Mary Holm: How to kill debt without selling that classic car or treasured artwork

If you really love your classic car, perhaps keep it if you can, rather than sell it. Photo / 123rf Q: I’m in my mid-forties, with the mortgage on our family home about $150,000 remaining. Our other assets – in various states of liquidity across shares, index funds, crypto, classic car – are also about … Read more

Budget NZ weddings: How to get married for $500 – or less

While a designer dress and picturesque Hawke’s Bay vineyard venue a la Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford’s nuptials might be the dream wedding for some, others set their sights – and budgets – on a smaller big day. Reporter Harriet Laughton finds out how Kiwi couples can get hitched on a shoestring. A backyard ceremony … Read more