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Money Monkey

Weekly Splurge

This Week's budget: $
Outgoings  
Weekly shopping (groceries, personal items) $
Rent / mortgage / insurance $
Utilities (power, phones) $
Car expenses (fuel, parking, maintenance) $
 
Your Saturday Splurge amounts to: $
 

NZ Financial News

KiwiSaver on track but survey has mixed result
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Source: New Zealand Herald - Personal Finance »»
Monthly Economic Indicators – September 2007
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Source: New Zealand Treasury Economic and Financial News »»
TABLE-Recent Australian economic statistics
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Source: Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance »»
 

Monkey's Tips

If you want to spend a bit more than usual on gifts (for Christmas or Easter for example), start saving as soon as possible and stick to your budget. Try not to put too much on credit or you'll be paying for Christmas well into the New Year.