Finance: How to tune-up home heat
With winter around the corner, many will be bracing for another season of high power bills and damp, cold homes - forcing some to reassess their heating systems.
Business
Tue 9 Apr 2013
Oily Rag: Power of the purchaser
A reader has written in telling of their experiences with a product they bought from a merchant 12 months ago.
Finance: Companies pushed to the brink
Tax requirements tend to be what pushes a lot of failing companies over the brink.
Tue 2 Apr 2013
Liz Koh: Timely reminder to reassess budget
About two million Kiwis now have just over $14 billion invested in KiwiSaver.
Finance: Financial changes from April 1
Welcome to the 2014 financial year. This has come with some additional costs.
Oily Rag: Challenge your bank on penalty charges
The possible class action against banks for charges for late payments has attracted a lot of attention. The publicity stirred a reader to write to us about their...
Mon 1 Apr 2013
A secret weapon for your business - CRM
Imagine if every interaction with your customers was recorded and virtually instantly accessible?
Tue 26 Mar 2013
Finance: Auction day debutantes
The rate of properties sold by auction is at its highest level in years. But industry experts are split on the benefits of pitting your money in the high-paced...
Oily Rag: Buy preloved, it's good business cents
Alot of oily raggers not only live off the smell of an oily rag, they also run their businesses off the smell of an oily rag. Be it business or pleasure, the net...
Tue 19 Mar 2013
Finance: Benefits worth price
Pesticide spray and cage eggs are dirty words among New Zealand greenies.
Oily Rag: Stuck on a benefit and can't save
It's time to dig into the mail bags again and reveal readers' tips. It's amazing that after 20 years of collecting frugal living tips, readers can still come up...
Tue 12 Mar 2013
Sift out best net deal
Most internet connections are sold in packages with varying data usage allowances. Many are intertwined with a home phoneline.
Liz Koh: Plan to manage variable cash flow
Whether you are running a business or managing the household finances, cash flow is critical.
Mon 11 Mar 2013
Finance: Tech tax a big step back
When the ballpoint pen was first invented, did our politicians contemplate a perk tax for pens?
Fri 8 Mar 2013
Oily Rag: How to strike a good deal
Nearly everyone likes a bargain and we all know people who will drive great distances to save 50c on a packet of sugar.
Thu 7 Mar 2013
Finance: How to reduce the tax you pay
March 31 marks the end of another tax year for many businesses across the country.
Wed 6 Mar 2013
Be more effective: Mail out blunders to avoid
Debbie Mayo-Smith works with businesses that want more effective staff.
Tue 5 Mar 2013
Finance: Mortgage repayment wisdom
It costs you less to pay off a house loan fast, writes Brendan Manning
Mon 4 Mar 2013
Liz Koh: Sort out savings in two easy steps
Kiwis are being urged to "think, shrink, grow" by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income in their campaign to improve our money habits.
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Be more effective: Download some inspiration
If I'm not settling for a moment of peace and quiet, I listen to one of my business CDs. Patricia Fripp I review often, as she's a fabulous speaking coach, one...
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