The small town appeal
It has been eight months since I made the move from Auckland to Motueka, so when I saw an article about finding your perfect small town, I felt compelled to read on to see if my reality of moving to…
Money behaviours are often not about money
“Money behaviour and financial decisions are sometimes - rarely - about money” (David Krueger, A New Money Story). I am very fortunate to have been trained by David Krueger, and he is also my mentor, so please indulge me this week,…
Are you running your business or is it running you?
A couple of weeks ago, I shared the story of my kettlebell, and how my good intentions to use it weren’t going so well. I have a happy ending to that story, the kettlebell has a new role, no, I still…
The Sandwich Generation
I was attending a networking event and as often happens when I am asked what I do, and I explain one of my hats is a money mentor who helps couples with their relationship with money (and each other), invariably…
What’s stopping you from saving?
Every day when I get back from my morning walk with Jett (my now eight-month-old labrador puppy), I hang up his lead and the kettle bell stares back at me. It had been in the garage for the last six…
We are not rational!
After touching on one of the concepts of behavioural economics in my recent article about travel, I thought I’ve delve a little bit more into it this week. Have you ever done something and then afterwards scratched your head and…
How to survive a home renovation without going broke
The joys of house renovating! Mum and I are in the throes of it as I write. We currently have no bathroom, there’s a Portaloo in the garden, and the local campground has been kind enough to let us use…
It’s how many days to Christmas?
You know it’s starting to get to the how many days to Christmas countdown when daylight saving starts. Your hairdresser reminds you that you need to book you hair appointments through to Christmas (even though its still September), or you’ll…
What kind of traveller are you?
Whether I’m heading away for three days, or three weeks, I’m a list person. If I’m really honest, I’m a multi list person. I have one for clothes and another for all the other stuff, like cables, medical supplies, the…
Pocket money for kids: A tool for financial education?
I did give you a bit of a heads up a couple of weeks ago, that a conversation about pocket money was coming. Don’t shoot the messenger, I just want to give you some food for thought, I’m certainly not…