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Insufficient Funds
Make the Right Money Decisions to Bring Your Big Plans to Life
"James and his team support my community with financial advice to live their best lives. He is a genius in this space and this book gives away all his best secrets!” ― Victoria Devine, founder of Australia's #1 finance podcast, She's on the Money
"James has cracked the code in making financial advice relatable, approachable and insanely valuable. Read the book, follow the 5x Ds and achieve your version of ‘sufficient funds’.” ― Glen James, author and founder of the money money money podcast
James Millard (Author)
9781394248896, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 July 2024
224 pages
22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 kg
A money book without the BS Whether you dream of security and home ownership, you’re building your career, or you want to grow your family… it’s time to figure out what you want from your money. And then make it happen. Financial adviser James Millard cuts through the jargon and shares a simple framework for making better money decisions and achieving your goals. Insufficient Funds is a comprehensive guide to personal finance that recognises the realities and challenges of balancing your life with your spending. So where do you start? To plan your future and find financial freedom, you need to define what 'sufficient’ means to you. And it’s not about settling for less! Insufficient Funds will show you how to make the most of what you earn — and enjoy it more too. You’ll get lifelong strategies to help you achieve your personal goals and live your dreams. Inside, you’ll find:
Insufficient Funds is the no-nonsense guide you need to build a better money mindset and a strategic financial plan. The more you align your money decisions with the outcomes you truly want, the more you’ll gain clarity, confidence, and momentum — for a happier, more fulfilling life, today and tomorrow.
"James and his team support my community with financial advice to live their best lives. He is a genius in this space and this book gives away all his best secrets!” — Victoria Devine, founder of Australia's #1 finance podcast, She's on the Money
"James has cracked the code in making financial advice relatable, approachable and insanely valuable. Read the book, follow the 5x Ds and achieve your version of ‘sufficient funds’.” — Glen James, author and founder of the money money money podcast
Introduction xi The True Meaning of Sufficient Funds xii The ATM slip and one all-time road trip xiv Our journey to Sufficient Funds xviii How this book works and why it’s important to you xxi Fuck F.I.R.E. — why retirement is NOT the goal xxiv 1 Define — the missing step 1 The power of positive thinking for financial wellbeing 2 How to spend a billion dollars: find your purpose and stay on it 6 Three steps to setting bigger adventures (and how we get there with our clients) 11 Experiences or things — why can’t I have both? 19 It’s not meant to be easy — be prepared to work 22 2 Declutter — clearing the path 31 Clarity: attitude and focus 32 Build your financial launchpad 37 Dealing with debt 38 Debt disruption strategies: creative ways to pay off debt 40 Cruise Control: Your Spending Plan 46 FAQs 62 3 Develop — big plans, growth and mad momentum 67 The ‘mad stacks’ strategy: introducing the four stacks of Sufficient Funds 69 Goal- focused investment for the win! 80 Debunking the tax myth 83 Tax effectiveness — before you invest you need this 86 Investment — your third stack of Sufficient Funds 90 Superannuation — the fourth stack of Sufficient Funds 115 4 Defend — through life’s ups and downs 123 Using your emergency fund — remember it’s not your money! 125 Adding kids, not zeros 127 Drop everything 148 Pandemics 150 Protection 151 Did somebody say intergenerational wealth transfer? 158 5 Deliver — let it flow 161 Stay the course 162 Stay authentic 163 Find a Sufficient cause and make a difference that counts 166 Set up a regular donations plan 172 Keep motivated 173 Redefine Sufficient 176 Isn’t financial advice just for old people who already have mad stacks? 182 Think bigger: Beyond Sufficient 187 Got stuck? Reach out 191 Notes 193
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
