How to Retire on $3K a Week | Beyond the Pages
What would life look like if your money worked harder than you did?
If your days were designed by choice, not obligation. No alarm clocks, no anxious bank checks, just financial peace on tap.
That is the vision behind this series.
Welcome to the How to Retire on $3,000 a Week Podcast: the behind-the-scenes companion to our new book, where Ben Kingsley and Bryce Holdaway unpack each chapter in plain English, sharing the stories, frameworks and real-life examples that go beyond the pages of the book.
It’s not get-rich-quick nonsense.
It’s not Insta-finance hype.
It’s a mini-series that gives you the raw commentary, extra context and practical takeaways to apply to your life, one bite-sized episode at a time.
Let’s get you on your way to financial peace. Start listening now!
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley are two of Australia’s leading voices in property, finance, and money management.
Together, they co-host the chart-topping podcast The Property Couch, where they’ve helped millions of Australians cut through the noise and build wealth the right way: without the hype, stress or spruiker traps.
Grab your hard copy of How to Retire on $3,000 a Week: The Property Couch’s Playbook for Passive Property Investing, available at all leading retailers or visit howtoretireon3k.com.au to learn more.
How to Retire on $3K a Week | Beyond the Pages
Chapter 14: Case Studies
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This is the chapter where you finally see what a real wealth plan looks like.
In Chapter 14 of our How to Retire on $3K a Week podcast companion, we unpack the seven real-life case studies that show how everyday Australians with completely different incomes, families, ages and starting points, can build a pathway to financial freedom.
These aren’t theories or “perfect world” examples. These are true-to-life models, backed by thousands of plans we've built over 20+ years.
Inside this chapter, we unpack:
👨👩👧 Young Family: juggling kids, mortgages and limited surplus
👨👧 Teen Family: peak expenses and tight borrowing power
👫 DINKs: high income, high potential, high temptations
🏡 Empty Nesters: late starters with powerful runway
👩💼 Single Professional: strong surplus, strong discipline
💔 Divorcee: rebuilding from a setback
💼 Rentvestor: renting lifestyle, investing for wealth
We also walk through the supplemental PDF: the tables, charts and modelling that bring the numbers to life and show how each household lands the plane.
More importantly, we show you how to find your story in one of these case studies. Because when you can see someone like you doing it…you start to believe you can too.
P.S. Ready to design your own path to financial freedom?
Grab your copy of How to Retire on $3K a Week now! 👉 howtoretireon3k.com.au