Books
Plain-English guides to retiring in Australia.
2nd edition, July 2026
The Long Weekend
Building Your Financial Retirement Plan, Navigating Superannuation, Centrelink, and Estate Planning in Australia
Most Australians spend forty years filling the tank. The problem is, nobody tells them how to drive.
A plain-English guide to retiring in Australia: super, the Age Pension, tax strategy, SMSFs, estate planning and aged care. Updated for 2026-27, with new material on the Division 296 tax on large balances, proposed capital gains tax reform, the SMSF residential borrowing ban and estate planning. Built around the free planning tools on this site.
★★★★★
Goodbye Tension Hello Pension
“Great Resource Mark has done a fabulous job and simplified a very complex subject. Worth every cent.” “I have read such a lot of material but had a number of light bulb moments reading both his books.”
Steve M., 18 June 2026, Amazon
★★★★★
This was better advice than a paid Financial Adviser
“Best informative read in a long time. Do yourself a favor and read this either before retiring or once retired.”
Lisa Keily, 24 May 2026, Amazon
★★★★★
The Long Weekend: Putting the Retirement Puzzle Together
“A concise, practical read for anyone preparing for retirement.” Offers “a well-balanced, easy-to-understand approach to retirement planning”, with a summary at the end of each chapter.
Paul, 28 April 2026, Amazon
Where the series started
A Practical Guide to Australian Superannuation
A Plain-English Guide to Maximising Your Contributions, Planning for Retirement, and Navigating Centrelink
An Amazon bestseller within weeks of release. A short introduction to super: contribution types, caps and tax, the accumulation, transition to retirement and pension phases, and the basics of the Age Pension with a worked example of both means tests. The place to start if you're new to super; The Long Weekend is the next step.
★★★★★
Great little book
“Easy to understand explanations on the whole super processes to maximise benefits so you can benefit for your retirement.” “Thoroughly recommend.”
David Walkom, 27 July 2026, Amazon
★★★★★
Great practical guide
“Simple plain English with some practical examples easy to understand.”
Ed Ridings, 1 March 2026, Amazon
★★★★★
A must read superannuation guide for Australians
“This superannuation book is one of the clearest and most practical guides.” “It breaks down a topic that often feels confusing into simple steps anyone can follow.”
Justin Hooi, 16 January 2026, Amazon