Adventures with Poopsie – Early Retirement in Australia

That title is not a typo. I know we are not in post-Corona times either worldwide, or even in Australia.

However, here in the ACT we are mostly back to normal. Most shops and restaurants are back open and while there are some limitations on how many people can be inside at one time, you’re still able to eat in and shop in person while maintaining social distance. We haven’t had a case in over two months and just recently, both South Australia and Queensland opened up travel bubbles with us. Continue reading →

Like many people around the world, Poopsie and I are shocked to see what is currently going on in the United States following the murder of George Floyd.

Source: Black Lives Matter

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Here at AWP, we love being a part of the Australian financial independence community.

We also try to build and grow that community, which is why we created The Australian Blogger Interview Series where we talk to as many Australian finance bloggers as we can [if you’d like to be interviewed or have a suggestion for someone we should interview, do get in touch!]. Continue reading →

Welcome to The Australian Blogger Interview Series.

We noticed the Australian personal finance community growing, mostly through our interactions on Twitter and we wanted to continue to foster this great camaraderie. We’ve reached out to as many Australian personal finance bloggers as we could and asked them to participate in our interview series. If you have any favourite Australian personal finance bloggers, tell us about them in the comments below and we’ll invite them to participate.

First up: Kara from The Flawed Consumer. Continue reading →

Recently Poopsie and I spent a long weekend at the beach with my brother, sister-in law and my nephews. It was lovely and while there, I read The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins.

In this book and on his blog, JL famously talks about F-You money. Continue reading →

Most people can point to a large, singular historical event that occurred during their lifetime.

Often, peers and those of a similar age might ask “Where were you when x-event happened?” Continue reading →

In March 2019, we spent 10 days on the North Island of New Zealand.

We went with my brother, his wife and my two nephews who at the time were aged 2 and 6 months. We flew with Air New Zealand from Sydney to Auckland and hired cars on arrival. Continue reading →

Australia had its last recession in 1991.

While I lived through it, I wasn’t really concentrating on the fall of the share market. Learning how to use the toilet by myself and colouring in was taking up much of my time. Continue reading →

We’ve had a hectic week, which is nothing compared to the week the world has had.

In welcome news following our last post, Poopsie has been working from home all week. I have been allowed to work from home two days this week, but have had to be in the office the other three days. I continue to try and convince my workplace that those of us who can work from should work from home. Continue reading →

Like many people, Poopsie and I are watching and waiting to see how the world, and more specifically Australia, responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is a lot going on and it’s both a stressful and scary time for many. Continue reading →