Each week the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's growing movement of people chasing financial independence, so they can retire early. Hosted by Frances Cook.
There's a reason so many people queue up to buy a Lotto ticket each week.
The siren call of winning big, telling the boss to stuff it, then taking off on a trip around the world, is a dream for many of us.
But there's a growing movement of people who believe you don't have to win Lotto in order to quit your job for good. They say the secret is FIRE – which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early.