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   S16 · E2 · 30 Sep 2026 · 26 min

   How this 41-year-old teacher can afford to retire early

   You don’t need a high income to invest your way to a better financial future. Today’s guest is proof of that. Ten years ago, while on maternity leave, Leigh decided to get serious about her families finances. Leigh and her husband aren’t high earners. She’s a teacher and her husband’s an electrician- so they don’t have millions coming in the door. But ten years after her investing journey began; their mortgage is paid off, she’s reached ‘Coast FIRE’ and is in a financial position to take next year off work. How did she do it? Jess chats with Leigh to find out. This is How I Got Started , in…

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   S16 · E1 · 28 Sep 2026 · 37 min

   How many ETFs do I actually need? I’m overwhelmed

   Is your portfolio diversified, or just complicated? Jess is only five months into investing and she’s already got seven ETFs and a stock. What is each investment actually adding? She’s starting to think maybe she’s overcomplicated things… Then community member Hamish sent in a question about whether it makes more sense to own one diversified ETF or build a portfolio from several ETFs. Jess took it as a sign to get back to basics. So she sits down with financial adviser Glen Hare to unpack how to think about building an ETF portfolio, including How many ETFs is too many? How to spot overlap…

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   S15 · E10 · 9 Sep 2026 · 27 min

   How this swans player is investing to build a life beyond football

   Hayden McLean knows a thing or two about playing the long game. After missing out on the AFL draft twice, Hayden kept going until he earned his place at the Sydney Swans. That same patience has shaped how he invests. At 27, he’s investing with one big goal in mind: creating the freedom to choose what life looks like after football. Hayden joins Jess to share how he went from being a hard-core saver who thought investing was too risky, to dollar cost averaging every month into a building a tech-heavy portfolio. This is How I Got Started, in each episode one community member shares the highs…

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   S14 · E10 · 7 Sep 2026 · 30 min

   4 months into investing: My full portfolio update

   4 months into her investing journey and Jess’ life has completely changed. She’s since bought a house, switched her core portfolio to geared investments, gotten a dog and combined finances with her partner. Safe to say- there’s been A Lot™️ on 🤣. With all that change, she’s got a few questions still playing on her mind. Things like: Should dollar cost averaging be monthly, or weekly? How should you invest in a stocks if you’re not dollar cost averaging into them? Why are her Geared ETFS not performing like she thought they would? Jess sat down with Bryce and Ren to share what her portfolio…

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   S15 · E9 · 2 Sep 2026 · 31 min

   From living paycheque to paycheque to a $1M+ net worth in 6 years

   Amy has built a $400,000 share portfolio, owns an investment property, and has grown her net worth to $1 million. But just six years ago, things looked very different. She was living pay cheque to pay cheque, had a credit card she didn't really understand, and had no idea where her money was going. So what changed? Amy shares with Jess the choices that turned her financial future around, how she built wealth through multiple income streams and why investing before you feel “ready” is a good way to start. Chapters: 00:00:00 From Paycheck To Paycheck To $1 Million 00:02:43 Growing Up Without…

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   S15 · E8 · 26 Aug 2026 · 29 min

   What putting $3K into a mate’s stock tip taught Ryan about investing

   Ryan thought he was doing everything right with his money until a stock tip made his ETF feel like the wrong choice. For years, Ryan followed a very traditional approach to money: work hard, save hard and eventually buy a house. Then he discovered compound interest, started investing and found himself comparing two very different ways to put his money to work. What did that stock investment teach him? And how did it shape the kind of investor he wants to be? Ryan joins Jess to share how he got started investing, what his portfolio looks like today, the sleepless nights that came with his…

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   S14 · E8 · 24 Aug 2026 · 32 min

   Can AI help me find more money to invest? I asked a financial controller

   What if you already had more money to invest... you just didn't realise it? Jess has spent months manually analysing her spending, trying to free up more money to invest. This week, she wants to know if AI can make the process easier. Together with a chartered accountant and financial controller, Isabelle from Mind Her Money , Jess explores how to safely use AI to better understand your spending (including actual prompts you can use), what patterns to look for and how to spot the money that's quietly slipping away without adding real value to your life. Because the goal isn't to stop…

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   S15 · E7 · 19 Aug 2026 · 31 min

   How Kelly built a $280K portfolio and bought two investment properties before 30

   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…

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   S14 · E7 · 17 Aug 2026 · 34 min

   How should couples manage money and invest? A financial adviser explains

   Joint accounts or separate? Split bills 50/50? Invest together or keep it separate? Ask five couples how they manage money and you'll probably get five different answers. After buying her first home with her partner, Jess put the question to the Get Started Investing community and quickly realised there were plenty of different approaches. So she sat down with financial adviser Glen Hare to hear what he sees working best for the couples he advises, and how they navigate everything from bank accounts and budgeting to shared goals, different money personalities (saver v spender) and building a…

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    S15 · E6 · 12 Aug 2026 · 22 min

    How owning 27 ETFs at once taught Gav that less is more

    Gav loves spending money. Watches, skincare, Apple products, travel - give him money and he’ll find something to spend it on. So when he discovered investing, he did what came naturally….he started collecting ETFs. At one point, he owned 27 of them. So how did he go from trying almost every investing app and collecting ETFs “like Pokémon cards” to believing that less is more? Gav joins Jess to unpack the mistakes he made as a new investor, how he’s simplified his approach and the system that lets him invest consistently (while still leaving plenty of room to spend.) Plus, they get into Gav’s…