Keep The Change

I spent most of my 20’s p!ssing up and not preparing for my future years. It seems younger people are a bit more switched on these days (thank Gard!) so you’re probably not doing that. You will be better prepared than I was. Let’s look at what you need to be thinking about when it comes to milestones in your 30’s…Emergency funds? Buying a house? Investments? No consumer debt? Career plans? Relationships? Goals? Health and wellbeing plan? A will? There is a lot to think about. In this episode, I sit down with James Blair who is a Financial Advisor and the Wealth Director from Lighthouse Financial to discuss what we should be thinking about. James helps every day Kiwi with their longer term investing plans and we discuss how some of these fundamentals are important whether we are in our 30’s or 60’s.James Blair is the Wealth Director at https://lighthousefinancial.co.nzI have a goal to help 100,000 Kiwis improve their financial literacy. Generate KiwiSaver Scheme has sponsored Keep The Change to help me reach more people and make this a reality. Cheers Generate. Head to generatekiwisaver.co.nz/change to find out more.No part of this podcast is intended as financial advice; it is intended as general information only. For more information about Generate's Schemes see their Product Disclosure Statements at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures. The issuer of the schemes is Generate Investment Management Limited. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alli Kennedy is on a mission to help everyday Kiwis be educated on investing. She has created a board game for people to play to learn more about investing and needs your help to create the first 10,000 orders. In this podcast we discuss how Alli (22 years old) is having a crack at changing the wealth of the nation via her board game and seeking pre-orders plus companies to be involved to turn this idea into a reality.Sharenanigans, offering an introductory experience into the world of investing in shares, will be the next board game in every household. But don’t be fooled, with players competing to become the wealthiest at the table, everyone is in it for themselves.https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/7946-Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it.Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently I received an awesome message. A 12yo lad is out in his neighbourhood doing something we often talk about. Making an offer to transact. He offers to help and add value to his neighbourhood by solving problems. Wouldn’t it be nice to go back to that sort of mindset where you don’t fear as much as you do now, and you don’t care what people think about you? Let's explore how he is doing this and what we can learn and apply to our lives. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it. Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a re-release of an earlier podcast that other listeners have found very useful.Wow! This could get interesting for you. An insight into some of the comments we often see on social media and whether all of them are true or conspiracies. We dig into the world economic forum and the great reset that we all keep hearing so much about. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it. Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all dream about the freedom of working for ourselves. Being your own boss. So when do we pull the trigger and do it? Are you entrepreneurial deep down? Hate your current role? Know your goals are bigger than your current career path? This will get you thinking about WHEN it might be time to have a crack at something else.This will become a pillar piece of content for people to get them moving on their self employment or business journey. Make sure these steps are covered first. This is a part 1 from 2 podcasts, the other is ‘How To Quit Your 9 To 5’, make sure you check that one out too.I have a goal to help 100,000 Kiwis improve their financial literacy. Generate KiwiSaver Scheme has sponsored Keep The Change to help me reach more people and make this a reality. Cheers Generate. Head to generatekiwisaver.co.nz/change to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My good mate Simon pops to Auckland for the All Blacks so I make him sit down for a podcast warm up to tell us about the state of infrastructure in NZ and how we could actually improve it. Simon hires nearly 50 staff and was thrown in the deep end to run the family business some years ago. You’ll learn about his journey, what he thinks of the economy and what economy/tax changes he thinks we will see in the coming years. Enjoy!Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it.Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apparently so. That is according to some people who message me and leave me comments. I know and see how tricky it is out there, so I can see what these people are trying to say. Maybe I am too much of a realistic optimist, but I can see better financial times in the future. However, I do believe it will get worse before it gets better. (Again, realistic optimist). So should we accept our fate and give up? Let's explore!Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it. Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a re-release of an earlier podcast that other listeners have found very useful.When I put together the 30 in 30 podcast series, one of the most mentioned podcasts was around investing in yourself. Investing in businesses and deals seems complicated. It is something that not all of us are familiar with, but I like to remind people to keep it simple. Start by investing in yourself.Hey, thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keethechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it. Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions from younger people who are looking to get into investing. This is exciting to see, but no matter their age, they probably shouldn’t be asking a random stranger on the internet what to do with their money. So I sat down with James Blair who is a Financial Advisor and the Wealth Director from Lighthouse Financial to discuss what we should be thinking about. James helps every day Kiwi with their longer term investing plans and we discuss how some of these fundamentals are important whether we are investing $10k or $10mil. It doesn’t matter what age you are or how much you have to invest, this podcast will get you thinking!James Blair is the Wealth Director at https://lighthousefinancial.co.nzI have a goal to help 100,000 Kiwis improve their financial literacy. Generate KiwiSaver Scheme has sponsored Keep The Change to help me reach more people and make this a reality. Cheers Generate. Head to generatekiwisaver.co.nz/change to find out more.No part of this podcast is intended as financial advice; it is intended as general information only. For more information about Generate's Schemes see their Product Disclosure Statements at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures. The issuer of the schemes is Generate Investment Management Limited. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 30th of June meant that it was time to do my month-end process. Mapping out what money I have coming in during July vs what’s going to be going out. Then I go through and tally up all asset values + debt values. This process keeps my mind on my money, and I am more in check with where everything is at. However, this time, I had a feeling that my net worth would have gone backwards and by the time I had finished my month-end process, I could confirm that my net worth decreased in the month of June. And that’s OK. Here is why...Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it. Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.