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31 July 2026
Reading time: 6 minutes
Does your emergency fund need its own account? Not strictly, but it helps. Here’s why a separate account works, where to keep it, and how to set one up.
Read more about Where should you keep your emergency fund? Why a separate account wins
27 July 2026
Reading time: 4 minutes
In our series exploring people’s real experiences with money, Evan shares the best advice he’s been ever given: “Only spend money where it really matters.”
1 July 2026
Reading time: 5 minutes
Thanks to open banking, it’s easier than ever to connect apps safely to your bank data and make your money move the way you want it to.
Read more about Your bank data is yours. Here’s how to put it to work.
24 June 2026
Reading time: 4 minutes
Fake job ads on social media are tricking us into installing dodgy apps that drain our bank accounts. Here's how to spot the scam – and stay safe.
22 June 2026
Reading time: 5 minutes
In this sorted.org.nz blog, Alex, who moved from Russia to New Zealand about 20 years ago, talks about his spending and saving habits and the financial principles he lives by.
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