Money Made Simple: Managing your money - a guide for all New Zealanders

by Sam Stubbs

Money is really important, because it gives us choices in life. And a life with choices is a life with dignity. How do we ensure we have enough money? It’s not always easy, but whatever circumstances you’re in, learning about money can help, because knowledge is power. In this essential guide Sam Stubbs reveals three simple truths and shared eight golden rules which will help you take control of your finances and future.

95 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Isabella Barber · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little palate cleanser to break up all the fun! Short and simple and read it in one go. Some great home truths about how money is viewed in New Zealand and solid advice for people in all financial situations. Plus I’ve actually met the author of this book when he was in my office (lol), maybe next time I see him I’ll ask him to sign it <3

[Alexander Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid simple book. I’m old and wise enough to have known most of this stuff already (happy to remove the part of my brain where I stored this…)- but shit it was a good wee nugget of knowledge nonetheless.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid advice, no crazy biases and it’s hard to beat being a free book

[Susan Wilson]

Such a great resource. We set both our kids up when KiwiSaver launched so, without any input, they already had $1700 each before starting their part time jobs. Reading this book has now prompted a conversation with my son who says he wants to increase his contributions from 6% to 10% as he doesn’t really need all the money he earns and thinks it would be better to save in a way that he doesn’t even see it. Both kids (14 and 16h are focussed on getting house, well apartment, deposits for the future.

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple, straightforward book on building personal long-term wealth for New Zealanders. I liked how the author introduces financial terms as part of a story and leads the reader to some sort of action. Based on the author’s experience, he provides practical tips (“golden rules”) using the names of New Zealand financial products, which the concepts can easily be applied to other countries. This book is suitable for anyone interested in building personal long-term wealth and is not suitable for more experienced investors.

Highly recommend.

[Danielle Peck · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit basic for me, but if you don’t have any concept of finance, this is a really effective and simple read to get your learning kick-started. I would even feel confident that my younger teen relatives would be able to pick this mini book up and understand what it’s talking about.

[Chelcie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand- great advice!!

[Rubs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good to learn about money 😂

[Min-Ji Yang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, so simple, to the point and practical. Learnt a thing or two and convinced me to swap my Kiwisaver to Simplicity!

[Floyd Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read with a great overview for managing money in New Zealand.

[Olivia Welsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I dug this.

[8/10]

[Frankie Pullar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great summary of the financial basics

[Abigail McAlear · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good little intro to managing money & learning to invest. Short, sweet & to the point.

[Brendan Ng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Trying to be a more active passive investor

[Simon Sweetman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A practical, portable guide filled with common sense options and ideas which I will now promptly ignore of course.

[Abby Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing revolutionary but was still solid, standing and simple advice that I think everyone could take something from.

[JoJo Kado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very easy to read in one sitting, with easy to understand examples and graphics. Great advice for those starting out and is New Zealand / Kiwi based (but the principles can be applied universally).

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

An essential for all kiwis, the younger you read this simple explanation the better! Or use it to plan for your next generation.

[Rosa Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Been procrastinating for a while but turns out doesn’t take long. Quite pleased I knew most of it already.

[Michael Carston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Does what it says on the cover. Happy.