When is the right time to buy property? This is one of the questions I get asked most often, but there is no secret formula that can give you a definitive answer. We don’t know when the market is going to turn, we don’t know when property demand and supply will be optimally balanced in your favour, we don’t know when your dream home [...]
I’ve just finished reading Anh Do’s biography, The Happiest Refugee, and it has left me with an immense feeling of happiness and gratitude. What an amazing man, family and life! From a toddler who nearly lost his life at the hands of pirates whilst at sea escaping a communist regime, to a household name and one of Australia’s most loved celebrities, the man and [...]
Last week I wrote about my experience of writing a list about things I wanted to do for myself rather than my usual lists for work and caring for everyone else. My list included things like getting organised, being mindful, moving more, catching up with friends, etc, etc. I thought back about my list over the next few days and thought back to my [...]
Sometimes I get a bit lost in lists. I have lists of things to do for customers, lists for my business, lists for my team, my family, my shopping… And they all list, sometimes in great detail, the things I have to do for other people. Which is great because it keeps me organised and on task. But sometimes I really need to focus [...]
I’ll never forget my first experience of approaching a bank to apply for my first home loan. I had worked hard and saved what I thought was enough for a deposit. This in itself was a miracle based on my previous spending habits! To be turned down by that bank was heartbreaking and disillusioning. “Why bother if I’m never going to get there?”, was [...]
"If we don't band together as women to help each other, we won't move forward." Nicole Kidman I love this! It’s the basis of my business and pretty much my life. I love the concept of women helping women - whether it’s by employing them in a role that utilises their skills and matches their personality, or mentoring them in a business they can [...]
It’s no secret that Aussies love owning property. Interest rates, property values, latest sales, investment tips and hot spots are often favourite topics of conversation at social events. You could say that we’re a little obsessed. The two key factors that make property ownership so valued to us are: 1. wealth accumulation and 2. security. Our obsession makes sense, if that’s what we’re going [...]
Most of us have a response to money that is often deeply seated and unconscious. We tend to sit in one of three camps: Stress - We are concerned that we don’t have enough to cover expenses, or that we’ll never have enough, or that money is “the root of all evil”. Ambivalence - Money comes and goes and it doesn’t have too [...]
As a female business owner, employing a team of fabulous women, with a mission of empowering women to take control of their finances, International Women’s Day is a big deal to me. It’s really not so long ago that life was very different for us. We were often stay at home mothers, prohibited to even work once we were married, let alone own [...]
I was reading about a young Australian woman the other day who is the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick. I didn’t even know what the “Polar Hat Trick” was so I did some more research, and found that this young woman is truly remarkable. Let me list the feats of Jade Hameister: In 2013, at age 12 Jade completed the trek [...]
