Money

Money Helping your kids buy their first home There’s now a good chance your children won’t be able to buy their first home without your financial assistance - here's what you need to know to make sure the help doesn't make family relationships more fraught.

Money 3 ways to plan a great retirement (even if you think you’ve left it too late)There’s plenty of media hype about New Zealanders not planning properly for retirement, especially given our cost of living and expensive housing. Whether your savings are dwindling or growing, here’s some solid money (and life!) tips to confidently plan your best retirement life ever.

Money 6 reasons to become a raver about KiwiSaver ‍KiwiSaver is a unique policy gift to New Zealanders that can boost your money to live on in retirement (and can help you get a house to live in, too). Alex Brooks explains 6 surprising benefits of investing your hard-earned dosh with KiwiSaver.

Money 5 things to know about life expectancy to make the most of your money (and time)Life is a marathon, not a sprint. So how long will your marathon last? That’s the million dollar question, at least for people planning their post-work life retirement finances. Alex Brooks explains what ‘longevity risk’ is, and how you can best determine yours.

Money The economics of happiness Happy people live longer, are healthier and more sociable. But young people are unhappier than ever. AMP Chief Economist Dr Shane Oliver dives in to explain more.

Money Want to save $1510 a year? Stop binning perfectly good food You could be throwing away thousands of dollars if you chuck out food as soon as it reaches the “best before” date, or regularly bin leftovers because you don’t know how long they’ve been there. Get to know the use-by, best-before and shelf-life rules to save big.

Sabrina Rogers-Anderson

Money 7 household items people will pay to hire from you Are you a sitting on a gold mine in your garage? Perhaps you have a spare room you can rent out? Citro’s ingenious writer Carolyn Tate has come up with 7 things you can hire out to make extra money.

Money How a home reversion scheme can get you an instant lump sum A home reversion scheme means you get to stay in your home and simultaneously access some of the equity you hold in it… Too good to be true? Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon runs through the pros and cons.

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon