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Why an Abundant Mindset is the Formula for Financial Freedom

 In this week’s episode, Ben makes a guest appearance on The Australian Property Investment Podcast, hosted by Aaron-Christie David.  

From dissecting why money isn’t as simple as “in and out” bank transactions to exploring why home ownership is still possible for new investors and generational renters, this week’s episode is all about the power of an Abundance Mindset.  

Here’s a sneak peek of what else we cover…
🇦🇺 Is the Great Australian Dream dead? 
🏠 The #2 biggest mistakes Ben made in property
💡 How Ben and Michael designed a revolutionary money management system
🕰 Building money habits for long-term success
📈 How an investor’s wealth-building speed affects their psychology
📚 PIPA’s pivotal role in property investing
🚩 The Red Flags a property spruiker will show   

Listen now!  

 

Free Stuff Mentioned

  • Make Money Simple Again: Download our best-selling book, for FREE here >>   
  • Manage your money in 10 minutes a month: Check out Ben and Michael Pope’s revolutionary money management platform (available on Desktop and Mobile) that automates the system from Make Money Simple Again. Create your free account or login >>  
  • Get Qualified Property Investment Advice: Learn more about The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) and how they can help you to avoid being spruiked. Find out more >>  

 

Timestamps

  • 0:00 – Why an Abundant Mindset is the Formula for Financial Freedom 
  • 4:05  Ben’s 3Ps 
  • 6:40 – The #2 biggest mistakes he’s made  
  • 8:35 – Adopting an “Abundance Mindset”  
  • 12:49 – From coffee to empowering others  
  • 15:09 – Why Money Isn’t Simple!  
  • 18:15 – A client focused approach to property investing 
  • 21:19 – Designing revolutionary money management  
  • 26:27 – Is the Great Australian Dream dead?   
  • 32:15 – Should generational renters be worried?  
  • 36:27 – “The Market Rewards Action Takers and Decision Makers” 
  • 39:54 – Why does the speed of your wealth-building matter?   
  • 43:12 – PIPA’s Pivotal Role in Property Investing  
  • 46:22 – Watch out for these property spruiker red flags! 

 

479 | Behind the Highlights Reel: 2024 Summer Series Takeaways

 

To wrap up another fantastic Summer Series and celebrate the peaks and valleys of each investor’s property investing journey, we’re bringing you our ultimate 2024 recap. 🎉  

From our favourite guest quotes to the key action points from each story, we’re sharing our insights and reflections on each investor’s path to achieving their financial freedom and personal growth.  

Tune in now to hear the best of our Summer Series and how you can use their experiences to bolster your property investing success this year!   

Again, a huge thank you to Ethan, Amy, Leisa, Bailey, Jasmin, James, Emer and Amanda for sharing your inspirational stories with our community. 👏🙌    

    

P.S. It’s our birthday month! As a present to our awesome community, we’re sharing how to access our in-demand Property Suburb Report for free. Stick around to the end to hear how 😊   

 

Free Stuff Mentioned

  • SHARE YOUR STORY: We love to hear your stories and it’s never too early to be our next Winter Series guest 😉 Share your story >> 
  • NEW HISTORICAL TRACKING FEATURE: We’ve just launched our newest feature in Moorr that provides revolutionary insights and information into your wealth building journey. Check it out now >>
  • Get a free Property Suburb Report: As our birthday gift to you, we’re giving away free Property Suburb Reports! 😊 (Note: There’s been a change in email restrictions which requires you to verify your email to allow us to send it to you. Please be aware that we are following these changes.) Get your free report here >>

 

Timestamps

  • 0:00 – Behind the Highlights Reel: 2024 Summer Series Takeaways
  • 1:46 – A moment to honour Michael Pope ❤️ 
  • 5:25 – Share your story today! >> 
  • 6:33 – Can you help us reach 100K subscribers?  
  • 8:33 – A free birthday gift…  
  • 11:21 – A listener’s review for Ep 478  
  • 13:49 – Mindset Minute: “Risk is the price you pay for opportunity”  
  • 18:12 Ep 471: Ethan  
  • 21:18 – Folks, take the time to do THIS!  
  • 24:58 – Ep 472: Amy 
  • 27:40 – The Power of Time 
  • 30:03 – Ep 473: Leisa
  • 33:31 – Relationships fail… 
  • 36:22 – Michelle, thank you for your feedback!  
  • 40:00 Ep 474: Bailey
  • 42:32 “This made me realise how hard property investing is”  
  • 45:45 Ep 475: Jasmin 
  • 49:31 – Ep 476: James  
  • 51:19 – Invest in the S&Me 500 
  • 54:57 Ep 477: Emer  
  • 56:15 – Why specialised knowledge is critical!  
  • 58:58 – Ep 478: Amanda  
  • 59:29 – Financial Abuse and Gender Disparity is sadly too common  
  • 1:07:30 – Top Takeaways from our 2024 Summer Series   

And… 

  • 1:11:17 Lifehack: Love avocados? Here’s how to make sure you get ripe avocados every time.  
  • 1:13:05  WMPN: Let’s do the numbers with the Gov’s new tax cut   
  • 1:30:23 – It’s our birthday present to you: Get our free Property Suburb Report!  
  • 1:32:42 –  A monumental Moorr milestone: Our Historical Tracking tool is LIVE!  

 

476 | From $30k Debt to a $2.78M Portfolio: How He Rebuilt His Finances and Confidence After a Failed Business Venture – Chat with James

 

Imagine waking up to find yourself $30,000 in debt with a restaurant business turned bad and a great deal of self-doubt left in its wake.

