In today’s episode, Evelyn sits down with James Wrigley, a certified financial planner from Melbourne, renowned for his straightforward financial insights. With over 72,000 followers on Instagram and 92,000 on TikTok, James has become a trusted voice in personal finance, sharing practical advice on retirement planning, superannuation, capital gains tax, tax deductibility, and investments.

In this episode of You Have My Interest, we dive into another Finance File, sharing the inspiring journey of a first-time homebuyer couple from Victoria. This de facto couple, with a young child, dreamed of owning their own home and began their property journey nearly a year ago by reaching out to us for financial guidance.

In this episode, we talk about helping a married couple purchase their second investment property, despite one partner being on a bridging visa. The key challenge was avoiding the 8% "Foreign Purchaser Additional Duty," which we were able to do by selecting the right lender. This allowed us to keep only the Australian citizen on the title while still using both incomes for the loan.