How to tell good debt from bad debt before you borrow to invest – Mary Holm

A: I haven’t read anything by Thomas Anderson. But I note that he has an MBA from the University of Chicago. I do too, so I’m guessing we may have been taught many of the same basic messages about debt. In my columns and podcasts and books, I often distinguish between good debt and bad […]
All Blacks v Scotland test: Line-ups, kickoff times, how to watch – all you need to know

All Blacks won – 30 Scotland won – 0 Draws – 2 All Blacks points scored – 953 Scotland points scored – 372 All Blacks v Scotland line-ups All Blacks side to play Scotland Named Friday NZT Scotland side to play All Blacks Named Friday NZT All Blacks v Scotland last time they met Ill-disciplined […]
How to save money: 10 things experts say you might be wasting cash on

Regular tech upgrades: Marketing expert Bodo Lang, from Massey University, said a lot of people wasted money by “upgrading” their phones every year or two. “Typically, the differences between old and new models are minor and unless the old mobile phone has developed some fault or is not fit for purpose anymore, then it is […]
Why girls fight dirtier than boys and how to deal with ‘minesweepers’ – a female bouncer reveals all

When I was 18 I got myself pregnant. The other party denied any involvement whatsoever, so it must have been one of those ‘immaculate’ things we were always learning about as Irish children. In the 1980s I was living and pretending to study in Belfast, where things lagged a little behind everywhere else and it […]