What Makes You Happier, Stuff or Experiences?
For most of us the summer holiday season is all-but over and we are well back into the routine of work and the joys of Christmas are a distant memory. What was your highlight, the Christmas [...]
Does Your Lifestyle Cost More than You Earn?
If you are spending more money than you earn (called living a champagne lifestyle on a beer budget) you’re heading down a slippery slope and it only leads to one place, Financial Disasterville! There are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Relationship Golden Handcuffs
We tend to think of the ‘Golden Handcuffs’ only in terms of a work scenario. Where the financial rewards paid are over the odds to stay in our current work situation. Typically, this is where [...]
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? [...]
That Unexpected Windfall
One of the things about being on holiday, is being able to catch up on some reading. A good thriller novel is brilliant and I have just finished reading, ‘Something in the Water’ by Catherine [...]
Financial Insecurity Makes You Irrational
You know that when you have money worries (or any worries for that matter), they can seem all consuming. You go to bed worrying about money and it's the first thing that pops into your [...]