. You’re supposed to retire in four months. Your coffee goes cold on the bench. This is the scenario that terrifies every pre-retiree in Balmain. Not the abstract idea of a market crash – but the …
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You’re 52. You check your super balance: $380,000. Your stomach drops. “That’s all? After 30 years of working?” Then you remember that article you read: “You need $1 million to retire.” Quick math: You need to more than double your super in 13 years. That seems… impossible. So you do what many Australians in their …
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Imagine you inherit a dairy farm with 50 healthy cows. Each cow produces milk that you can sell for income. Together, they generate enough money to live on comfortably. Now imagine someone suggests: “Why don’t you sell five cows this year to buy a new truck?” Sure, you’d get the truck. But now you only …
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Two neighbours. Same age. Same super balance. Completely different retirement experiences. Neighbour #1: Sleeps soundly. Takes holidays. Helps the grandkids. Never worries about money. Neighbour #2: Constantly checks their super balance. Stresses over every market dip. Debates whether they can “afford” a new winter coat. What’s the difference? Their investment philosophy. Neighbour #1 focused on …
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It’s March 2020. COVID hits. Markets crash. I got calls from dozens of panicked clients watching their super balances drop 25%, 30%, 35% in a matter of weeks. “Should we move to cash?” “Should we stop our retirement plans?” “Is it over?” Fast forward to today. Every single one of those super balances has recovered. …
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