All tagged Personal Finance

Rebel Finance School 2024

The fact that I never manage to get to the bottom of my inbox because questions about money just keep rolling in tells me that there is a considerable need in Aotearoa for some decent independent financial education and advice. Financial literacy can only come from consistent education, willingness to learn, and taking action. But finding comprehensive information about money is difficult. If you want to understand the basics, get your head in the right space, and make lasting changes to your finances, I’ve got you covered today.

A glimpse at my Inbox

I’m often asked if I receive many emails from people who read my blog or listen to my podcast. Well, the short answer is yes. I’ve never really thought about how many I receive and send; I just know that it’s a lot and that each of them is interesting to me. Today I am sharing a few email highlights, plus a few conversations, with you so you can get a taste of the money conversations floating around Aotearoa. I won’t share names, gender or location. I instead want to share the sentiment so that others reading this can see what good stuff can happen when you decide to engage with your money.

Debt Free Questionnaire!

For many years I’ve published the responses to my Net Worth Millionaire Questionnaire. It continues to be a well-read part of my blog. But there has been another questionnaire I’ve wanted to add for a very long time. I want to create a supportive space where people can come to share that they have successfully paid off a single debt or become completely debt free.

What do people email me about?

Each week I get a lot of emails and it takes up a lot of time, but it’s an honour to answer each of them. People just want someone to ask a money question to but in their day to day lives it’s a complete lottery as to whether they can find the right person in their friend group to talk to, so they write to me instead. So, I just wanted to share with you an edited version of an email exchange I’ve been having with someone over the last few months which will give you an insight into what kind of stuff comes up when I chat to people.

Book Review: The Total Money Makeover

It was inevitable that one day I would write a blog post about Dave Ramsey, but it has taken me over three years to get around to it. This month I finally read his book The Total Money Makeover. He created a simple plan which he called The 7 Baby Steps to help others change the behaviours that were keeping them poor and to help them get out of debt and stay out of debt, forever.