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Monthly Review: January 2024
Part of setting financial goals – or at least achieving them – is having accountability. A process by which you hold yourself accountable for doing what you say you are going to do. I have 2. Firstly my monthly money meeting with my brother. I put him on the path to FI when I bought him The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins (if you haven’t read it, it really is a life changer) for his birthday last year. Now that we’re on this financial journey together we meet on the first Wednesday of every month to go through our spreadsheets – and generally have a good gossip. It’s…
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I Grew My Kiwisaver by 24% (over $27k) in 2023
Let me start by saying this isn’t financial advice. It’s simply a statement of what I did to grow my Kiwisaver by $27,000 (from $113,183 to $140,391) in 2023. And why despite this I am actually looking to move Kiwisaver providers in 2024. 24% Growth in 1 year – an increase of $27,000 Of course a 24% increase sounds impressive, but the truth is that Kiwisaver has been the easiest way to grow my wealth I’ve ever found – joining was simple and now a % of my wages is automatically deducted from every pay before it even makes it to my bank account. So I don’t have to do…