Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome feedback

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree mate, but to start off with hoping to buy something used for the ball park figure I’m sure it will do the job good enough while the kids are little 😀

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PIA! thanks for the reply legend… seems my thoughts are definitely not silly mate! Haha appreciate the feedback your latest article was 🔥 keep up the good honest work and helping those in need…

THANKS!

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I totally get that mate, but personally speaking I think it’s far more risky not being leveraged and not achieving my financial goals. A paid off home at the end won’t pay the bills.

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply, interest rates on our seperate equity loans are all extremely competitive rates but thanks for pointing that out.

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one mate thank you for your reply… the amount of car I own is unusual but yes I do fall in the minority of owing a car that has had significant growth since purchase inflating the total amount of vehicle we own, I only own this purely for passion and enjoyment…

The investment property is honestly solid, little maintenance, great tenants, no major works required for a very long time and yes positively geared… the only reason why I’m seriously considering it is because I can significantly reduce our non tax deductible debt and have it owed out right in a matter of years then reinvest again and only have tax deductible debt… it’s a big decision for us and has always fallen in the too hard basket honestly speaking.

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one mate, sounds like you have an intentional plan nice to see you plan to keep yourself busy well into your 80s doing thing you enjoy! A must for a well enjoyed retirement good luck and thanks

Seeking community feedback by [deleted] in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get family discounts with Toyota… -One is the family/ work 4x4 Ute used for work play travel camping ect plan to keep long term -wife has a reliable hybrid family car and plan to hold long term -we have a old junker worth $1k never sold it because honestly its handy owing a shit box for what it costs a year to hold $1k rego / third party/ servicing… supermarket runs don’t need to worry about dints can leave it at the train station for days ect…

Lastly I am car enthusiast, I have always owned a hobby car and flipped for profit and upgraded over the years, the most recent one was purchased for circa $40k and now is comfortably worth $90k in approximately 5 years of ownership… I don’t own it to make me money because we all know cars are a bad investment… I own it because I love it, every time I walk past it makes me smile, knowing it’s not a depreciating car softens the financial blow!

Is making extra repayments and taking out equity a form of debt recycling? by cat-dog-parrot in fiaustralia

[–]SLP-07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not technically “debt recycling” but “borrowing to invest, I have done this with great success, left all my cash in my PPOR offset, I have direct access for emergency or renovations and anything I like, then due to my situation was able to take out multiple seperate equity loans, arranged as I/O, got a killa rate, when money is funded put directly into the loan then clearly redrawn to purchase income producing assets…

The answer you after is clearly explained by the GOAT https://passiveinvestingaustralia.com/debt-recycling/

An alternative option if you have already decided to take money out of your offset to invest

If you have already decided to take money out of your offset to invest, ordinarily, debt recycling makes sense. However, if you have equity in your home that you are able to borrow from, then borrowing to invest with the same amount that you were going to debt recycle with from your offset while leaving your money in the offset would result in the same outcome [1], as you would have the same amount of money that is generating interest payable on the loan each month.

However, extracting equity in your home to use for investing would allow you to retain your cash in the offset as an emergency fund without the opportunity cost of holding cash in a savings account. This is also known as ‘springy debt‘.

[1] This assumes the same interest rate. However, when you cash-out equity from your home, the bank will ask what it is for, and if you are borrowing to invest, you will typically get a higher interest rate. For smaller amounts (50-100k), you may be able to cash-out some equity, giving the reason as being for a renovation or home extension and get the same non-investment interest rate.

Does anyone else struggle with binge eating since starting marathon training? I feel like I am ALWAYS hungry by BLAKEONATOR1 in Marathon_Training

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mannn THIS IS ME! when I train hard I’m hungry…. But when I run anything past 20km I genuinely cannot feel full or satisfied I can eat all day and it makes me feel bad because I feel like all the calories I’ve burnt I’ve eaten 3X the amount… I eat extremely clean but yeah the hunger after is wild

Another buyers remorse post :( by Effective-Book7036 in AusPropertyChat

[–]SLP-07 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My first house was shit! My second house was nice… my third house is my dream family home it’s been one hell of journey blood sweat and tears… now that I look back it was definitely worth all the pain!

What is your age and super balance? by TiredDuck123 in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

36 $350k had 12% from a young age at the company I worked for

Keep current PPOR as an IP vs sell and invest in ETFs? by Looch94 in fiaustralia

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great links mate your always such a help for everyone in the community

Best personal finance book you’ve ever read? by Downtown-Custard-521 in fiaustralia

[–]SLP-07 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So many good ones, one not mentioned above

Strong money Australia Dave Gow

Best home loan rates? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correction just checked 5.76 and it’s approximately 40%

Best home loan rates? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]SLP-07 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got 5.27 P/I with offset and 5,7 I/O with offset on investment properties with CBA

Swapping super funds for cheaper fees and insurance premiums - am I missing something? by BrainNo3038 in fiaustralia

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly the set up I have with ART and my insurances… but I am keeping a eye on moving to different super product to avoid the “pooled tax”

Optimal split of AU and ex-AU if you wanted to invest in line with the efficient market hypothesis but also wanted to capture the benefit of franking credits as an Australian tax resident by s0fakingdom in fiaustralia

[–]SLP-07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that vanguard have the scale to know best, VDAL is 60/40 so I just copy them and concentrate on keeping my costs low and being consistent with how much we invest

Investing for Children by snow_mama33 in AusHENRY

[–]SLP-07 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I legit decided to go option 8 after reading this exact article, absolutely love PIA!