Welcome to the first RBA Rate Announcement of 2024, a year that heralds a fresh and insightful approach to our economic updates! This year, we're thrilled to announce a dynamic new partnership: Ben will be teaming up with Evan Lucas for all future RBA insights. With this powerhouse duo at the helm, you can bet we're diving far beyond the basics. 

Evan Lucas isn't just any analyst; he's a titan in the world of economics (and he’s appeared multiple times on our show!) As the author of the best selling book, "Mind Over Money: Why Understanding Your Money Behaviour Will Improve Your Financial Freedom," Evan brings a wealth of experience as a market strategist and a fervent passion for investment.

In this month's video, they tackle several pivotal topics:  

• The Global Giant - Dissecting the US Economy: The US economy acts as a barometer for the global financial climate. Our experts dissect its latest GDP growth rates and Federal Reserve decisions to uncover how these factors ripple across the globe, impacting Australia directly.  
• Navigating the Waters of Global and Domestic Inflation: The spectre of inflation has loomed large over economies worldwide. Ben and Evan explore whether inflation remains a pressing concern or if recent trends suggest it's receding into the rearview mirror. #Finally  
• Employment Data – Decoding the Numbers: The duo delves into the complexities of employment data, advocating for a closer look at underutilization rates as a more telling indicator of the job market's health than traditional metrics might suggest.  
• Forecasting Australia's Economic Voyage: They assess the potential challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, asking: will we navigate calm seas or face turbulent waters?  

Now, what are you waiting for? Let's delve into this month's update! 

Time Stamps: 

World Economic Update Segment: 

02:15 – United States Economic Update
24:37 - China Economic Update
36:12 - Eurozone Economic Update
 

Australian Economy Segment 

45:37 - Australian Inflation Data
50:28 - Impact of Fires and Insurance Costs
51:26 - Housing, Education, and Health
52:40 - RBA's Decision
 
Australian Property Market Update 

01:22:14 - Property Market Overview 
01:29:32 - Interest Rate Outlook 

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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 😊 


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• Share your story! We love to read them, and for us, it’s never too early to start searching for guests for our next Winter Series 😉 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 >> 

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For our final episode in our 2024 Summer Series, we're welcoming Amanda, an extraordinary guest who is not only a TPC listener but also an empowering qualified property investment advisor at Ben's advisory!   

 Today, she's sharing an incredibly eye-opening and gut-wrenching story...  

Amanda grew up in an environment where...

"Money was frequently used as one of the tools on the coercive control toolbelt by my dad... There was also financial inequity between the males and females in my family growing up."   

From battling psychological, physical and financial abuse to rebuilding her family's life from scratch after a life-changing epiphany, we're unpacking a tale that demonstrates Amanada's strength and determination at every turn.   

But this story isn't just about Amanda.    

We also get to celebrate how her inspirational supermum escapes from this abusive relationship and takes control of her future – also using property as a vehicle! 🙌🙌🙌      

It's a truly impactful and heartwarming story – we're finishing our 2024 Summer Series with a guest we're so proud to have on the couch and in our team.  
 

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Folks, if you’re searching for a great property investing role model, then Emer, today’s Summer Series guest, is your person! ⭐🙌     

Today, she and her husband, Rod, own a five-property portfolio and are looking towards a future with a comfortable retirement and legacy piece to leave two kids.   

Getting to this stage, however, hasn’t come without its ups and downs.   

Tune in to hear Emer’s story as she swings from living paycheck to paycheck in Galway to meeting her future husband in sunny Australia to the property market crash they narrowly escaped.

This is just the beginning of the story.      

We’re diving deep to uncover how they overcame getting stung by a spruiker, why they decided to go borderless, and the positive transformative process they underwent by getting a financial plan.   

It’s another motivational, heart-warming story with an awesome guest. Tune in now! 

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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.  

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Welcome back to our FIRST episode for 2024! To celebrate, we’re sharing the story of a Summer Series guest who encompasses all the great values we hope to bring into the new year. 👏🤩🙌 

Meet Jasmin, a brave, determined and resourceful investor whose drive has taken her diving around the world, to cruise ships in the Caribbean and to prestigious universities across the continent of Europe. 

If you can’t tell already...this is one awesome, action-packed tale. 

Tune in to hear Jasmin leap from discovering a life-changing passion to moving across the globe for love to losing every cent in her bank account in just one day. 😲

We’ll uncover exactly how she rebuilds her life from this harrowing situation, finds her feet on the road to property and secures her ideal lifestyle (that includes some loveable furry friends 😉). 

