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Personal Finance

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?
Me, retired? "Yeah right!"; What's wrong with renting? Nothing; The hidden upside to drinking wine; Let the rich sacrifice their bloated salaries? Why females make bad bankers (supposedly)
28th Mar 12, 11:18am
by Amanda Morrall
7
Me, retired? "Yeah right!"; What's wrong with renting? Nothing; The hidden upside to drinking wine; Let the rich sacrifice their bloated salaries? Why females make bad bankers (supposedly)
Asset hiding husbands; Look who's bringing home the bacon now; One supermarket chain's secret sauce; Fee loads and ETFs; Six most traded currencies
27th Mar 12, 10:38am
by Amanda Morrall
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Asset hiding husbands; Look who's bringing home the bacon now; One supermarket chain's secret sauce; Fee loads and ETFs; Six most traded currencies
Double shot interview: Amanda Morrall talks to NZCU South CEO Andrew Leys about its award winning programme Clever Me and its plans to grow
26th Mar 12, 4:19pm
by Amanda Morrall
Double shot interview: Amanda Morrall talks to NZCU South CEO Andrew Leys about its award winning programme Clever Me and its plans to grow
Join us this Friday for another live-web interactive at 12:30 p.m. where we'll talk to Mercer's Martin Lewington about retirement readiness and the Kiwi savings plan.
26th Mar 12, 1:39pm
by Amanda Morrall
15
Join us this Friday for another live-web interactive at 12:30 p.m. where we'll talk to Mercer's Martin Lewington about retirement readiness and the Kiwi savings plan.
Maybe I'll take up smoking; The end of money; Six ways to pay off your mortgage faster; 43 lessons in life; Why the 40-hour plus work week is wrong
26th Mar 12, 11:26am
by Amanda Morrall
3
Maybe I'll take up smoking; The end of money; Six ways to pay off your mortgage faster; 43 lessons in life; Why the 40-hour plus work week is wrong
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
Survey says; Why women make better investors; The art of salary negotiation; Suze Orman's view; Why nice girls finish last at work
21st Mar 12, 2:18pm
by Amanda Morrall
14
Survey says; Why women make better investors; The art of salary negotiation; Suze Orman's view; Why nice girls finish last at work
Janine Starks explores some options for an asset rich, cash poor octogenarian couple in great nick but in need for a new car.
21st Mar 12, 9:08am
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Janine Starks explores some options for an asset rich, cash poor octogenarian couple in great nick but in need for a new car.
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
Amanda Morrall looks at the conundrum of joint finances and comes to the conclusion that it's better to be safe than sorry unless you're a rock solid team. Your experience?
13th Mar 12, 6:03pm
by Amanda Morrall
15
Amanda Morrall looks at the conundrum of joint finances and comes to the conclusion that it's better to be safe than sorry unless you're a rock solid team. Your experience?
Kiwis being scared into saving as they watch developments overseas and realise there is no more free lunch, English says
13th Mar 12, 1:39pm
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Kiwis being scared into saving as they watch developments overseas and realise there is no more free lunch, English says
Financial accomplishments; Why being generous is lucrative --- for your marriage; Kim Kardashian's tax deductible wedding regifting plan; 7 steps to growing your pay; Teenage savings spirit
13th Mar 12, 9:20am
by Amanda Morrall
6
Financial accomplishments; Why being generous is lucrative --- for your marriage; Kim Kardashian's tax deductible wedding regifting plan; 7 steps to growing your pay; Teenage savings spirit
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
In the first of a series of reviews on personal finance applications, personal finance editor Amanda Morrall test drives Xero
12th Mar 12, 11:40am
by Amanda Morrall
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In the first of a series of reviews on personal finance applications, personal finance editor Amanda Morrall test drives Xero
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;
More women than men worry about money, don't know how much they'll need in retirement or have a plan to live off anything but NZ Super, according to Westpac survey. Your view?
8th Mar 12, 1:37pm
by Amanda Morrall
4
More women than men worry about money, don't know how much they'll need in retirement or have a plan to live off anything but NZ Super, according to Westpac survey. Your view?
How much is that doggy in the window? Personal finance editor Amanda Morrall with a brutal look at dog ownership costs and five ways to tame the beastly expense.
8th Mar 12, 11:09am
by Amanda Morrall
3
How much is that doggy in the window? Personal finance editor Amanda Morrall with a brutal look at dog ownership costs and five ways to tame the beastly expense.
Janine Starks considers the case of a single female with $400k in the bank looking to buy a house without taking out a mortgage in an overpriced property market
8th Mar 12, 9:40am
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Janine Starks considers the case of a single female with $400k in the bank looking to buy a house without taking out a mortgage in an overpriced property market
Mortgage applications reach highest levels in 7 years with Generation Y leading the way, credit bureau Veda says
6th Mar 12, 1:54pm
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Mortgage applications reach highest levels in 7 years with Generation Y leading the way, credit bureau Veda says
Andrew Hooker looks at the risks of buying on-line travel insurance and the five-minute questionnaire that glosses over important fineprint detail
6th Mar 12, 11:32am
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Andrew Hooker looks at the risks of buying on-line travel insurance and the five-minute questionnaire that glosses over important fineprint detail
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
1
Making more money when you are short on time; Text triggers; Regular savings; Dream jobs; Greed kills kindness