Property Investing in a Recession: 80s & 90s Lessons for Today’s Market

John Calabria on Investing Through the 80s, 90s, Recessions… and Raising a Millennial Who Wanted to Spend Every Dollar 😂🏡📉 With John Calabria + Amanda Calabria, Property Educator at Buyers Agency Australia This episode is a special one. Amanda’s dad, John Calabria, joins us to share what it was really like investing through the 1980s and 1990s — including living through Paul Keating’s famous “recession we had to have.” John takes us back to a time of: 💬 17% interest rates 💬 real financial pressure 💬 uncertainty everywhere 💬 and absolutely zero hand-holding for new investors He shares how he navigated it all, what he learned, what he’d do differently… and then we switch gears and talk about what it was like raising a millennial daughter who wanted to spend every cent she had. (Yes — Amanda owned up to it.) This conversation is a mix of: ✔️ generational wisdom ✔️ laugh-out-loud storytelling ✔️ timeless principles that still apply today ✔️ and lessons every modern investor should take onboard If you’ve ever wondered how the previous generation built wealth with far fewer tools — and how those lessons translate today — this episode is gold. 🔥 Listen to the full episode now. ⚠️ Disclaimer: Everything discussed is general in nature and not intended as financial advice. Connect with Buyers Agency Australia 🌐 buyersagencyaustralia.com.au 📞 Book your free 15-minute call → https://propertysession.com.au/15📘 Order my book →  https://buyersagencyaustralia.com.au/book   🎧 Listen to the Passive with Property Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QZ6haVdzgLtqAqDsdpo9R?si=ca07fd2a18d248e3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passive-with-property/id1673633552 Overcast:  https://overcast.fm/itunes1673633552|