Posts with the Personal Finance tag

A simple method for valuing rental property as a component of your FIRE goal

Personal Finance FIRE

20 June, 2021

– Tracking progress toward your retirement goals can be tricky if you're trying to combine rental income with an equities portfolio. I describe here a simple method for valuing rental property as a component of your retirement target.



First-home buyers' guide

Personal Finance

12 January, 2020

– Not so long ago, I bought a house as a single-income first-home buyer using Kiwisaver and the HomeStart grant under the Welcome Home loan scheme (10% deposit). It wasn't always the most straight-forward process, so I thought I’d write a short ...