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 [...]
Keeping Up Appearances
The awkwardly funny 90’s British sitcom, ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, is about Hyacinth Bucket’s (pronounced Bouquet) life mission to impress neighbours - and everyone else she meets. When it comes to money, there is a lot [...]
Why Do We Argue About Money?
A while ago we ran a series of video Q&A’s where we invited questions about money. By far and away, the most asked question was, why do my partner and I always argue about money? [...]
How Do You Build Wealth?
We were with a group of friends recently and among the topics that got thrashed around was (besides the Sevens, the cricket and a bit of music) the money we had earned during our working [...]
Secrets that Men Keep from Women
We are always scanning global publications for articles about human behaviour and the relationship with money. An article popped up in my feed that ticked both these boxes (money and psychology) and, first glance it [...]
The Post Holiday Blues
We’re home! The suitcases are packed away. Family and friends have their pressies. The photos are downloaded and organised into meaningful folders. The washing is done and the dogs are happy to see us - [...]
Marriage: Merge Your Finances?
When our parents got married. It was automatic. Finances were merged and the women changed their name. In today’s world, a lot of couples are opting to keep their name and their finances their own. [...]
Beware: 5 Money Mistakes for Couples
Once upon a time you met someone special, you fell in love and after a while, started a life together. Financial decisions were made, although quite often they just happened rather than being a conscious [...]
We’re Going on Holiday!
The phrase, ‘We’re going on holiday!’ conjures up a range wonderful thoughts, from adventurous roads trips to winging away for a spontaneous adventure. It invokes images of pool side, beach time, powder ski slopes, visiting [...]