Start tomorrow  Read lots of books, and then do nothing (read just 1 book and actually do something) Take advice from poor people on how to get rich  Pick a spouse who will make you feel guilty for working (don’t put your power in to someone else) Fail once, never attempt again. (failure is just a lesson) Think that the world is fair (the world isn’t fair, get over it. Blaming your circumstances doesn’t help) Blame your circumstances (thank your circumstances for creating you. Your mess is your message. How sad would it be to wish for a life of ease? Strong character is caused by to ..read more

This morning I woke up with severe back pain. So sore, I ended up spending an extra 2 hours lying in bed... This used to be my reality every single day. I'd be in so much pain that I'd just stay in bed all day. A combination of obesity and endometriosis causes this pain, so I figured doing my exercise would be a good thing. I did both workouts and felt way better afterward. One surgeon told me I couldn't have surgery because my BMI was too high Another told me that becoming pregnant would reduce my symptoms??? One doctor told me that this wasn't that complicated, I just needed to be in a calo ..read more

2 years ago, I was in a real mess. I was super depressed, suicidal and I hated life. Despite being the deputy head girl of my school, I hated my school and this was a huge source of mamae for me. I remember trying so hard to "just talk about it" like so many people encouraged. I approached one of my teachers about wanting to leave school and go to uni, because I was so unhappy. He told me I'd definitely fail if I were to leave. I was at a super low socio-economic school. Teachers were absolute shit. I had come from a prestigious catholic school and was experiencing a lot of culture shock. I r ..read more

Happy humpday team, I have some big news! I am so thrilled to announce that I have launched my new business venture. Please give a big warm welcome to; 'Warrant of Finance' a new and innovative personal finance audit. Warrant of Finance is my new programme run over 6 weeks that teaches people to stop, pause and really check in on their finances. Money makes the world go around, but what happens if you have none? This programme will teach you how to be a good kaitiaki of your putea so that you never go broke again. This programme is on sale right now for $150NZD but will be going up in price n ..read more

Give the ultimate gift this Christmas. Forget the long list of presents to buy. Ditch the Christmas wish list. This year, I want to challenge you to be brave and different. Personally, I’ve always thought that Christmas was a huge opportunity for shops to make heaps of money - whilst not really thinking about the core whakaaro around what christmas really is. Some people get really anxious when the holiday season comes up, especially if you know that you can’t afford to make ends meet, let alone buy presents for people. After the record cost of living this year, I don’t blame you. My brother ..read more

My 20th Birthday is coming up. I’ve been reflecting on the last 20 years and the things I have learnt. I decided I’d share these with you all because some of them are really important. Always have backup putea. My grandma never ate her apple cores - she ate these when she ran out of food. She also never spent her last $10. Adjusted for inflation - we need to be keeping a minimum of $1,000 as an Emergency Fund. Be careful who you trust. Trusting the wrong people can make you lose money. It’s easier to not get accustomed to cool things than it is to un-acustom yourself from cool things. Set yo ..read more

Welcome to this weeks blog post all about INSURANCE. Last month, R&P Insurance sponsored 4x new videos all about insurance. So, if you're interested in learning more, check out what we did: Week 1: Meeting Rochelle, co-founder of R&P Insurance https://youtu.be/phIxtBJuEpU Week 2: Life, Trauma, Health Insurance https://youtu.be/oHhv9oFgDPo Week 3: Car, Contents, Pet and Travel Insurance: https://youtu.be/g56Pv7nf3vA Week 4: Business Insurance: https://youtu.be/yJMpKuX7pHo If you want to get in touch with Rochelle to discuss your independent insurance, please contact her on rochelle@rand ..read more

Kia ora! I decided to make a post with all of the different news articles where the Māori Millionarie movement is discussed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twhyhLqCOoQ Hawke's Bay Today - My First ever Interview! The Everyday Investor Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aohgE0cetcY Sharesies Investor Profiles Stuff Article 2022 Interview with The Curve 2022 RNZ Interview 2023 Waatea News Interview NewsHub - Wahine on Mission to get rangatahi thinking about finances Growing Money with Maori Millionaire The Oneup Project - Podcast Interview FMA Investor Profile ..read more

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand with the anger of Gods, destroying an entire region - not just homes but education centres, Marae, shopping centres - everything that makes a community gone in the span of a few hours. In desperate support are the people of the East Coast region, who are continuing to suffer at the time of this blog, as weather forecasts predict more days of rain coming. Tangoio Marae, located a 30 minute drive north of Napier, was not isolated in its destruction. In the picture to the left, it is clear by the thick layer of sludge left behind, how intense the floodi ..read more

2022 was a tough year for many families across the country. Inflation rates were higher than your worst nightmare and interest rates just kept on increasing. As a young woman, this was my first full year of taking care of myself financially and so I didn’t have much to compare it with, however, feedback from my Podcast ,Maori Millionaire definitely showed that more Maori were struggling to make ends meet each week. There are three things I like to encourage everyone to do during the new year, to ensure maximum success with money. I always start with the basics: Bank Audits - Print out your b ..read more