Are you really busy?
The Busy-ness Epidemic When someone asks you how you are, inside or outside of work, how many times will you have answered “ugh, I’m so busy” in the past month? How many times today? Chances are if you really think about it, you’d lose count. We’re all guilty of using the broad definition of busy […]
Why So Many Millennials Are Financially Frustrated
Teens leave home or head off to university full of dreams and excitement about the future – but if you fast forward just a few years, the wheels start to fall off. In fact, 75% of those millennials – those aged 25-33 – have suffered a quarter-life crisis, according to a major LinkedIn study across […]
Why ‘Delay Your Gratification’ Is Outdated Financial Advice for Today’s Youth
If you browse the internet, a google search will return 285 million results on how to teach kids about money. The jar system of spend/save/give is a popular one, there are games, lists of tips, rules on pocket money and eventually, you’ll probably stumble across the old marshmallow test. This was the famous series of […]
Saving For That First Home
KiwiSaver – Saving for that first home To make the most of your KiwiSaver account you need to consider your short-term & long-term goals. Are you saving for retirement or are you getting a deposit together for your first home? If you’re in it for the long haul and saving for retirement, then there are […]
How To Get Smart, Get Lean and Get Ahead in 2019 – with enable.me’s Financial Coaches
If you run a business, you’re always reviewing budgets and trimming expenses, because you don’t want rising costs eating into your profits. Otherwise, what is the point of working so hard all year?! Unfortunately, few people pay such close attention to the household budget! Generally, once there’s ‘enough’ – to pay the mortgage, buy groceries […]
Answering 5 Of The Top ‘What If’ Questions of Property Investment
I am keen to buy an investment property but what if…? Buying an investment property is a big decision, so you probably have a few questions. Here we answer 5 of the 20 different scenarios we plan for with our clients. What if … property prices drop? The long-term trend for property prices has been […]
Your 5-Minute Guide To Managing Christmas Costs
The tinsel is out at The Warehouse and chocolate Santas are in stock at Farmers (yes, already!) which can mean only one thing: Christmas and all its festive cheer – and financial strain – is just around the corner. Somehow, Christmas always manages to sneak up on us, even though it comes around at the […]
10 is the new 30
When you celebrate a birthday that has a zero at the end of it, people are quick to reassure you ‘it’s the new 30!’ 40, 50, 60 – they’re all the new 30. But I believe 10 is the new 30 – when it comes to your mortgage that is! Too often borrowers default to […]
To buy, or not to buy? That is the question – Hannah McQueen explains
It’s often touted that paying rent is the same as paying someone else’s mortgage (ie: the landlords), and you would be better off owning the property and pay your own mortgage instead. Like most financial ideas there is some truth in this, but taken in its simplest interpretation is down-right misleading. Poor property yields, high […]
Kill Your Mortgage and Sort Your Retirement
Get serious about your money, pay off your mortgage quickly and ensure you have enough for retirement ‘We will now pay off our mortgage in five years rather than 30 years‘ Kirsten & Mike Mason, Fair Go ‘It’s a relief to be working with Hannah to sort our retirement’, Mark Leishman The latest book release […]
