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Building resilience with 'The Barefoot Investor'

Published on
1 July 2024

Financial disasters don’t discriminate. Whether it’s a natural disaster, national economic crisis, sudden job loss, change to family circumstances or a global pandemic – financial hardship can affect anyone.   

Bestselling author Scott Pape knows the reality of this all too well.

Since first writing The Barefoot Investor in 2004, Scott Pape has become a household name in Australia. The Barefoot Investor and Scott’s second book, The Barefoot Investor Families, take pride of place on many thousands of Australian bookshelves.

In this audio interview, Salvation Army Moneycare financial counsellor Kristen Hartnett speaks to Scott about resilience and his journey as a financial advisor, financial counsellor and bestselling author.

Scott shares his no-nonsense approach to financial freedom, looking at building financial resilience, as well as exploring the benefits of financial counselling.

Listen to the interview

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