First Home Buyers - April 9th KiwiSaver first home buyers withdrawal: 12 useful steps Co-author: Michelle Norton The house hunt is stressful enough without finding out you missed a step on how to withdraw from KiwiSaver to buy a home, or that you don’t make the cut for a KiwiSaver …
KiwiSaver Funds - March 10th Why financial literacy isn’t enough Co-author: Michelle Norton Research is emerging that suggests becoming financially successful involves far more than just financial literacy (AKA “understanding finances”). The reality is that no matter how much you “teach” someone about money, it doesn’t always …
KiwiSaver Funds - March 4th Smart ways to manage your money (and KiwiSaver) 5 top tips Additional writing by Michelle Norton 5 top tips to manage your money 1.The top tip with credit cards: There are two ways your credit card could be worth its weight in gold, quite literally. One would be to …
KiwiSaver Funds - March 3rd 6 reasons why KiwiSaver is worth it Co-author: Michelle Norton As many Kiwis are finding, KiwiSaver balances soon grow and suddenly you’ve got a whole lot more savings than you realised. For some people that’s thousands of dollars. Eventually, they might have six …
Credit Cards - January 28th AfterPay: The pros & cons of pay later schemes Co-author: Michelle Norton Pay later schemes allow you to pay off an item over several weeks, interest free. It’s being called “layby” for the 21st century and can be a godsend for some people, but also …
Travel Insurance - March 12th Travel Hacks: How to travel smart on a budget These days you can rent rooms in private houses, work overseas, hire other people’s cars, or make money from your house while you’re away. All at the touch of a smartphone button. Here are some …
Credit Cards - January 3rd New Years Resolution: How to stick to your money goals all year round Co-author: Michelle Norton In the lead-up to the New Year period, there is often a lot of talk around setting goals. A major theme is diet and exercise, but a desire to trim some of the …
KiwiSaver Funds - October 8th How to write a will to protect your KiwiSaver Co-author: Michelle Norton Alright, so talking about how to write a will is probably not top of the list for fun dinner conversations. But, before you say you don’t need one, have you thought about what …
Credit Cards - August 28th Smart vs dumb: What to do about your debt Sometimes, the lines between the two are blurred. Or, debt can be all of these things at different stages in your life. Whilst a comfortably off Kiwi on a good salary may look down on, “Friday night takeaway loans”, someone who just …
Home Loans - January 8th Making cents of 2016 A year is a long time and it’s widely appreciated that 2016 wasn’t one of humanity’s finest years. Here in New Zealand first home buyers, retirees living off interest, and consumer finance borrowers had bad …
