Frances Cook answers the questions that you sent in, in a solo episode covering the best investing strategies, and why she launched her own business. This week, it’s something a little different.  Things have changed around here recently, and I know that’s left people with a few questions.  So I opened things up through social media to say, what are the questions on your mind?  Everytjing from investing strategies, to why I quit my old job, came through.  So… let’s whip through and give you some answers.  Questions in this episode: Is there any hope for people just starting out to achieve Financial Independence? Advice for 26yo you? Is there a way to get your kiwisaver out without buying a house? Other investment schemes are better. What small things can I do to kick off investing when I don’t have a lot of money at all?  Financial book recommendations? Are you scared to start your own business in a recession? What was your full time job before?  What happened to Cooking the Books? I loved it! Do you miss writing about non-financial topics?  How do you personally manage the currency risk of your investments? Do you buy hedged products? How is your hair so shiny? What’s your favourite luxury product you’ll never scrimp on? Mine’s fancy toilet roll.  Just listened to the episode about how to pay off your home loan faster and it was fantastic and made so much sense. But what about for people who maybe can only save couple of thousand a year? Not really enough to warrant floating, or is it? Or what if you’re just a terrible saver (asking for a friend) or live almost week to week? How much difference does using a mortgage offset actually make? How many ETFs is good. And if you can’t buy a house, what’s the next best thing to do please.  Links Follow Frances Cook on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, or join the Money Memo newsletter for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.