A decade later, Natasha \u2014 better known online as TashInvests \u2014<\/a> has turned that one rule into a financial transformation.<\/p>\n Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today She\u2019s now built a share portfolio worth around $310,000, owns both an apartment and a house, and has a total net worth of more than $1 million.<\/p>\n Her story \u2014 and the philosophy she calls \u201cGet Rich Slow\u201d \u2014 features in the 7NEWS Money Talks podcast powered by Vanguard<\/a>, where she joins host Tim McMillan to unpack how simple, consistent investing can change your financial future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI started with $1000 when I was 18,\u201d she told 7NEWS Money Talks host Tim McMillan.<\/p>\n \u201cNow my net worth is over a million, which is wild.\u201d<\/p>\n Tash\u2019s story has become a social media phenomenon \u2014 not because she struck it rich overnight, but because she made her money the slow way.<\/p>\n The \u2018Get Rich Slow\u2019 rule<\/p>\n Her philosophy is simple: buy, hold, and diversify.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not trying to beat the market,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n \u201cI just want something that works for my lifestyle \u2014 I don\u2019t want to sit there watching charts all day.\u201d<\/p>\n Tash started investing $1,000 into an ETF at 18 and added to it consistently.<\/p>\n She calls it her \u201cget rich slow\u201d rule \u2014 small, steady contributions that build over time.<\/p>\n You might also like to read:<\/p>\n She also worked hard \u2014 sometimes 56-hour shifts over a week \u2014 and travelled the world on a budget, visiting more than 40 countries while staying on track financially.<\/p>\n \u201cBack when I was a support worker, I found a way that you could work pretty much endless hours. I was doing sleep shifts so you could just stay at one of the group homes and just work. I was really maximising work time while I was here and then travelling really on a budget when I was away,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not really a balance, it\u2019s just being intentional.<\/p>\n \u201cFigure out what you care about and spend there \u2014 but be ruthless about cutting what you don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Learning the hard way<\/p>\n Their biggest mistake came during COVID.<\/p>\n \u201cI bought an inverse leveraged ETF because I thought there\u2019s no way the market will recover this quickly,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt did. I lost $5,000 and decided never to bet against the market again.\u201d<\/p>\n Her biggest gain to date came from property.<\/p>\n She bought her first apartment in the middle of the pandemic when there was almost no competition.<\/p>\n \u201cThat one has doubled in value,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Take the SmartRetire quiz at vanguard.com.au\/smartretire<\/a> to discover the building blocks of a more confident retirement.<\/p>\n Now 28, she runs a podcast, writes books and helps others get started<\/a> \u2014 especially young women who feel shut out of the financial conversation.<\/p>\n Just a reminder: while Natasha\u2019s story shows how smart choices can pay off, past performance isn\u2019t a guarantee of future results. Investing always carries risks, so it\u2019s important to do your research and make decisions that suit your own goals and circumstances.<\/p>\n What is Money Talks?<\/p>\n![\"Download](\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\"){kind=icon}
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