{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f0bf866e-f0bc-55f9-85a2-b4f309b4a2fc/6a8579cc2e9726fa74e28f92?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Kelly built a $280K portfolio and bought two investment properties before 30 ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610c019e748075b262972247/1787135295448-b23324b4-5f2a-4e06-ac31-31f60ce1de80.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kelly grew up watching her immigrant parents work two jobs, seven days a week, after arriving in Australia with very little money.</p><p><br></p><p>She thought the only path to wealth was to work harder.</p><p><br></p><p>Then she discovered investing and realised her money could work just as hard as she did.</p><p><br></p><p>Before turning 30, she's built a $280,000 investment portfolio and bought two investment properties.</p><p><br></p><p>Jess sits down with Kelly to unpack the lessons she learned from watching her parents' sacrifices, why she focuses on growing her income as much as her investments (more than doubling it in just a few years), how she uses both property and shares to build wealth and why you absolutely don't need to be rich to get started.</p><p><br></p><p>For more regular updates from Jess’ investing journey, follow along on instagram at <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/getstartedinvesting_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">getstartedinvesting_</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>00:00:00 From Super Saver To Serious Investor</p><p>00:03:48 The Money Lessons That Started It All</p><p>00:07:43 Buying Her First Property In Her Twenties</p><p>00:11:17 Why Saving Alone Was Not Enough</p><p>00:14:00 Turning One Hundred Dollars Into A Habit</p><p>00:17:51 How Kelly Built Her Portfolio</p><p>00:21:11 Growing Her Income From 75K To 175K</p><p>00:24:30 Avoiding Lifestyle Creep As Income Grows</p><p>00:26:00 What Kelly Is Building Wealth For</p><p>00:29:14 Why Investing Is Not Just For The Rich</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>📩 Sign up to the Get Started Investing newsletter <a href=\"https://equitymates.com/join-our-newsletters/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>📩 Share your investing story with us <a href=\"https://x40s1z0ymjt.typeform.com/how-I-started\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">submit here</a></p><p>🎟️ FinFest tickets - Buy early bird tickets <a href=\"https://www.finfest.live/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>Want more Equity Mates? 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