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Here’s the first step to sorting our finances: working out where we want to be moneywise and what our priorities…

Budgets help us plan where our money should be going, but it’s also important to track where our money actually…

A budget (or money plan) is really just a simple plan for your spending.

Managing money can be challenging – not all of us have the skills to sort out the more complicated stuff.…

Simply put, net worth is the difference between the value of what we own and the total amount that we…

One of the best habits we can get into is “paying ourselves first” and making it automatic. The more we…

Investing is all about buying things that put money back into our pockets. Sound intimidating? It’s really not. Those of…

Not just anyone can call themselves a financial adviser. They have to meet a certain standard of competence and put…

Most of us can benefit from joining KiwiSaver. Here are its main features.

Even if you’ve been in KiwiSaver for a while, your fund may not be a good fit.

To make the most of KiwiSaver, you need to make some important decisions along the way.

Getting on the housing ladder can feel out of reach, but KiwiSaver can bring it that much closer.

Buy Now, Pay Later can be a helpful way to spread out the cost of something over time with no…

Debt comes in many forms – credit cards, hire purchase, car loans, personal loans, mortgages, student loans. There's no shortage…

The longer we take to pay off debt, the more it costs us. So if there’s room in the budget,…

We’re getting identified more and more by our credit reports these days. When businesses decide whether to lend us money,…

Sometimes things go pear-shaped. If an earthquake strikes, our house burns down, our car is in a crash or we…

Life is full of risks of things that could happen – the house burning down, the car being stolen, illness…

When we’re fit and healthy, it’s hard to imagine life changing. But what would happen if we couldn’t earn an…

Why do we need a will? People mainly use them to write down family members they want to provide for…

New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) is the government pension paid to Kiwis over the age of 65. Any eligible New…

The current rates of New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) below give a broad idea of how much the state pension…

Moving into a retirement village can be a great option to live out your later years. But with so many…

Ask anyone who's retired, and they will say to start saving for retirement as soon as you can!

Even if it…

Refinancing (also called remortgaging) is a normal part of home ownership. It’s when you replace your mortgage with another in…

Getting into a first home takes careful planning and, for most of us, serious budgeting! These tips for first home…

It can feel good being a home sweet homeowner! But – and there is “the but” – we still need…

There are many types of mortgages, each with its own interest rate, fees and flexibility. Each of these things affect…

Sharing a flat is a big step towards being independent, but it also means we have to get used to…

One of the best things about starting work is the freedom that comes with earning our own money! It’s a…

Being in a relationship brings new opportunities to build wealth that we wouldn’t have on our own. Moving in together…

Finding out we’ve got a little bundle of joy on the way is an exciting milestone! A new arrival is…