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Author: CaptainFI

86400 bank review
Financial Independence 
March 12, 2021August 22, 2023

86400 bank review; the first smartbank

Posted By: CaptainFI 4752 Views 1 Comment

86400 bank review from an experienced and long term investor on the path to financial independence.

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spaceship voyager
Reviews 
March 5, 2021January 4, 2024

Spaceship Voyager Review: Spaceship investing

Posted By: CaptainFI 6831 Views 9 Comments microinvesting, Spaceship

Spaceship Voyager review from an experienced and long term investor. What is Spaceship voyager, Is Spaceship voyager safe and can this app help you invest?

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Net Wealth 
March 1, 2021January 4, 2024

Feb 21 Update: $1,135,272 (-$30,406)

Posted By: CaptainFI 9044 Views 4 Comments

CaptainFI February 2021 Net worth financial, investment and personal update.

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stockspot review
Investing Reviews 
February 28, 2021August 21, 2023

Stockspot review – can this Roboadvisor help you invest?

Posted By: CaptainFI 6225 Views 9 Comments

Stockspot review from an experienced and long term investor on the path to Financial Independence. Is this Robo advisor safe to trust with your money?

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ASX VGE review
Investing 
February 26, 2021April 8, 2022

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (ASX: VGE) Review

Posted By: CaptainFI 6621 Views 2 Comments ETF review, Vanguard ETFs

Is the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF one of the best ETFs in Australia? This VGE review covers whether I’ll include this ETF in my portfolio.

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coinspot review
Investing Reviews 
February 25, 2021October 9, 2023

Coinspot review

Posted By: CaptainFI 5460 Views 4 Comments

Coinspot review: cryptocurrency exchange analysis from an experienced and long term investor on the path to Financial Independence.

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plenti
Investing Making money Reviews 
February 24, 2021September 6, 2023

Plenti Peer to Peer Lending review; is your money safe with Plenti?

Posted By: CaptainFI 9656 Views 5 Comments p2p lend, peer to peer, peer to peer lending, plenti, ratesetter

Complete review of Plenti P2P lending from a long-term investor. Find out if this Peer to Peer lending platform is right for you.

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BonusMoney
Financial Independence 
February 22, 2021January 4, 2024

Expensive things I bought that save money

Posted By: CaptainFI 2697 Views 3 Comments

Here are some pricey things I have bought which have brought me a lot of joy and saved me a lot of money in the long run.

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matched betting
Making money Reviews 
February 12, 2021February 7, 2024

Matched Betting to Beat the Bookmaker – Does it Work?

Posted By: CaptainFI 5631 Views 5 Comments

Complete review of Matched betting in Australia. Click to find out how to use Matched betting as a legitimate side hustle.

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Net Wealth 
February 5, 2021August 21, 2023

Jan 21 Update: $1,165,678 (+$12,757)

Posted By: CaptainFI 9946 Views 10 Comments

CaptainFI January 2021 Net worth financial and investment update.

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Captain FI is a retired international Air Transport Pilot from Australia. He is passionate about Financial Literacy, and enjoys writing and podcasting about financial education, aviation and his journey to Financial Independence and retiring early at age 30. About Captain FI or Contact Me

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