Kylie Travers, 38, Noosa, Qld.
Sitting at the dining table with my calculator, I looked at my budget.
Half my money’s going towards rent, I reminded myself, knowing I needed to be super frugal.
It was 2002, I was 17 and had just moved into a flat on my own.
As a hairdresser’s apprentice, I knew cash would be tight and I’d have to make sacrifices, but I’d make it work.
Growing up, my parents, Jenee and Mark, were always open about what they did with their cash, like saving for the long-term and budgeting for necessities, which helped me learn to be mindful of money, too.
At 12, for fun, I read my first finance book, The Richest Man in Babylon. It teaches seven simple rules, like paying yourself…
