Half of students struggle to repay overdrafts
Many students are leaving tertiary study without paying off interest-free overdrafts.
Many students are leaving tertiary study without paying off interest-free overdrafts.
COMMENT: Welcome to Money Week. What does debt do for you?
One in 10 Kiwis are not confident they can make debt repayments over the next year.
COMMENT: Next week is Sorted Money Week - a chance for us all to check in with our debt.
COMMENT: What if you could pay off your mortgage sooner than planned?
According to a new study, it takes at least $6 million to feel rich in today's climate.
COMMENT: Public hotspots are least safe way to connect online, especially to our finances.
COMMENT: Although not suited for everybody, the scheme is getting many of us ahead.
COMMENT: It helps to look at some stats to choose what kind of insurance you need.
COMMENT: Typically when we pay more, we get more. But it doesn't always work like that.
COMMENT: Buying a first car is a right of passage - don;t let it become a debt millstone.
COMMENT: It's now or never to get your big five hundy from the government this year.
Liam Dann has a beer with Finance Minister Steven Joyce and asks readers' questions.
COMMENT: Debt consolidation loans can be a life saver or a fast track to bankruptcy.
COMMENT: It's time to inject some resilience into your incomings and outgoings.
New Zealanders lead the global charge in fintech adoption and appear to trust banks more.
COMMENT: What's the difference between a savings account and a KiwiSaver account?
COMMENT: We need to double-check automated answers we get online are the right ones.
These Aussie experts have some sage advice for budgeting.
COMMENT: There are lots of options for a break, but forward thinking definitely helps.
COMMENT: Need to make some changes to where you money is? No time like the present.
COMMENT: You shouldn't put your boat on the house, writes Diana Clement.
There are money mistakes we make at certain points in our life, here's how to avoid them.
It's the do-it-yourself job that actually pays: sorting your tax refund.
New Zealand is not doing enough to help workers struggling after redundancy says the OECD.
COMMENT: You can in fact buy cars while pushing your net worth higher.
Home loan interest rates likely to continue to increase this year.
For 26 per cent of couples money is the key source of tension.