Mary routinely edits out compliments from letters before running them in her columns. But here are some recent comments:

• I must say that I am an avid listener to your podcasts on RNZ. It’s one thing I look forward to on every 2nd Thursday.
• I’d like to say I am a huge fan of your work and have been to a seminar recently in Wellington which was just excellent. I’m pretty sure I was the youngest in the room.
• I listen to all the money talk I can — of yours! Not particularly interested otherwise.
• The first thing I do on a Saturday morning is read your column….Recently my employer’s superannuation fund paid out (it was a huge fund) and they provided free professional independent financial advice for the beneficiaries such as myself. Before I met with the financial advisor I said to my wife — “I’m not going to be able to get through this meeting without saying at least once ‘But Mary Holm says…’ By the end of the session with the advisor even he was saying “Mary says…”!! Your advice is deeply appreciated and has helped us in unexpected ways in uncertain times. Your advice is garnished with kindness and thoughtfulness.
• I enjoyed your answer in today’s Shares vs Property question. As a uni student … I have referenced some of your books for personal finance assignments too, so I just wanted to let you know I always enjoy reading your insights.
• I’ve lost count of the number of currency swings, economic downtowns, property slumps (and booms), even global financial meltdowns I’ve navigated thanks to your advice.
• Thanks for your continuing excellent work educating investors.
• I love your column. I have had your column linked as my homepage for at least 2 years.
• Thanks Mary, for being part of my weekend. Saturday morning for me entails making a giant cup of plungered coffee and parking up at the kitchen table, pouring over the Saturday Herald. Your column is always a favourite. Thanks to you I have now, at the age of 50, joined KiwiSaver… I have learned lots over the past 7 months, thank you for being part of my learning financial journey.
• Your column, interviews and support of KiwiSaver are terrific. I would never have saved a cent if not for KiwiSaver.
• My wife and I have followed and enjoyed your writings for many years, including over the past decade that we’ve been overseas (Seattle), by following your weekly column in the Herald.
• I often listen to your RNZ slots, have read some of your books, and have learned a lot from you. As a member of the generation rent cohort I would like to thank you for making me feel a wee bit better knowing that there are other ways to invest money other than property! …Following your advice on RNZ, we have paid down all our debts, saved up our rainy day money ($15,000), and got some savings too now ($20,000).
• To Jesse Mulligan: Your money chats with Mary Holm are simply fantastic. I am thinking of starting a religion in Mary’s honour and building statues and singing songs about her.
• I LOVE your work — inspiring, straightforward and non-judgemental.
• Long time fan who has never been in contact before. …Reading your Herald column got me into KiwiSaver — and then I got my teenage children signed up. After years of them giving me a hard time about it, they now realise the benefit. So thank you.
• By the way — absolutely love your column. Have done for years. Read it every week. I love how you express your opinion yet are not opinionated. And how you are firm and sure yet with a light touch and without arrogance. Thank you very much for what you do.
• My wife and I read your column every week and we very much appreciate the advice (as well as your sense of humour!).
• I have done very well out of KiwiSaver (doubled what I put in) and a part of that has been from reading your many columns over the years, which have had great information about the good, the bad and the ugly of KiwiSaver and finances in general.
• All in all, I feel as though mine and my son’s future is set and secured thanks to KiwiSaver and your fantastic advice.