Money for Life

<p><strong style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>How to build financial security from firm foundations</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When calculating income necessary for retirement experts provide a dollar figure excluding rent and mortgage repayments. That's right! They assume that most Australians will have paid off their family home by the time they stop working. This is no longer the case. Home ownership rates are declining and alarmingly the rate of homelessness is on the rise. At greatest risk is the 'older' woman defined as 55 years and older the fastest-growing demographic of homeless people in Australia.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Money for Life</em><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a book that encourages home ownership as the foundation of a secure financial plan. Money expert </span>Helen Baker<span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> explains the five financial foundations that we all need to have in place to build financial security. She then explores:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>•  The power of leverage </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>•  Home-ownership vs investing</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>•  Your home as a source of additional income</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>•  Financing your property purchase</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>•  Buying alone or in partnership</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>•  Surviving financially after a relationship breakdown</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>And much much more.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(105 114 123 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A home provides much more than feel-good security it is a powerful and essential wealth-creation tool that can save and make you money for life.</span></p>