Boom! We made it to 2020 – another year of smashing our financial goals and progressing on our financial education journeys. To start the year off right, I’ve put together some of my favourite resources when it comes to personal finance. These are the books I read, websites I visit, Twitter handles I follow and Podcasts I listen to, in order to answer my money questions and level up my personal finance skills. 

My favourite resource that I direct people to on a daily basis is the Australian Securities & Investment Commission’s (ASIC) MoneySmart website, which provides a plethora of information and tools to use across a wide array of financial concepts and issues that Australian’s face. I usually start there as they cover the basics quite well, and then move onto other resources for more in-depth information if I require it.

Twitter Handles 

@RaskMedia

@VisualCap

@TFDiet

@moneymagaus

@MoneySmartTeam

@findercomau 

@LivewireMarkets 

@asicmedia

@Scamwatch_gov

@effizahos

@NicolePedMcK 

@melbrowne

Podcasts

Equity Mates – Australian show for beginner investors 

My Millenial Money – Hamish and Andy for your finances

Listen Money Matters – US-based personal finance content 

Invest Like the Best – insights helping you better manage your time and money

Australian Investors Podcast – interviews with professional Australian investors

Finder.com.au Money Podcast – finance news, views and tips without the boredom

The Richards Report – investment insights from notable Australian finance professionals

Side Hustle School – short daily interviews with individuals running side-hustles

The Money (ABC) – how the Australian and global economy works

Australian Websites

Money Magazine – Australian financial news and money-related content

Rask Australia – personal finance and investment hub

Miss Money Box — a strong focus on financial education

Ladies Finance Club — female-focused personal finance community and events

Aussie Firebug – Australian financial independence content

Livewire – free investment insights from leading financial professionals

InvestSMART – a source of free educational articles by professional share analysts

AFR – digital and hard copy magazine covering Australian financial news (paywall)

SkilledSmart – courses on money, wealth & personal finance for Australian adults

International Websites

Four Pillar Freedom – insights on how to grow wealth and gain freedom

Collaborative Fund – thought provoking articles written by the talented Morgan Housel

Minafi – interactive content on reaching financial independence through investing, minimalism and mindfulness

Afford Anything – how to avoid spending 40 years in a cubicle

Mad Fientist – the science behind early retirement

Wait But Why – not specifically finance related – but articles that make you think

Safal Niveshak – fantastic articles on topics like value investing, human behaviour, business analysis, and more

Books

Smashed Avocado – Nicole Haddow

The Simple Path to Wealth  – J L Collins

The Year of Less  – Cait Flanders

Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Live  – Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus

Side Hustle – Chris Guillebeau

Millennial Money – James and Patrick O’Shaughnessy

The $1000 Project –  Canna Campbell

Unf**k Your Finances  – Melissa Brown

I Will Teach You To Be Rich – Ramit Sethi

I hope there was something in this list that will be helpful to you throughout the year, and I’d love to hear of any resources that you use that haven’t been included in this list.

Kate — HTM Founder & Editor

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