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April'25 Portfolio/Life Update 📈 $554k (+$32k)
Welcome to Contrarian Kangaroo 🦘
Portfolio & Life Updates 💰
Monthly journal on the status of my portfolio, networth, where I am at in the world, & interesting content I've been reading this month (Peru at 6,057m)
Internationalisation ✈️
Progress with internationalisation away from Australia. Overseas residencies, breaking tax ties with Australia, trying to start my own income stream etc (Summers on the Med)
Opinionated Rants ⚠️
Rants & strong opinions that you shouldn't listen to 
A cathartic outlet for an opinionated Aussie
(Surfing in Lombok)
I ‘Retired’ at 33 from a well-paid gig as a Senior Geologist in Australia, in early 2023 
I left Aus to chase more financial & personal freedom; while having a crack at living a more internationalised life 
(after some disillusionment with Australia post-pandemic..).
Contrarian Kangaroo documents the growth & decline of my stock portfolio (networth) in monthly Portfolio & Life Updates.
Documenting my journey; Setting up a legal base & living in South America 
Internationalising Offshoring 
(legally lowering taxes) 
‘Financial independence‘ through Asymmetrical Investing (not passive ETFs), & an attempt to do something different to the norm of, ‘take out huge loan, buy property & climb corporate ladder into perpetuity‘.. 
Just the journal of a mid-30s Aussie bloke trying to do something a bit different
What exactly is this blog about..?
Asymmetrical Investing 📊 In hated sectors of the market, for potentially big returns (I mostly follow
investing philosophy, which I will write about in the future).Internationalising (Flag Theory) 🚩 Diversifying your wealth & your life around the world (Trying for a few residencies in Latin America in 2025/26).
Setting up a base of operations in The Southern Cone of Latin America 🌎 as an Australian (it’s not quite as easy as they make out on Twitter..!).
Geoarbitraging ✈️ Living in other parts of the world (as a legal resident) where your quality of life is the same/better than your home country, at half of the cost.
Legally lowering taxes as close to 0% as possible offshore 💰 by FAR the most powerful wealth generating tool, that no one ever talked about in Australia.
Having a crack at starting my own location independent business 💻 I do not have an entrepreneurial bone in my body, so a big deal for me.
International Company Formation (basic) for a clueless, non-high networth Aussie, for asset protection internationally.
Opinionated rants about what’s on my mind ⚠️ & potentially some dating stories from Latin America (it is much better than in The West…!).
Portfolio Growth/Decline 📉
Popular Articles 📰
Popular articles – A good place to get started 🧐
How My Investing Philosophy Evolved Over The Last Decade 📖 Part 1
Debt-free with ~$550k AUD in stocks at age 33, from $0 at 26 (not ‘rich’ but ‘free’); Going against what society tells you financially in Australia, & rough financial plans for the future 💰
How I Invest 💸 Part 2
Discovering Asymmetrical, Contrarian Investing (‘inflection investing’) ☢️ Energy Stocks 🛢️ Investing for Maximum Freedom & Flexibility in my 30’s 🆓 % Breakdown of my portfolio
Paraguay Residency 📜 My Experience & Impressions of Asuncion 🧉 Oct'24re
A low-hanging fruit residency; the first step in international diversification and starting my slow divorce with Australia 🦘 Documenting the process.
