Aussie Firebug

72. Dave Gow - Strong Money Australia Book

Aussie Firebug

Show Notes

Today we welcome back Dave Gow who retired at the ripe old age of 28. He’s better known online as Strong Money Australia where he blogs about early retirement and how to live a happier life. It’s a really light-hearted chat today where we mainly talk about Dave’s new book which will be available on the 1st of December 2022 which is very exciting. But we also cover a range of other topics such as: Updates on early retirement (05:32)Strong Money Australia book (06:53)Publishing rights (12:58)Au...

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