by Lacey | Sep 21, 2020 | FITR, Interviews & Personal Stories, Reflection
I’m often asked whether FIRE* – or FITR**, as I prefer – was my grand plan. It wasn’t. I started investing at 19 because I didn’t want my money to go to waste. Given how much time and energy I’d exerted to earn it, watching it fritter away seemed insane....
by Fran | Jul 25, 2019 | Investing, Mindset, Planning, Reflection, Retirement, Saving, Superannuation
Oh yay I’ve got my Superannuation Annual Statement! Fran’s put together 5 Simple Steps to help you Understand and Review your Superannuation Statement: Firstly, pat yourself on the back. You’ve kept your contact details up to date and your fund knew where to...
by Lacey | Dec 3, 2018 | Opinion, Planning, Reflection
We’re thrilled to share the TEDxUWA talk Lacey delivered on 13 October 2018 to over 400 people at UWA’s Octagon Theatre: Prefer to read? Here’s the transcript: A decade ago, I was the definition of time-poor. I was on the fast track to a VP role in a...
by Lacey | Feb 16, 2018 | Opinion, Reflection
It’s a chicken-and-egg type of conundrum. Do the people who found businesses that ‘do good’ as a key purpose of that business – rather than simply to comply with a perceived Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) image – start with people...
by Lacey | Nov 14, 2017 | Negotiation, Opinion, Reflection
Lisa Wilkinson’s refusal to accept a pay packet half the size of her male co-host’s was a laudable moment. I hope I will describe it to my daughter as the point at which the tide turned and the gender pay gap began to close. Right now, it raises several questions: Why...
by Lacey | Oct 7, 2017 | Interviews & Personal Stories, Opinion, Reflection
Before you start worrying about the validity of my ‘Working with Children’ card… I’m part of the ‘Women in Leadership Driving Change’ group that visits women in prison. We deliver training on re-entering the workforce. The program is called ‘Tall...