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…
It’s spring so time for a financial spring clean
Spring has sprung! The daffodils are out, there's blossom appearing on the trees, and the days are getting just a tad longer. Well, at least down here in NZ, it is. The arrival of spring heralds a fresh start…. Like…
Kids have money personalities too
You know I love money personalities; I use them to help my clients understand why they behave the way they do with money. They don’t define us for life, and they can change over time. Money personalities give us some…
What’s the real value of your time?
Imagine this: every morning, you wake up with $1,440 credited to your bank account. You can spend it however you like, but there's a catch - if you don't use it all by the end of the day, it disappears…
Don’t be serious about money all the time
Like many Kiwi families, when I was growing up, we would go camping every summer holidays. In the evenings we played games, and Monopoly was our favourite. Somehow Dad always seemed to win, but that didn’t stop Mum and I…