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Can you afford that first home? In today's Take Five Amanda Morrall looks at some cool tools and calculators to help with the decision
18th Apr 12, 12:52pm
by Amanda Morrall
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Can you afford that first home? In today's Take Five Amanda Morrall looks at some cool tools and calculators to help with the decision
"Magic savings" number is 18%; The price of financial advice; Precious investments and fear; Hotel Wifi; The Real Steel $2 million competition
16th Apr 12, 11:18am
by Amanda Morrall
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"Magic savings" number is 18%; The price of financial advice; Precious investments and fear; Hotel Wifi; The Real Steel $2 million competition
Finding your financial sweet spot; My crush on Aussie; "I quit"; Just say "No" to the debt driven chain of financial pain
12th Apr 12, 10:41am
by Amanda Morrall
5
Finding your financial sweet spot; My crush on Aussie; "I quit"; Just say "No" to the debt driven chain of financial pain
Financial bad boys; Closet materialist and new cars; As good as it gets at 2.6%?!'; Personal finance B.S.?; 10 rules for coupledom finance
10th Apr 12, 1:54pm
by Amanda Morrall
3
Financial bad boys; Closet materialist and new cars; As good as it gets at 2.6%?!'; Personal finance B.S.?; 10 rules for coupledom finance
Lotto junkies; Cheap holiday destinations; Shopping for the sake of shopping; Housing bubbles; Shameless pet plug
3rd Apr 12, 11:02am
by Amanda Morrall
7
Lotto junkies; Cheap holiday destinations; Shopping for the sake of shopping; Housing bubbles; Shameless pet plug
63% of Kiwis say they aren't saving enough for retirement. Martin Lewington of Mercer NZ discusses why we are so underprepared and what to do about it.
30th Mar 12, 11:09am
by Amanda Morrall
10
63% of Kiwis say they aren't saving enough for retirement. Martin Lewington of Mercer NZ discusses why we are so underprepared and what to do about it.
How to kill your grocery bill; Tracking every penny - is it worth it?; Alleviating your personal finance frustration; This is what's wrong with America according to Ramit Sethi; The 40-year-old cat woman
30th Mar 12, 10:48am
by Amanda Morrall
11
How to kill your grocery bill; Tracking every penny - is it worth it?; Alleviating your personal finance frustration; This is what's wrong with America according to Ramit Sethi; The 40-year-old cat woman
I promise to be sweet; Lifestyles of Africa's super rich; Prepare to die; Passive income and financial independence; Much ado about NZX director fees?
29th Mar 12, 11:15am
by Amanda Morrall
3
I promise to be sweet; Lifestyles of Africa's super rich; Prepare to die; Passive income and financial independence; Much ado about NZX director fees?
Saving with a "staycation"; Bear market for gold stocks; A higher education; Mobile shopping; A disease called consumerism
23rd Mar 12, 12:35pm
by Amanda Morrall
5
Saving with a "staycation"; Bear market for gold stocks; A higher education; Mobile shopping; A disease called consumerism
Banking on yoga; A happy interest.co.nz customer; How super rich yanks made their millions; 20 tips for workplace productivity; Joe sixpack schlub
22nd Mar 12, 11:18am
by Amanda Morrall
10
Banking on yoga; A happy interest.co.nz customer; How super rich yanks made their millions; 20 tips for workplace productivity; Joe sixpack schlub
House vs retirement savings; Don't quit your day job for less than NZ$3.2 m; The baby drain; DIY Supers -- coming to NZ soon?; Apps
20th Mar 12, 10:33am
by Amanda Morrall
34
House vs retirement savings; Don't quit your day job for less than NZ$3.2 m; The baby drain; DIY Supers -- coming to NZ soon?; Apps
20 questions before saying "I do"; Bank overdraft fees; Defining wealth; How much you need in retirement; Debt management 101
15th Mar 12, 11:48am
by Amanda Morrall
12
20 questions before saying "I do"; Bank overdraft fees; Defining wealth; How much you need in retirement; Debt management 101
