I Don’t Want to be Frugal!
I don’t want to have to be frugal. I don’t want to count every penny that I spend, to restrict myself to only one coffee a week. Or even worse (well, in my mind anyway), [...]
Can You Pay for Your Christmas Splurge?
You really wanted this year to begin right. To get a better handle on your money – know what comes in, where it goes and have more left over. And yet here we are, the [...]
7 Tips to Beat Those Post Christmas Money Blues
Christmas is over for another year. How did you go? Survived with your mind intact? This wonderful time of the year creates an atmosphere that can sweep you along and before you know it, you’ve [...]
Try Shopping Differently This Christmas
Only two sleeps until Christmas! Why is it that every year it’s always the same – a mad rush to finish work for the year and then there’s getting the Christmas shopping done. Decisions await [...]
7 Tips to Deal With Debt Stress
Six out of 10 Americans say money is a “significant form of stress” for them. But, if you’re willing to do the work, debt stress relief is possible — even if your debt lingers. This [...]
5 Tips to Take the Stress Out of Buying Christmas Gifts
We love this time of year. The Pohutakawas (NZ Christmas tree) are starting to bloom and for us in New Zealand it signals the start of summer. The school year is all but finished which [...]
Does the Festive Season Stress Your Relationship?
Christmas. A festive and joyous time of the year where we get together with families and friends, exchange gifts and enjoy lovingly prepared food. For some it marks an important calendar event in their faith [...]
What Will it Take to Move You Out of Your Comfort Zone?
A comfort zone is a place we like to hang out in because, well, it’s comfortable. These zones are everywhere in our lives, for instance, we get comfortable with the habits we have. They just [...]
Do You Have the Right Mortgage Approval?
Several years ago, we posted this guest blog by Cam Hastie from Go2Guys, with some hard hitting advice having the right mortgage approval, and we got some great feedback. And since we currently have a [...]
Saving for a House Deposit
With all the changes to lending criteria, saving for a house deposit seems to have just got a whole lot harder. New Year’s resolution: “OK, I'm going to start saving for my house deposit, so [...]