Spending too little, spending too much
- Shopping is a favourite pastime
- People who are too mean on themselves
- People who spend too much — why do they do it?
- Keeping up with the Joneses.
- Psychological
- Credit card company behaviour
- Help for big spenders
- Most important of all: Change your habits
PS: Final reminder about KiwiSaver tax credit
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Mary Holm is a freelance journalist, a director of Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL), a seminar presenter and a bestselling author on personal finance. From 2011 to 2019 she was a founding director of the Financial Markets Authority. Her opinions are personal, and do not reflect the position of any organisation in which she holds office. Mary’s advice is of a general nature, and she is not responsible for any loss that any reader may suffer from following it.