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Budgeting "too hard, too boring, too long"

Almost half of New Zealanders can't be bothered with budgets, Westpac survey finds

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

Lock up your iPad; Willpower and money; Reprogramming your subconscious mind; Self-limiting beliefs; The 'mummy curse'; A cure for perpetual power shocks

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

The tyranny of compounding fund management fees; After tax returns; The trailer park test of true love; A Moustachian money makeover;  As good as it gets?

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

Kooky weirdos with bad advice; Low self-esteem and debt; Money, sex and focus; 25 ways to give; Auckland top of the pops

App-renez vous?

Amanda Morrall gets up to speed on some new banking apps from Westpac that are garnering international attention by encouraging customers to save.

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

No-frills=no fun?; Scandinavia on a shoestring; Matrimoney; What's a good income?; Workplace flexibility - the new black

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

What do you mean you don't have a bike?; Only yourself to blame; A $147K debt reduction story; Abnormality; Not enough water for meat 

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

Working at home vs office; Money and credit post capitalism; Retired at 40; Investing in your best asset; Make yourself accountable

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

Lessons from a $200K mistake; Early retirement extreme; Too poor for our houses; Women in finance; "No strippers please, we're economists"

No frills retirement borders on poverty

First of a kind retirement expenditure study reveals what older New Zealanders are spending on and how much. "It's not pretty," says Workplace Savings