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Wrap your ears around this one as we get insights from one of over 1,000 financial mentors in New Zealand who help out people to improve their financial situation. Many of these same principles can be applied to our own finances. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Ke...

We're really sorry to let you know that you have been lied to on a number of fronts. We think it is becoming increasingly evident by all of you that everything is not what it seems. So what can we do about all of this? We dig in to figure out why more people are feeling uneasy about trying to get a head in New Zealand. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, do...

This podcast is brought to you by the good folks at Double Yolk. Double Yolk are bringing trust back to offshore software development. Check them out here: https://www.doubleyolk.com/ Mikey has hit the tonne and done over 100 Keep The Change podcasts. He sits down to explain to us what he's got an out of it and also why he does it. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from thi...

There are a lot of chats at the moment around the collapse of the US dollar. Luke and Mikey provide some thoughts on what this means, how it may impact you and whether you are actually going to take any action or just be able to say I told you so. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to...

If we were to be given a large stack of money, the first thing most people would do is pay off their mortgage. Maybe this is due to a guaranteed return on paying off debt? The trap we feel by the regular repayment? The goal of being mortgage free? For each it will be different. But with $20million sitting in the bank, surely things would change? Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of a...

Last week we discussed the fact that the economy is highly likely to now be in a recession. There is no ‘growth’ and it is contracting. I’ve seen social media comments about the economy going backward and that means that people feel less hope about their future. My question is, did you measure yours? Yeah, your economy? That’s a great economy to be more concerned with. Hey thanks for listening! Pl...

Scotty from SMProperty.co.nz joins us to tell us about how he helps first home buyers get on the property ladder and he also takes us through his journey going from 0 to 10 properties and the ups and downs along the way. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechan...

Have you ever wondered what happens when you separate from a relationship in terms of your finance? Today we speak to a experienced divorce lawyer about contracting out agreement relationship property and all things that we should be thinking about when in relationships. You do not want to miss this one. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a c...

Oh my god the reserve bank just increase the OCR for the 11th straight time. Mikey and Luke sit down to figure out exactly what this means and if we should be freaking out or if this is just business as usual. Don't miss this one. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via K...

Will it replace the pension? Will the government take it off of us? Will it lead to a NZ infrastructure boom? Luke & Rupert (Kōura Wealth) sit down to talk about the way Kiwisaver is heading and what we might be able to expect from it over the next 40 years. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’r...

You heard what we do if we won $20 million on lotto, now it's time to find out what the Keep The Change readers would do. We asked on Instagram and here are everybody's answers. Hint: A lot of you would pay down your mortgage and clear your family debt. Get stuck in. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure...

At this time of the year I like to sit down and compare where I am now to where I was 12 months ago. I'll explain exactly how I do this and why the month end process is so important to do this as well as use this as a time to think about where you've come from and where you're heading to next. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, be...

In March Stats NZ told is that Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.6% in the December 2022 quarter. This means we are 1/2 way to a recession. Or maybe we are the whole way? A technical recession is 2 quarters of negative growth. 1 down, 1 to come. The second quarter is March 2022 which actually finishes today. Guess what? We won’t get that data until June. Hey thanks for listening! Please take som...

We run you through the hypothetical situation that we win $20 million and take you through the exact steps we would take, what will be thinking about, and maybe even what toys we would buy. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly...

Mikey is one of the best mortgage advisors in the country and has numerous awards. He sits down to tell us the exact process he takes his clients through when it comes to getting a mortgage. This will help you if this is something that you are looking to do in the following 24 months. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a pr...

Turns out, working from home IS a thing and often employee's pay costs associated with this. During the cerveza sickness, the IRD increased the tax free allowance when working from home (because so many people were). Basically, employees can receive a tax free allowance each week, to cover any additional costs associated with working away from the office. I.e. power, telephone, internet usage or p...

Luke sits down with Rupert Carylon to discuss how Kōura Wealth have changed the Kiwisaver game with a more personalised approach. We talk about why they did this and the biggest mistakes kiwis are making right now in this space. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Kee...

The number of people struggling financially is really starting to increase. Nearly 12% of Kiwis are currently behind on their debt repayments: personal loans, credit cards, BNPL etc. For some reason, it can be really hard for us Kiwis to ask for help. It seems to be something we’ve mastered - not asking for help. A lot of people will feel helpless or even embarrassed about their debt levels, so th...

This is a listener request about how it is important to dress for your audience and dress for success, do you believe this? We all have different thoughts about this and we dive into it too. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly...

Luke joins the Cheques & Balances crew to look at an example where property isn’t the right solution. This is the story of an actual client and the advice they were given. There are plenty of ideas around property in this podcast to help you learn the ins and outs. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sur...

Sometimes in life we need to slow down to speed up. This can be a very hard thing for us to accept and think about but we will give you some examples of how are currently doing exactly this. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly...

Mikey thinks that the economy truly could shit the bed come June or July. He takes us through exactly why he thinks this and Luke thinks it could be later in the year but we have a look at what's going on out there and what could be coming up. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Mon...

You have found your way to Keep The Change, so what is this all about? This content is designed to help over 100,000 Kiwis improve their financial literacy. The goal is to change the wealth of the nation. Please take the lessons and action them into your life and be a part of the journey in the community of Keep The Change. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this conten...

For some of our superannuitants, they simply don’t/won’t need their super BUT they are entitled to it. If it’s not needed, perhaps it could be sent back? Sent back and committed to an area of the economy they care about, like infrastructure or health care. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a mechanism at a national level where those people could choose where they want to direct their superannuation....

On Instagram we asked you what is getting in the way of your financial success. In this episode we take you through all of these things as well as different ways to look at some of these problems. This will be extremely helpful for many people. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Mo...