Vitriolic financial advice; The case for Gisborne; Saving for a deposit on a first home; Fake boobs refunded on credit; Dumb luck or skill in the share market
14th Mar 12, 11:14am
by Amanda Morrall
10
Vitriolic financial advice; The case for Gisborne; Saving for a deposit on a first home; Fake boobs refunded on credit; Dumb luck or skill in the share market
Divorce and money; The fairer sex and personal finance; Lessons from the Lorax; Financial empowerment; Texting money
12th Mar 12, 11:47am
by Amanda Morrall
3
Divorce and money; The fairer sex and personal finance; Lessons from the Lorax; Financial empowerment; Texting money
Ostentatious parsimony; Don't let your son grow up to be a gamer; The 7 step investment programme; Over-achievers no happier;
9th Mar 12, 11:10am
by Amanda Morrall
10
Ostentatious parsimony; Don't let your son grow up to be a gamer; The 7 step investment programme; Over-achievers no happier;
Making more money when you are short on time; Text triggers; Regular savings; Dream jobs; Greed kills kindness
6th Mar 12, 11:13am
by Amanda Morrall
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Making more money when you are short on time; Text triggers; Regular savings; Dream jobs; Greed kills kindness
Savers need to be investors; The hazards of mental accounting; Personal finance is a matter of choices; The rewards of hard work; I have a complaint
2nd Mar 12, 12:12pm
by Amanda Morrall
5
Savers need to be investors; The hazards of mental accounting; Personal finance is a matter of choices; The rewards of hard work; I have a complaint
In part two of "What's your plan" financial advisor Sheryl Sutherland looks at the importance of goal setting and how to go about it in a pragmatic fashion.
1st Mar 12, 11:13am
In part two of "What's your plan" financial advisor Sheryl Sutherland looks at the importance of goal setting and how to go about it in a pragmatic fashion.
The price of getting old; Passive versus active investing; 10 reasons to seek abundance; Money carnival; Earn more, spend less but how?
1st Mar 12, 10:55am
by Amanda Morrall
4
The price of getting old; Passive versus active investing; 10 reasons to seek abundance; Money carnival; Earn more, spend less but how?
How to go from a debt-enslaved spendaholic to a liberated wealth-amassing, financially savvy student of life; Find your Flow - chapter three
24th Feb 12, 3:34pm
by Amanda Morrall
5
How to go from a debt-enslaved spendaholic to a liberated wealth-amassing, financially savvy student of life; Find your Flow - chapter three
Cooking like a peasant; Savings vs chequing; Living to 100; The iphone divorce case; Groupon laziness
24th Feb 12, 12:49pm
by Amanda Morrall
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Cooking like a peasant; Savings vs chequing; Living to 100; The iphone divorce case; Groupon laziness
Gisborne here I come; Why bigger isn't better, it's just more expensive; Time is money; The '50s investor; What Facebook reveals about your work performance
22nd Feb 12, 12:20pm
by Amanda Morrall
12
Gisborne here I come; Why bigger isn't better, it's just more expensive; Time is money; The '50s investor; What Facebook reveals about your work performance
Advice and what cost and value?; Retiring on an average income; Defining success; So you want to be the boss?; The joy of paying bills
21st Feb 12, 9:05am
by Amanda Morrall
3
Advice and what cost and value?; Retiring on an average income; Defining success; So you want to be the boss?; The joy of paying bills
Investing in your relationships; 10 traits of an outstanding leader; The toothfairy as a financial advisor; Lifestyle inflation; Tax credits
20th Feb 12, 9:57am
by Amanda Morrall
14
Investing in your relationships; 10 traits of an outstanding leader; The toothfairy as a financial advisor; Lifestyle inflation; Tax credits
Live, learn and grow; How much do you need to save for retirement; Losing money while you sleep; Automatic savings; Median rents
17th Feb 12, 1:27pm
by Amanda Morrall
1
Live, learn and grow; How much do you need to save for retirement; Losing money while you sleep; Automatic savings; Median rents