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Listen "Start Where You Are: Money, Mindset & Real-Life Provision with Ryan Petricevich"
Episode Synopsis
This week I share the mic with my favourite human - Mr. Boss Man himself, Ryan Petricevich. After a run of heavy, high-level money episodes, we drop into a real-world convo about providing, saving, and building a life from the ground up with kids, a normal job, and zero fluff.
We talk early parenthood (three kids by 24), paying off a mortgage, setting up trust funds, and the mindset that keeps you moving forward when life is… life-ing. It’s practical, honest, and full of the kind of steady wisdom most of us actually need.
What we cover
The “average Aussie” game plan: how Ryan saved, provided, and still got ahead
$10 a week → long-term wealth: set-and-forget saving, then upgrading to simple index investing
Live within your means (for real): resisting the pressure to “look rich”
Kids + money: why we’ll open index funds (not savings accounts) for future kids
Inflation 101: why cash alone loses power and what to do instead
Sacrifice & seasons: giving up rugby to provide, and how chosen sacrifice compounds
Partnership polarity: how we make big decisions (strategy + vulnerability > nagging)
Risk sanity checks: diversify, invest only what you can afford to lose, sleep-at-night rule
Quick takeaways
Start now, with what you have. $10/week beats $0/week—consistency compounds.
Automate it. Set-and-forget is your best friend if life is busy.
Index funds > idle cash for long-term goals (inflation is a tax on stillness).
Don’t buy to impress. Live within your means; redirect flex money into assets.
Couples: begin with the end in mind. Share the vision, then co-create the plan.
If you’re losing sleep, you’re over-leveraged. Dial risk down until you aren’t.
Not financial advice
All opinions are personal and for education only. Do your own research and get advice for your situation.
If you loved this episode
Share it to your stories and tag me - your shares help this little pod grow.
Review the show (it means the world).
Join my Inner Circle for live coaching ($47/month). Links in show notes.
Connect
Instagram: @anythinggoespodcast__
Inner Circle: Join Here - $47
As always - stay wild.
We talk early parenthood (three kids by 24), paying off a mortgage, setting up trust funds, and the mindset that keeps you moving forward when life is… life-ing. It’s practical, honest, and full of the kind of steady wisdom most of us actually need.
What we cover
The “average Aussie” game plan: how Ryan saved, provided, and still got ahead
$10 a week → long-term wealth: set-and-forget saving, then upgrading to simple index investing
Live within your means (for real): resisting the pressure to “look rich”
Kids + money: why we’ll open index funds (not savings accounts) for future kids
Inflation 101: why cash alone loses power and what to do instead
Sacrifice & seasons: giving up rugby to provide, and how chosen sacrifice compounds
Partnership polarity: how we make big decisions (strategy + vulnerability > nagging)
Risk sanity checks: diversify, invest only what you can afford to lose, sleep-at-night rule
Quick takeaways
Start now, with what you have. $10/week beats $0/week—consistency compounds.
Automate it. Set-and-forget is your best friend if life is busy.
Index funds > idle cash for long-term goals (inflation is a tax on stillness).
Don’t buy to impress. Live within your means; redirect flex money into assets.
Couples: begin with the end in mind. Share the vision, then co-create the plan.
If you’re losing sleep, you’re over-leveraged. Dial risk down until you aren’t.
Not financial advice
All opinions are personal and for education only. Do your own research and get advice for your situation.
If you loved this episode
Share it to your stories and tag me - your shares help this little pod grow.
Review the show (it means the world).
Join my Inner Circle for live coaching ($47/month). Links in show notes.
Connect
Instagram: @anythinggoespodcast__
Inner Circle: Join Here - $47
As always - stay wild.
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