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17 January 2013
Reading time: 4 minutes
You deserve the best. You really do.
But financial success is not about how much you can buy – it’s about how much you can keep.
2 January 2013
Reading time: 2 minutes
My money story: Charmaine and Hamish
Great-grandparents Charmaine and Hamish McNeilage enjoy a contented life in the Wairarapa, where they live on $576 a week from NZ Super.
1 January 2013
Reading time: 3 minutes
My money story: Campbell
When Campbell was made redundant, he was able to fall back on skills learned from a hobby to earn a living.
1 January 2013
Reading time: 2 minutes
My money story: Duncan and Valerie
Wellingtonian Duncan McDonald retired some years ago and often jokes he needs to go back to full-time work to get some spare time back.
6 December 2012
Reading time: 5 minutes
Teens invoicing parents?
Sure – why not? Having reached the limits of pocket money, this family has come up with a system that helps their two boys bridge between doing chores and the world of work.