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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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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%.

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...

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.

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

Vehicles getting broken into is one of the most common ways New Zealanders become victims of crime. Valuables kept inside vehicles are easy targets for thieves as they take the opportunity to steal...

Do ‘Secret Santa’ rather than buying individual gifts

Save yourself mountains of stress and money by organising a ‘Secret Santa’. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, this is where members of a...

I’m assuming you are reading this because you have a house and that house has a mortgage attached to it? There was that one time I assumed the giant storage rack I constructed outside would fit...

A holiday’s purpose is to serve as a recreational experience but sometimes the thought of how much it will cost can really take the fun out of it. Before planning your next holiday, think about...