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.
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.
A reader has written in telling of their experiences with a product they bought from a merchant 12 months ago.
Tax requirements tend to be what pushes a lot of failing companies over the brink.
About two million Kiwis now have just over $14 billion invested in KiwiSaver.
Welcome to the 2014 financial year. This has come with some additional costs.
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...
Imagine if every interaction with your customers was recorded and virtually instantly accessible?
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...
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...
Pesticide spray and cage eggs are dirty words among New Zealand greenies.
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...
Most internet connections are sold in packages with varying data usage allowances. Many are intertwined with a home phoneline.
Whether you are running a business or managing the household finances, cash flow is critical.
When the ballpoint pen was first invented, did our politicians contemplate a perk tax for pens?
Nearly everyone likes a bargain and we all know people who will drive great distances to save 50c on a packet of sugar.
March 31 marks the end of another tax year for many businesses across the country.
Debbie Mayo-Smith works with businesses that want more effective staff.
It costs you less to pay off a house loan fast, writes Brendan Manning
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.
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...

In your greater efforts to save money and not be quite so frivolous in the coming weeks you might start to begrudge the fact that you don't...