Podcast Episodes

Smart side hustle strategies for when work isn't paying enough

If you're looking to earn more money on the side, here's the guide to doing it more successfully.

Frances Cook joins the TVNZ Breakfast team to explai…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

“We’re paying for private school, two dream homes, and we’re out of cash.” Mailbag episode

On paper, today’s listener has it made. Two multimillion-dollar homes, no mortgage, and investments on the side.

But with private-school fees, high li…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

My lazy investing strategy, account hacks, and what real financial freedom looks like: Your questions, answered

You sent in a flood of money questions, and I’m ready to answer them all.

In this Ask Me Anything episode, I’m going unfiltered to talk through the mo…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jobs, interest rates, and real strategies for surviving New Zealand's ‘grumpy’ economy WEBINAR REPLAY

If you feel like you’re doing it tough, you’re far from alone. The New Zealand economy has been struggling, and regular New Zealanders are feeling th…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mailbag: “How much should I save, when my job is shaky?”

How much should you actually have in savings to feel safe? In this week’s Ask the Experts, it’s a listener letter from someone worried about layoffs …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Financiallly free in just 11 years, with The Happy Saver

What if financial freedom didn’t take a lifetime, but just 11 years?

Ruth Henderson,also known as The Happy Saver, proves it’s possible.

She’s never be…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Why 'perfect balance' can wreck your finances

Your bank balance might be looking rough, but don’t panic.

Frances Cook joins the TVNZ Breakfast team to explain why it’s normal for your money to ebb…

1 year ago

The $1 trillion time bomb: Why Kiwi families are blowing the inheritance conversation

New Zealand is in the middle of a $1 trillion inheritance wave, and most families are walking into it completely unprepared.

As Baby Boomers move into…

1 year ago

"I nannied for billionaires, it changed my entire money outlook”: building a business on your own terms, with Hannah Koumakis

What if the 9-5 is over?

The idea of a steady job and one career path for life is becoming rarer, and maybe even unrealistic.

In this episode of Making…

1 year ago

"Shock therapy" OCR cut, job pain, mortgage gain? Here's what's really going on

The Reserve Bank has slashed the Official Cash Rate, so what does that mean for how bad the economy is, and what is coming next?

Frances Cook talks to…

1 year ago