Each week BusinessDesk and the NZ Herald’s Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it’s the longterm planning that can make a big difference to your finances. Hosted by Frances Cook.
Having kids is a joy and delight, but often also a big hit to the finances, and even the career.
It’s a busy new schedule, and as parents try to figure it out, there’s a particular pattern that often crops up.
In a heterosexual couple, often the pair look at who’s earning more, and do a bit of “couple maths”, deciding that if the woman earns less it’s she who should go down a gear in her career.