Now fast forward a decade or so to find… 

You’ve amassed a $2.78 million property portfolio; you are now confident on your path to helping others and you are financially empowered.  

This is the rollercoaster ride of James, today’s articulate and inspirational Summer Series guest. 

From growing up “material poor but experience rich” in the heart of Canada (You’ll have to tune in to find out how this Aussie family found themselves in the remote province of Manitoba) to running a successful bar business that ended in disaster, we’re tracing the peaks and troughs in James’ career and financial life. 

Together, we unpack how he snowballs out of this debt, the advantages that come from having a wonderful accountability partner and wife, and his passionate pathway to self-development. 

Plus, we’ll dive into that heart-dropping moment that this self-professed “enthusiastic amateur” realised HE was working alongside spruikers 😮  

Yet another fantastic story that highlights the importance of smart money management, resilience, the power of financial education and so much more!  

Thank you for coming to the couch to share your story, James! Listen now folks.

 

Free Stuff Mentioned

 

Timestamps

  • 0:00 – From $30k Debt to a $2.78M Portfolio: How He Rebuilt His Finances and Confidence After a Failed Business Venture – Chat with James  
  • 1:22 – Welcome James!  
  • 2:43 – Travelling Family and Two-Dollar Chores  
  • 7:09 – “Materialistic poor but experience rich”  
  • 8:16 – A 6L tub of ice cream for dinner?!  
  • 11:11 – What happened when Mum took the reins financially?  
  • 15:50 – Pivoting from AFL to Events 
  • 18:20 – Money management…on a business level  
  • 19:53 – The Mistake Venture  
  • 23:25 – The financially transformative career he swapped into 
  • 27:25 – How he got out of $30k of debt 😮  
  • 31:37 – What did it feel like being financially free?  
  • 32:13 – Next Steps & Self Development    
  • 34:44 – …and then he realised he had been working with spruikers 🙁  
  • 39:43 – A warning from a self-confessed enthusiastic amateur  
  • 44:08 – THIS is how they decided where to buy  
  • 47:49 – Construction Grants & COVID 
  • 52:16 – Their first cottage investment property 
  • 56:32 – The perks of an accountability partner  
  • 58:10 – What has it been like being a landlord? 
  • 59:40 – Pulling the trigger (again) in Perth  
  • 1:03:19 – He now owns a $2.78M property portfolio  
  • 1:06:58 – What security means to James  
  • 1:11:51 – The card game that inspired him to share his story  
  • 1:16:10 – Folks, look at your skillsets  
  • 1:18:52 – Thank you, James! What a fantastic conversation  
  • 1:24:52 – We’re giving away some exciting stuff very soon…  

 

465 | How This Family Can Afford their Year-Long Holiday While Building Their Portfolio

 

We’ve always said that property investing is a process not an event but…

How does one successfully match this process with ongoing family, life AND travel goals to achieve it all?!? 🏡🌟 

Folks, in today’s episode, we’re revealing how it’s possible through two real-life case studies!   

In our first case study, “Scratching the Itch”, we’re exploring how a young family who is looking to spend a memorable year travelling with their young ones can achieve this while continuing to work towards buying their forever home.  

 In the next case study, “Older Demographics Need Help Too!”, we chart the path that Linda, a 54-year-old Zookeeper can take to achieve her dream retirement without sacrificing her current lifestyle.  

We’ll be deep-diving into the problems and life-changing epiphanies each of these brave investors have had, along with the exact steps and plans we created to help each of them achieve it all.  

From the power of prioritisation to seeing what is possible, we’re highlighting the many advantages of seeking professional advice.  A seriously motivational and practical episode for all, give it a listen now!  

 

Free Stuff Mentioned

  • Scratch your itch! Make the invisible visible and understand your priorities by getting professional advice. Book a free no-obligation with our award-winning team here >> 
  • Sign up for PICA’s newest webinar with Nicola McDougall here >>   

 

Heres some of the gold we cover 

  • 0:00 – How This Family Can Afford their Year-Long Holiday While Building Their Portfolio   
  • 2:34 – PICA is having a new exciting webinar!  
  • 3:23 REVEALED: Our newest Case Study Series launch! 
  • 5:53 – Giveaways 🤗   
  • 9:24 – Calling all potential Summer Series Guests! Share your story here… 
  • 11:44 – Mindset Minute: Never be so foolish as to believe… 
  • 17:35 – Case Study #1: Scratching the Itch 
  • 19:16 – The scary external AND internal problems they were facing… 
  • 23:18 – It’s always better to trade on paper folks!  
  • 26:35 The Lifechanging Epiphanies + Plan 
  • 27:42 – THIS is how they took action!   
  • 34:47 – It’s all about understanding the trade-offs & priorities! 
  • 35:56 – The 2 Fundamental Levers  
  • 40:11 The end result: The achievement + transformation 😊  
  • 44:24 – Case Study #2: Older demographics need help too! 
  • 45:58 – The fears this Zookeeper was facing…  
  • 49:49 – What drove her to act?  
  • 50:32 – The 3 very different solutions she was presented!  
  • 52:35 One of the most important things to remember… 
  • 54:18 – Other factors we considered 😮  
  • 55:26 – The Winning Roadmap to Retirement! 
  • 57:35 – Let’s summarise…  
  • 59:20 – Folks, we’re so lucky (+ THIS is the best time to start)  
  • 1:00:37 – Scratch your itch. Have a conversation with our award-winning team >> 

And… 

  • 1:02:55 – Lifehack: How to finish ANY book!  
  • 1:04:07 – WMPN: Unexpected changes to vacancy rates and shifting markets…😮 

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