A big chance to make big progress with your mortgage
– When your mortgage rate falls, stick to your old payments
– Save big money on total interest paid
– Pay off your mortgage years earlier
– Use the mortgage calculator on Sorted
– A listener who is using his tax cut to reduce his mortgage
Q&As:
– Grandpa teaches money in a fun way
– Ideas for term depositors facing lower interest
– When to switch KiwiSaver providers — and when not to
– Far away rental could be worrying
– Making the most of tax cuts and mortgage interest cuts
Q&As:
– 2 painless ways to ease money worries
– KiwiSaver or not after 65?
– Is this a good time to sell the rental?
– A tip for travellers
– Check out Money Month
Q&As:
– He’s rich, but unhappy. Volunteer!
– KiwiSaver v mortgage. Plus expected KiwiSaver returns
– Better KiwiSaver for self-employed — and beneficiaries
– When is a tax break not a tax break?
– Option for couple who bought retired parents’ home
– A “lottery” you can’t lose
Q&As:
– Don’t watch your KiwiSaver closely
– KiwiSaver government money when you move provider…
– … And when you turn 65
– When term deposit beats mortgage paydown
– Gifts to grandkids could lead to trouble later
Q&As:
– What to do with money for the grandkids
– Are these KiwiSaver ads legit?
– Tax on KiwiSaver employee contributions
– Keep paying extra off mortgage when redundancy looms?
Q&As:
– Worried about losing your job?
– Retirement costs in New Zealand…
– … or you could move overseas
– Better uses of credit card rewards
– Alternative to health insurance?
– Public v private health care
Q&As:
– How much do you need for retirement? …
– … One reader is happy with not much
– Borrowing versus KiwiSaver hardship withdrawal
– Tax when bullion or crypto is inherited
– How capital gains tax could handle expenses
– Do I know enough to write this column?
The high cost of not contributing to KiwiSaver:
– Who can take contributions holidays?
– How badly a break cuts your retirement savings
– At least put in $20 a week
– What if you have debt to repay?
Q&As:
– 2 Q&As on whether to sell investments to pay down debt
– Should family use more than one KiwiSaver provider?
– How bitcoin and gold are taxed
– Let’s stop tax bracket creep