Let’s face it. Power bills are typically the biggest ones that New Zealand families face each month. Household energy costs tend to climb highest during the winter, but…
We all know planning a holiday for the family can be stressful and often pricey. Thankfully there are several ways to save some cash, from scoring cheap flights…
How would you like an extra $200 for the family budget? By switching your power to the smaller, smarter power company Electric Kiwi, that’s exactly what we’ll guarantee…
Picture this: You’re aged 60 and semi-retired Regular contributions to your retirement scheme over the years will soon pay off and you’re feeling quietly confident that in five…
The typical story goes… you meet the love of your life, you get married, and you have kids. Â You work hard, and raise your children to be strong…
It’s probably fair to say that family is where most people lay down the foundations for all later interactions in their lives – one of those interactions being…
Changes in our family situation can occur at any time and for any number of reasons, and they may require some quite major changes in how we run…
I thought I would share how I manage our meals in our house. It’s not really that special or unique but I find it creates much less stress…
Kids are often itching to get out and about in the school holidays, and sometimes they have a list of places they want to go before the school term…
Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to run and hide from your bills, right? It’s probably harder to stick to your budget during the Christmas holidays than…
When you’re planning a family Christmas holiday there’s lots to think about, including where to stay, what to do, and how much to spend. Here is some useful…
Summer is almost upon us, and that means holidays and Christmas too… I do take a little comfort here in New Zealand that we don’t break out the…
This month’s topic of ‘Living Green’ has come at just the right time for me to share some awesome things I have come across in the last month…
We are all becoming more aware of where our money goes. Trying to reduce food costs is a goal for everyone. Although everyone is trying to shop smarter and…
With rising food costs many people are looking at what and how they eat. Even popping into the supermarket for a small shop seems to hit the wallet…
We don’t need the media to alert us to the fact that the cost of living is going up, we can all see that our money does not…
Over the school holidays our girls spent a lovely week in Dunedin with Donal’s sister and her family. While they did many fun things (such as visiting the…
Our 9 year old daughter had a sobering message on the drive home from school the other day. It went something like this, “we have to start doing…