Hi my names Scotty and i stumbled onto this site researching other peoples recommendations. Im glad i did, it seems like a safe and inforrmative place. So heres a little about me; I'm 42 and struggled with debt most of my life, thats behind me now and ive saved almost 30k. Now I want to start investing in property with a goal of having a future income being generated. At the moment I'm in the military and have some generous super for the future and access to some unique home buyer benefits when i choose to acess them. The more i read the more i realise i dont know. My first port of call will be to see a financial adviser and work out exactly how much i can afford and the best way to go about it all. I hope to make my first purchase this year. Im enjoying the ride so far and I'm keen to learn as much as i can so i don't make too many mistakes early on. Also looking forward to using this site and getting to know you all Cheers
Lot's of great real-world financial advice from the many people here. Also try to get to a meet up. Networking & Meetups @Kinnon Bell might know if any meetups occur up in FNQ.
Welcome @ScottyOfAus . Good on ya for saving up and overcoming your debt. Also agree with @wombat777 - try to come along to one of the meetups. It's a great to get tips and see how you can apply other people's journeys into your plan.
Thanks for the advice @wombat777 & @Zoolander. Although i live in Cairns I'm away over in Darwin working until the first week of April. Ill be spending some time in perth after that, then i might even get to Sydney and Melbourne as well. Im definerly open to a meetup. Is it organised via the forums or the meetup app?
Welcome @ScottyOfAus. Nice place to have discovered. Well done on transitioning from spender to saver. Next step is investor and you'll learn heaps hanging around, reading and asking questions so go nuts!
