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Emily Doran

Recent Posts

The Big Hoot - Auckland 2018

  • Emily Doran
  • 15th of March 2018

We're pleased to be supporting the Big Hoot Auckland 2018 to raise funds and awareness for the Child Cancer Foundation. The Child Cancer Foundation stands shoulder-to-shoulder with every family who...

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Downsizing - a year down the track

  • Emily Doran
  • 14th of March 2018
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Over a year ago, while pregnant with our second child, we decided that instead of getting a bigger house to accommodate our growing family that instead it would be a good time to downsize our home....

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A mini break on a mini budget!

  • Emily Doran
  • 28th of February 2018
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Have you ever found that dedication wains at some point? Especially when you are paying off a mortgage over a period of many many many years? You start out so motivated to knock this sucker off, you...

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What is XRACE?

  • Emily Doran
  • 19th of February 2018

You may have seen us giving away free XRACE tickets or talking about XRACE on Facebook and thought to yourself, what on earth is XRACE?

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Team NZHL Women Beyond Cancer...where it started. My Story.

  • Emily Doran
  • 14th of February 2018
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It all started with an off hand conversation in the lobby of the Wanaka Event Centre. I was chatting with Adam Fairmaid (of GODZone team) who asked me if I had entered the 2018 race in Fiordland. I’d...

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Teaching Kids About Bank Robbers

  • Emily Doran
  • 30th of January 2018
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Hey a huge well done to you!  Yes YOU!

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Move on from post-holiday financial guilt

  • Emily Doran
  • 23rd of January 2018
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If you’ve recently woken up thinking about how much you spent in December, you’re not alone. Leading up to the Christmas holidays, Kiwis’ spending surpassed the year before by 5%.

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The hidden costs of free education

  • Emily Doran
  • 17th of January 2018
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Most parents with school age children will already know this, but as a parent with my first child heading off to school, I'm discovering that my daughters 'free' education is actually going to cost...

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Your summer reading sorted - Top 5 NZ Personal Finance Blogs

  • Emily Doran
  • 12th of January 2018
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Summer holidays is a great time to catch up on all the things one never gets to do during the rest of the year, like reading. Here are my top five picks for the best NZ personal finance blogs.

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5 Reasons your contents insurance may be invalid

  • Emily Doran
  • 13th of December 2017

Before the unexpected time comes when you need to make a claim, you’ll want to make sure none of these apply to you.

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