Entrust dividend: How to ensure you get your share of the payout
Entrust chairwoman Denise Lee said eligible Aucklanders should watch for a letter or email arriving this week with information about the dividend. “We know many people across the Entrust district look forward to this payment because they tell us. “For some, it helps with day-to-day costs; for others, it’s a bit of extra breathing room. […]
How to protect your finances if you are at risk of getting dementia – Diana Clement
Once your capacity reduces, managing day-to-day money can become difficult. You might forget to pay bills, or lose track of bank accounts. Being too trusting could lead to unauthorised use of bank cards, or pressure to “help out” financially, or just scams. The list goes on. Around 500 New Zealanders are diagnosed with dementia every […]
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 […]