#1 – Have a “trial run” of living on one salary It is a wise move to try this while it is a choice and not a requirement. It will give you the time and flexibility to work out how you can adjust your household budget. You can also save the salary that you […]
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5 things you need to do when you turn 50
#1 – Have a close look at your money management skills It is quite possible that you have gone from being a flush young person to a starving parent, and are heading back towards having a good disposable income again. (more…)
5 Ways to Make Hay While the Sun Shines
New Zealand is like “Godzone” Right Now In an economic sense, things in NZ seem to be progressing at a fast clip. Unemployment is at low levels, mortgage interest rates are at very low levels, inflation is low so the cost of living is not increasing significantly, exports are going well……NZ is a great […]
5 tips to make 2016 a prosperous year
1. Clear all your high interest debt If you put your Christmas gifts on the credit card, pay it off as quickly as you can! Set money aside each payday for your normal bills (food, power etc) and put as much as you can of the rest of your pay onto the credit […]
How to harness the power of your greatest asset
As at June 2012, the average weekly wage for a person in employment was $806 a week, or $41,912 per annum (source: www.stats.org.nz). If you are aged 25 and you had just been successful in getting a job at the average weekly wage, you stayed on the average weekly wage all of your life, and […]