Today marks the start of Money Week - a week of events organised by the Commission for Financial Capability to help Kiwis look at their financial situation and get their money matters in order. The commission and the Financial Markets Authority have teamed up to produce a series of videos asking people about their plans for retirement. In the first of five videos people are asked about their expectations for retirement and whether they will be ready to do what they want when they want.

How a former teacher set out to understand why she couldn't get to grips with her spending and ended up retraining as a money coach.

More than three-quarters of people struggling to get on the property ladder say they won't be able to buy a house in the next few years.

If you think education is "going to the dogs" then you really ought to get down to a local school and take a look at how they're teaching.

Mary Holm responds to readers financial questions - should old people spend the money and live it up?

KiwiSaver providers urge savers not to panic after a week of turmoil in world sharemarkets.

Once depressed, debt becomes a vicious circle, says Judi Clements, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation.

Q: A few years ago my daughter entered the workforce. She got a credit card with a limit of $500. Within a year the bank sent a letter raising the limit to $10,000.

This is the final post for specialist finance blog Inside Money, writes David Chaplin.

Councils and Government have a poor record when it comes to selling shares, says Brent Sheather.

One Christmas, when I was still a boy, we tagged along with my mother to her shift at the nursing home. As I recall, only three people died that day.

Part of a farmer's $1.3m lawsuit against a firm of financial advisers has been thrown out for being launched too late.

A new study says the glitz and glamour some credit card reward schemes promise is often unrealistic.

Investors will soon have another option when it comes to beating the savings' rate on money in the bank.

An expert says many people are living in 'lala land' when it comes to how much they can earn off their savings.

Almost two-thirds of New Zealanders nearing retirement have not yet worked out how much money they will need to keep afloat after retiring, a new survey has found.

The Australian government launched a parliamentary inquiry into home ownership in May, hoping to get to the bottom of its alleged housing affordability problem, writes David Chaplin.

"My wife and I have $100,000 in savings, but can't afford to buy our first house. We are sick of spending $400 a week in rent. What are our options?"

When it comes to choosing how much risk to take while investing, I can't help but think of relationships. Call me a romantic if you like.

The 'global savings glut theory' has been around since 2005 when US central banker Ben Bernanke started talking about it, writes Bernard Hickey.

The rules around KiwiSaver withdrawals are there to ensure the money chipped in by taxpayers is put to good use and ensures Kiwis benefit in retirement.

Giving cash may make the situation worse by feeding the underlying problem, says a Tough Love supporter.

Winners pay off their debt in full each month, so they never pay any interest. If you're not in a position to do that, please - stop using your card.

There is a growing generational wealth gap between the old and the young - a function of financial, cultural and even emotional factors, writes Carmel Fisher.

Where there's a will there's a way, but for many New Zealanders, a will is something that gets put off for another day.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin takes you through a day in life on.... Pluto.