I am pleased to announce yet another new addition to the website resources.
Another calculator, this one in the form of KiwiSaver calculations.
I haven’t come across one with the level of detail you will […..]
If we can’t afford houses without tapping into our retirement money what does that tell us? That houses are too expensive.
We need to stop listening to all the experts who have a finger in the housing pie, and stop putting home ownership on such a high pedestal. You wouldn’t pay $40,000 for a $25,000 car, so why are we willing to pay so much extra for houses.
I understand why Kiwisaver has been allowed to use as a tool for first home buyers. I get it. Home ownership rates are declining and more people are working past the age of 65. Retirement is getting harder, and not owning a home can make it that much harder, especially if you [……]
A few months back, I wrote an article worried about the number of people using their Kiwisaver retirement funds to buy a house.
It seemed to me that a lot of us were tapping into our Kiwisaver just because we can, and I’m not sure that everyone understands the impact this may have on long term savings.
Well I have recently come across a report that tells us how many first home buyers are tapping into their Kiwisaver to buy a house […..]