ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Kelly grew up watching her immigrant parents work two jobs, seven days a week, after arriving in Australia with very little money.
She thought the only path to wealth was to work harder.
Then she discovered investing and realised her money could work just as hard as she did.
Before turning 30, she's built a $280,000 investment portfolio and bought two investment properties.
Jess sits down with Kelly to unpack the lessons she learned from watching her parents' sacrifices, why she focuses on growing her income as much as her investments (more than doubling it in just a few years), how she uses both property and shares to build wealth and why you absolutely don't need to be rich to get started.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 From Super Saver To Serious Investor
00:03:48 The Money Lessons That Started It All
00:07:43 Buying Her First Property In Her Twenties
00:11:17 Why Saving Alone Was Not Enough
00:14:00 Turning One Hundred Dollars Into A Habit
00:17:51 How Kelly Built Her Portfolio
00:21:11 Growing Her Income From 75K To 175K
00:24:30 Avoiding Lifestyle Creep As Income Grows
00:26:00 What Kelly Is Building Wealth For
00:29:14 Why Investing Is Not Just For The Rich
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