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Plans change when it comes to money and it is best to remain flexible.
I have found the best way to remain flexible is to keep your options open as much as you can.
Some […..]
Today I just have a short work development to announce.
The company has created a new role that has been created based on my recommendations. It is a role that really plays to my analytical strengths. Even better is that […..]
It’s been some time since I last provided a build update.
Build is progressing nicely, despite record rainfall levels for Northland this year. Since the last update, where the framing has gone up, we now have building wrap, windows and cladding.
For the windows […..]
Our Lawyers have come back to us with some feedback on the contract. The two most concerning aspects we wanted changed were:
1/. The builder shouldn’t […..]
We were drawn to an attractive new build offering from ANZ. We have applied for a pre approval and been […..]
Welcome to the latest instalment of “we’re building a house”. So if you came here this week for some personal finance nuggets you may have to wait another week. Do feel free to stay though if you like a good rant […..]
Another hiccup this week. Our pre approval has expired and due to changes in mortgage rates our bank is reducing the amount they […..]
So, the quotes are in. It is safe to say they have both exceeded our expectations by at least $100,000.
We are not wanting to be in a position where we are house rich and cash poor. So we are having to look at areas where we can cut costs.
After some discussion we are […..]
When originally looking for land, we were looking around Wellington. After all, it was where we are both from and grew up. We didn’t even think of anything else.
Then, after a couple of months of looking, we become disheartened. Is that all you […..]
For those of you following the blog, you will know that we are working our way towards Coast FIRE, where we are looking to scale back our workloads so that we can spend our middle years with our two children, currently 1 and 3 years old.
I would just hate to look back on my life and […..]
In an older post I made public our first year spending for our newborn daughter. Well, it’s been two years since that post so thought I’d give an update on year 2 and 3.
One small addition (literally speaking) is we had a son 6 months ago, so for those […..]
’ve had a few emails from people asking me what I am doing with my money during this time. So how have the last few weeks affected me and what am I doing about it?
Several months ago I wrote a post outlining some of my thought process used behind making the decision to stay at home or to work for someone with kids.
After a year and a half of being a single income household, my wife has taken on a part time job […..]
Just over a year ago the jewel of my eye was born. We have had some ups and down, but I wouldn’t change anything.
Watching our daughter grow has been an incredible experience […..]
After publishing over 420 articles (not including the Friday compilations) regularly over the last five and a half years, it is time for […..]