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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Financial anxiety affects us all at some point. While a bit of stress can be motivating, there are times when it becomes overwhelming, impacting our health, businesses and families. Financial anxiety is that gut-wrenching feeling you get at 3am, worrying…
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…
I am unashamedly a dog person. Sorry cat people, I’m sure you will still relate to what I’m talking about. One thing I was really looking forward to as part of my relocation to the South Island was having a…
What the heck is she on about now?! Why on earth do we need to have a financial date night? These are some of the reactions I get when I suggest couples get together to specifically talk about money. Are…
If I had a $1.00 for every time I have heard the “I can’t do that”, “I don’t have enough experience/qualifications, to take on that role”. “Clients won’t pay that much an hour for my services”, I would have a…