As an aspirational, single female investor, this is the perfect tale of empowerment to kick off the new year. Tune in now folks! 

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It’s our final episode for the year and folks, we’ve saved one absolutely inspirational tale to finish 2023. 

As a hint of what’s to come, today’s articulate Summer Series guest invested $500 into Westpac shares at the age of 10.  

While this one action already sets him aside, Bailey isn’t special just because of his remarkable approach to investing but because of one skill that, as described by Ben, is “one of the greatest skills to learn in life”.  

Tune into this fascinating episode to find out what sets this 24-year-old apart from the rest, how he bought his first property at the young age of 21 and to hear the heart-warming reason why he decided to speak out and come onto the couch.  

This guest has Ben and Bryce completely rapt.  Seriously, give it a listen now folks 😊🌌✨ 

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It’s no secret that maintaining a multi-property portfolio in a high-interest environment is hard. 

Now add in a difficult divorce and raising two teenagers in the most expensive phase of their lives and well...

You have the incredibly motivational and heart-warming story of Lesia, this week’s brilliant Summer Series guest.  

From her initial plan to own 10 properties (yep...things really have changed since the times where “he who dies with the most properties wins!") to the revolving door of properties she’s bought and sold to juggle cashflow...

We follow Leisa on her jaw-dropping journey as she navigates holding onto her 4 properties, is blasted with a $15,000 levy fee, manages mortgage prison and much more on her journey to passive income retirement. 

An inspirational tale for all, we hope Leisa’s story will inspire - particularly the middle-aged folks out there or solo supermums - who fear it’s too late for them to get onto the property ladder. Please just listen to this episode!  


P.S. Merry Christmas folks! From Bryce, Ben & the team of Stigs, we hope you have a very safe and festive break 😊🎄🎅🎁 

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 This week’s episode is about many things...

💎 The boundless rewards that come from delayed gratification, 
📚 The enlightening power of financial empowerment, and...
🧑‍🌾 Getting out of your comfort zone by heading to the outback.   

Meet Amy, today’s brave and resourceful Summer Series guest! 

Growing up with “tangible money values”, Amy would spend her early 20’s prioritising life experiences over financial gain until the age of 26 when she made 1 life-changing decision...

This would completely change her financial future and allow her and Sam, her wife, to leap onto the property ladder in less than a year.

Tune in to hear what this revolutionary decision was, their experience moving from the East Coast to the Outback and their diverse property investing journey.   

From their first hands-on property investment to the land purchase near Byron Bay to the joint venture with her parents, Amy’s story has many chapters full of laughs and good lessons along the way. 

An episode for those who are willing to get outside their comfort zone to get into the property game, listen in now! 


P.S. Did we mention...Amy’s been a Property Couch listener for 9 years?! What an honour to talk to a long-time listener 😊🌌✨ 

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Folks, today marks the FIRST episode of our much anticipated 2023/24 Summer Series!

We’re extraordinarily excited to sit down with some amazing listeners and dig into their money story, explore the steps they took to build their property portfolios and ultimately unpack the intriguing question (which is also the theme of this series...)

“What does money mean to YOU?” 

As our 6th Summer Series, we’re spending this season digging deep into the psyche of the investor, understanding what motivates us ultimately as humans and understanding how we can use this knowledge to bolster us on our property journeys. 



To start us off, we’re welcoming an incredibly hardworking and humble guest who realised at a young age that if he wanted anything in this life, he would have to make it happen himself. 

Ethan, today’s Summer Series guest, grew up with a younger brother with Down Syndrome and at just 16 years old,  was diagnosed with depression. Knowing that the school teaching system wasn’t working for him, he left school shortly after.  

Over the next 14 years, Ethan has completely transformed his circumstances and now owns a 5-property portfolio worth 2.3 million dollars. 🤯🤯🤯  

Tune in to discover how he bought his first property at 18 while earning apprentice wages (He was on $6 an hour folks!), why he continues to invest in Wodonga and the benefit of having a strong network and great tenants.  

Ethan was also recently diagnosed with Aspergers, adding another layer to his incredible journey!  
 
Thank you for blasting off our 2023/24 Summer Series Ethan, what a truly motivational tale that showcases the importance of hard work and highlights that young people can get onto the property ladder.  

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