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...
Read MoreDownsizing - a year down the track
- Emily Doran
- 14th of March 2018
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....
Read MoreA mini break on a mini budget!
- Emily Doran
- 28th of February 2018
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...
Read MoreWhat 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?
Read MoreTeaching Kids About Bank Robbers
- Emily Doran
- 30th of January 2018
Hey a huge well done to you! Yes YOU!
Read MoreMove on from post-holiday financial guilt
- Emily Doran
- 23rd of January 2018
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%.
Read MoreThe hidden costs of free education
- Emily Doran
- 17th of January 2018
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...
Read MoreYour summer reading sorted - Top 5 NZ Personal Finance Blogs
- Emily Doran
- 12th of January 2018
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.
Read More5 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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