Big question with a simple answer
Money Magazine Australia|May 2023
If you're wondering how you can save more money, the golden rule will help make it happen
Phil Slade
Big question with a simple answer

Holidays are amazing. I personally love the beach and find myself each Christmas drawn to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Early morning walks around the headland, swimming with my sons every morning, saunters along the sandy inlets with the water lapping over my feet – it’s everything my mind, body and spirit need.

After a week or so in this state of bliss, most people find themselves magnetically drawn to the real estate agent’s window, musing about a life where work and this feeling of peace and freedom can co-exist.

The inevitable return to work quickly relegates these thoughts to the mental filing cabinet drawer titled “delusional fantasies” as the everyday stresses and challenges consume our attention.

However, after a few years of repeating the holiday experience, the idea becomes harder to disregard, the thought noodle refuses to go away, nagging and prompting you to stop “working for the system” and be more in control of how you spend your remaining time on the planet.

There is one big problem though. Money. To enable this change, you need a level of financial independence, but how can you possibly save more than you already are?

This story is from the May 2023 edition of Money Magazine Australia.

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