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Honest question — which investor level are you actually at right now?
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🦘 60% of working Australians have less than $50,000 in super — and most have no idea which level they are actually on.
That is not a willpower problem. It is a framework problem.
Which of the 5 levels do you think you are sitting at right now?
New video is live — link in bio. 🦘
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The average Aussie with a $1.6M home has less
than $3,000 in accessible savings.
That's not a millionaire.
That's a mortgage with a person attached to it.
Pull up your banking app right now — not your super,
not your home equity — just your savings account.
How many months of expenses does that number cover?
Drop your answer below 👇
New video is live link - https://youtu.be/ug66HOPHoGo
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🦘 The average Aussie with a $1.6M home has less
than $3,000 in accessible savings.
That's not a millionaire. That's a mortgage with
a person attached to it.
Pull up your banking app right now — not your super,
not your property value — just your savings account.
How many months of expenses does that cover?
New video is live — link in bio. 👆
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The median Sydney house costs $1.6 million.
The monthly mortgage repayment on that is around $8,000.
The median Australian take-home pay is $4,958 a month.
That gap is not a stretch. That is mathematically out of reach for most Australians — and nobody wants to say it out loud.
Are you renting, buying, or somewhere in between right now?
New video is live — link in bio. 🦘
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Quick poll for the Aussie Money Mate community 🦘
Where are you right now with investing?
Vote below and tell us your age in the comments — we read every single one. 👇
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Most Australians are retiring with around $414,000 in super.
The amount actually needed for a comfortable retirement — as defined by ASFA — is $630,000 for a single person.
That is a gap of around $200,000. And it is not because people did not work hard enough. It is because the delay compounded just as powerfully as the investment would have — just in the wrong direction.
Here is the number that hits hardest: if you invest $500 a month from age 22 at 7 percent, you retire with roughly $2.5 million. Start the exact same amount at 32 — same money, same return, same discipline — and you retire with around $1.2 million.
One decade. $1.3 million difference.
Not because of genius. Not because of risk. Because of time.
The full breakdown is in Video 6 — link in bio.
💬 What age did you start taking investing seriously? Or are you still in the "I'll start soon" phase? Drop it below. 👇
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🦘 Honest question for Sydney people —
Which of these sounds most like you
right now?
Drop your answer below 👇
No judgment here — every level is real.
Yesterday's video walks through
what each one actually looks like
week to week in Sydney.
The number that surprised people most?
The $200K earner after mortgage
has $3,500 a month left.
Less than you thought. Right?
Link in bio 🔗
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🦘 NEW VIDEO LIVE — and this one
hits different.
Here is what $962 a week in Sydney
actually looks like after tax on $60K:
Rent (with housemate) → $400
Groceries, Opal, phone, utilities → $200
Everything else in your life → $362
That is it.
Dentist appointments get skipped.
Birthday dinners in Surry Hills
get declined.
You offer to come for drinks after instead.
She is not bad with money.
She is just living in Sydney.
Now here is what surprises everyone
about $200K in Sydney —
Your tax bill alone is $60,138 a year.
More than most Australians earn.
And after the mortgage — you have
$3,500 a month left for everything.
Full breakdown at every salary
level in the new video 👇
Which number surprised you most?
Drop your salary level below 👇
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🦘 Controversial opinion incoming...
Most Australians are voluntarily
leaving money on the table at tax time.
The average tax refund in Australia
is around $2,300.
But Australians who properly claim
ALL their deductions?
They get back $3,500 or more.
That is over $1,200 difference.
Just from knowing what you can claim.
Work from home? Claim it.
Car used for work? Claim it.
Tools, uniforms, equipment? Claim it.
The ATO does not chase you to claim
what you are owed.
They just keep it if you do not ask.
💬 Quick poll — how do you lodge
your tax return?
🟢 Do it myself through myTax
🔵 Use a tax agent
🟡 My employer sorts it
🔴 I honestly have no idea
Drop your answer below 👇
Be honest — no judgement here 😄
Full tax breakdown video live now —
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