If you were aware of a tidal wave sweeping towards your house do you think you would take evasive action? I know what I would do – I would grab my family and get out of the way! That is, …
How can you save yourself from imminent disaster? Read more »
For you to achieve any goal your motivation needs to be high – you have to really, really want it. One way to make you really, really want it is to find someone to push your HOT button. Maybe I …
For many people the topic of Economics falls into one of two categories: Confusing or boring. Perhaps both! But what if I was to tell you that the world of money is like a school yard? Think back to your …
When you are five years old a year takes forever to pass. Can you remember thinking that Christmas and birthdays never seem to hurry up and arrive? Have you noticed how the years seem to fly by now? Time passes …
Moonjars Teaching kids to shoot for the moon
One of the things I love about kids is that they’re not afraid to reach for the moon. Their imagination is still active and hasn’t yet been tainted by the limitations that the world places on them. I have a …
Here are the answers from Phil and the wisemoney team in response to questions about Kiwisaver raised by subscriber’s to our Dollars & Sense ezine. Questions: Is it compulsory to join? What if we still have a mortgage? What if …
“The man who starts out going nowhere generally gets there” – Dale Carnegie It’s so hard to apply theory. It’s not easy setting goals. I’ve discussed the importance of goal setting before, but the real question is … is it …
Do you have the sense that owning a house is getting harder and harder for the average kiwi? You’d be right. For years the growth in house prices has out-stripped the growth in average incomes. A recent report online highlighted …
Is there a Housing Affordability Crisis in New Zealand? Read more »
I’ve recently replaced a lot of fences at my place. As I’m not a fencer I employed a guy to do the job. To save him some time and effort I decided that I would pull down the fences around …