Financially Preparing for a Baby
Learn to financially prepare for a baby. While a new arrival is an exciting change, it also means some big changes for your finances. The average cost of raising a child in New Zealand is around $16,000 per year.
What do the Government’s New Tax Changes Mean for Me?
Learn about the government's new tax deductibility and bright-line test changes and what they mean for you and your investment properties.
Jeff’s Two Cents: How To Avoid Break Fees
Learn about the difference between a revolving credit and an offset loan and the advantages and disadvantages of both. The whole point of revolving credits and offset loans is to save you interest through ‘offsetting’.
How Do I Teach My Teens Good Money Habits?
Teaching our children, teens and young adults how to manage their finances is an essential life skill. In this article, I talk to Luke, a 16-year-old who has just landed his first part-time job working in hospitality. Luke was given a formula by his parents that emphasised the importance of savings from his first pay check.
How much money do I need to save in order to retire?
Learn about how much money is needed to retire comfortably. We’ll take you through the lifestyle options available and how much they cost so you can begin to think about what sort of retirement you’re wanting to achieve.
Jeff’s Two Cents: Why New Builds Make the Best Rental Properties
Learn about why new builds make the best rental properties. We talk about the pros such as meeting the healthy homes standards, less maintenance, interest deductibility and more.
Revolving Credits vs Offset Loans – What are they and which option is right for me?
Learn about the difference between a revolving credit and an offset loan and the advantages and disadvantages of both. The whole point of revolving credits and offset loans is to save you interest through ‘offsetting’.
Jeff Two Cents: Reserve Bank LVR Update Doesn’t Change Much
Learn the reasons why we don’t think the recent relaxing of the Reserve Bank's LVR rules open up the market won’t necessarily make home buying easier.
What is a zero sum budget?
Learn about zero-sum budgeting and how to use it to gain money success. Most people hate budgeting, but love having control. They haven’t realized that budgeting is all about having control.
7 Steps to Start Investing in Property for Retirement
Learn about the 7 steps to start investing in property for retirement. We help determine whether property investment is right for you, how to calculate usable equity.