Divorce coach Fran Young: How to spot a cheating husband and enjoy life after marriage

Where did you grow up? In Pukekohe, my dad was a market gardener, and mum owned a takeaway. As a kid, I used to thin lettuce, grade and wash carrots. When I was 10, I helped in the takeaway – it was slave labour. After I graduated at Waikato Uni I went to Japan and […]
How to rebuild trust after a restructure – Neil McGregor

A case in point A few years back, I worked with an organisation going through its third restructure in quick succession. The first two had failed: staff were demoralised, the brand had taken a hit, and the bottom line had suffered. When I asked management what they were trying to achieve, they were hesitant, worried […]
How to access KiwiSaver funds after separation – The Ex-Files

If you were contributing to KiwiSaver before the de facto relationship started, the simplest method is to take your KiwiSaver balance at the end of the relationship, subtract the balance from the start of the relationship and the difference is the amount attributable to the relationship. Alternatively, you can calculate the amount attributable to the […]
How to protect your career after kids with ‘couple maths’ – Cooking the Books

Each week BusinessDesk and the NZ Herald’s Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it’s the longterm planning that can make a big difference to your finances. Hosted by Frances Cook. Having kids is a joy and delight, but often also a big hit to the finances, and even the career. It’s […]