On paper, a $350k household income sounds like it should give you so many options. In reality, Ellie* is struggling to know which goals to focus on. Ellie & Glen unpack:

👉🏼 her different goals

👉🏽 her current financial situation

👉🏾 Glen's sound financial house framework

👉🏿 savings, super & assets

👉 what Glen would do

*Name changed for privacy

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Chelsea is 28 and can't get insurance because of a medical diagnosis. She and her fiancé Ryan are planning to move from Perth back to their regional hometown in the next 5 years where house prices have skyrocketed since they left. Glen unpacks their financial situation as a couple, the moving plan and how to build a safety net when insurance isn't an option. They touch on:

👉🏼 Chelsea and Ryan's financial snapshot

👉🏽 Glen's sound financial house framework

👉🏾 how they manage money as a couple

👉🏿 what self-insuring looks like when you can't get cover

👉🏻 the relocation plan

👉 Chelsea's investing portfolio

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Glen sits down with Taz who has a dream to relocate to regional Victoria in 8–10 years with his partner. Taz wants to know, are we on the right track and how can we maximise our money before the move? They touch on:

👉🏼 incomes and career

👉🏽 Glen's sound financial house framework

👉🏾 assets & investments

👉🏿 should they buy their future home early and rent it out until it's time to move in?

👉🏻 using a gearing strategy

👉 getting rid of non deductible debt

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Maya* and Liam* both receive car allowances through their work which they're thinking of putting towards a new car. Liam's 2015 Hilux has 280,000km on the clock and they're eyeing a new Ford Ranger. Is now the right time? Glen works through their full financial picture and shares his thoughts on what he would do.

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Sylvia and her partner are planning for another child, have an $870k mortgage, an investment property and big questions about what to do with all of it.

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👉🏻 Warren's current situation & goals

👉 his financial position according to Glen's sound financial house foundations

👉🏾 what Glen would do

👉🏼 the mother-in-law arrangement: the $200/week account & estate clarity

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Kate earns a decent income as a cosmetic injectables nurse but has maxed out 2 credit cards and just can't seem to get ahead. Kate wants to know: am I past the point of no return? They unpack:

👉🏼Kate's goal to get out of consumer debt and save a home deposit

👉🏽 her income, work and lifestyle

👉🏾 cashflow, consumer debt situation & why a budget hasn't stuck

👉 super, assets and protection plan

👉🏿 living situation

👉🏼 Kate's past & a recent ADHD diagnosis

👉🏻 Glen's take on Kate's situation

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Connor is a 25yo junior doctor renting for $145 a week and somehow has $400,000 invested in shares. But when he asks Glen James about buying his first home, optimising his portfolio and figuring out when "enough is enough," Glen's take isn't quite what he expected.

👉🏼 Connor's situation: 25yo junior doctor, single, training towards anesthetics

👉🏽 income, savings rate & spending system

👉🏾 cash, HELP debt & super (First Home Super Saver Scheme)

👉🏿 living situation & housing plans

👉🏻 the $400k share portfolio: VAS, VGS & Pearler

👉 specialty training, moving around & the housing timing problem

👉🏼 what would Glen do?

👉🏽 the non-deductible debt problem

👉🏾 investment property vs buying to live in vs keep renting

👉🏿 the two-ETF

👉🏻 should Connor gear?

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Three properties, two young kids, both working part-time. Sophia* joins Glen to unpack whether selling an investment property, reducing debt and rethinking their strategy could set them up better long term or if they’re at risk of overcomplicating a strong position.

👉🏼 Sophia's situation: 3 properties, young family, part-time setup

👉🏽 spending, savings & cashflow gap

👉🏾 insurance, super & financial foundations

👉🏿 property portfolio & assets

👉🏻 lifestyle goals

👉 their desire to “semi-retire”

👉🏼 Glen’s take on the situation and what he would do

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👉🏼 Jake and Kiera’s current situation

👉🏽 Glen runs through the sound financial house

👉🏾 properties, assets & investments

👉🏿 Kiera's new career plans

👉🏻 their shared goals to get a new PPOR, travel & live life on their own terms

👉 what Glen would do

👉🏼 structuring property ownership & protecting against future risks

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👉🏼 her dilemma

👉🏽 salaries, career change & income drop

👉🏾 emergency fund, savings & debts

👉🏿 spending plan, insurance & financial foundations

👉🏻 super balances and financial position

👉 the mortgage and house value

👉🏼 lifestyle costs and hobbies

👉🏻 career values and long term plans

👉🏽 Glen raises some potential red flags

👉🏾 and shares what he would do in their situation

*Name changed for privacy

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