ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The whole journey in one place — why an hour with the SAFER system is the most valuable hour you'll spend, why you shouldn't go it alone, and the life I rebuilt on the other side of losing it all.
This is the end — short and sweet, exactly as it should be.
I bring the whole book home with the simplest of habits: every single time an opportunity comes your way, property or not, spend at least an hour running it through SAFER. Is the strategy right for you? What will you acquire, and how? How will it be funded? What's your exit — plan B, C, even D? And is it something you'd repeat? Print it out, stick it on your mirror, make it your lock screen. That hour is priceless, because it's always better to regret the projects you missed than the ones you bought.
I'm also honest about the limits of a book. Nobody reads a weekend guide to surgery and then operates on a leg — yet we convince ourselves we can do exactly that with our money. Even my client Anya, with a Master's in International Business, didn't understand her own finances. This isn't taught in schools, the rules are complex, and the fines for getting it wrong are high. Take advice — if not for your own peace of mind, then for your family and the legacy you'll leave.
And I close where the story began: I lost my marriage, my home, my friends and my sense of who I was, and it took years to rebuild. I'm still fighting some of those battles, but I'm standing — now from a rural haven in Kent with Paul, our blended family, and a yacht called Savvy of London. The SAFER system was born from that wreckage. If it spares even one of you the pain I went through, every word was worth it.
Thank you for listening to the whole of Bricked It. It's meant more than you know.
In this final episode:
- The one-hour SAFER habit to run before every investment
- Why you can't shortcut professional advice — and the high cost of getting money wrong
- The honest toll of nearly losing everything, and the life rebuilt after it
- A heartfelt thank you, and where to go from here
A note on the voice: what you've been hearing throughout this series is an AI-generated version of my voice reading my own words. It's me — just not in the room. I'd rather be upfront about that than pretend otherwise. Every word, every lesson, and every mistake is mine.
This is the end of the book, but I'd love for the conversation to continue. Find me on Substack at nicolebremner.substack.com, on Instagram @nsbremer, or at NicoleBremner.com — for the podcast, new books, and everything next.
Thank you for being here, from the very first chapter to the last. Nicole x
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