Sep 17, 2026 · 21 min · 11 segments
Most people think earning more is the answer to building financial security. Sometimes, it isn’t. In this episode, Mary shares how a major life change forced her to rethink her financial future. She…
Yeah.
So we pulled out that equity.
We kind of just sat around, obviously there was some stuff, but now we kind of pulled some triggers.
So you bought two properties, you know, one was in outside of super.
So your personal name or I think the trust, but I think it's in personal name.
And the second one is, was in the self-managed super fund.
So you bought one in SMSF.
Yes.
Now.
Even the first time we spoke, you're like, I could buy something in super.
I was like, what do you mean? I have no idea.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
And then I asked you, I think I remember that the meeting you were like, I said, do you know what the super is returning? And you're like, no idea yet.
Yeah, zero clue.
Yes.
Like you were just having contributions from work and you're like, I guess that's a good retirement.
Yes.
And I'm like, what are you talking about? That's exactly how it happened.
Yeah.
A lot of people in, well the thing is a lot of people that have contributions to super, doesn't know what usually a super is investing in.
Usually they look at gross, um, gross profits versus the net.
And again, they're just having a hard time kind of deciphering what that is.
Super is effectively just a savings account, right? That's really all it is.
Yeah.
So we pulled out that equity.
We kind of just sat around, obviously there was some stuff, but now we kind of pulled some triggers.
So you bought two properties, you know, one was in outside of super.
So your personal name or I think the trust, but I think it's in personal name.
And the second one is, was in the self-managed super fund.
So you bought one in SMSF.
Yes.
Now.
Even the first time we spoke, you're like, I could buy something in super.
I was like, what do you mean? I have no idea.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
And then I asked you, I think I remember that the meeting you were like, I said, do you know what the super is returning? And you're like, no idea yet.
Yeah, zero clue.
Yes.
Like you were just having contributions from work and you're like, I guess that's a good retirement.
Yes.
And I'm like, what are you talking about? That's exactly how it happened.
Yeah.
A lot of people in, well the thing is a lot of people that have contributions to super, doesn't know what usually a super is investing in.
Usually they look at gross, um, gross profits versus the net.
And again, they're just having a hard time kind of deciphering what that is.
Super is effectively just a savings account, right? That's really all it is.
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