At 18, Natasha Etschmann wasn’t a finance expert — she was a disability support worker pulling overnight shifts and saving whatever she could.

Her dad gave her one simple piece of advice: buy an S&P 500 ETF and hold it.

A decade later, Natasha — better known online as TashInvests — has turned that one rule into a financial transformation.

She’s 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.

Her story — and the philosophy she calls “Get Rich Slow” — features in the 7NEWS Money Talks podcast powered by Vanguard , where she joins host Tim McMillan to unpack how simple, consistent investing can change your financial future.

“I started with $1000 when I was 18,” she told 7NEWS Money Talks

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