Posts for lukesnedden.com


Regulating Financial Advice in New Zealand

From lukesnedden.com
February 24, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Regulating the Financial Advice Industry, with better advice comes increased costs. ... (more)

Luke joins Aspire Mortgage and Insurance

From
February 22, 2010 at 5:54 pm

So, whats happendend in the last month?
Well I’ve started a new venture. I am now part of the Aspire team based on the North Shore of Auckland.
Aspire is a collection of

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Why Extreme Savings Sucks

From lukesnedden.com
February 20, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Why are we in extreme savings mode? Lots of events are coming up in my life the two which are becoming savings hogs are, our wedding and our continued struggle to raise a deposit ... (more)

Your first real paycheck, what do you do?

From
February 15, 2010 at 6:51 pm

Congratulations you lasted your first month at you first real job, how does it feel? All that study and work must be paying off now!!
So what do you do with your first decent chunk

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2010 the Make or Break Year

From lukesnedden.com
January 20, 2010 at 7:38 pm
This post is the first real one for 2010, I have been absent but I am back so lets get cracking! I thought I would update you on what 2010 has in store for me. As you may recall ... (more)

Merry Christmas, happy holidays lookout 2010 is on its way!

From lukesnedden.com
December 24, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season and the 2010 be better than 2009! ... (more)

Emergency Fund: The end of the beginning

From lukesnedden.com
October 15, 2009 at 8:44 am
Part 2 of creating your emergency fund. What to do after you have built up an emergency fund. ... (more)

Emergancy Fund

From lukesnedden.com
October 13, 2009 at 6:46 am
Looking for a start on your way to financial success? The first stepping stone is the creation of an emergency fund. The idea is that the emergency fund will allow you to cover ... (more)

Emergency Fund: The end of the beginning

From lukesnedden.com
September 6, 2009 at 2:22 am
An emergency fund is an easy way to start planning for your future. There is not much to this, it is a pretty simple way to start your financial planning. ... (more)

Emergancy Fund

From lukesnedden.com
September 4, 2009 at 2:16 am
The first step to financial freedom, your emergency fund. What is it? How much should it be? Some quick tips for starting your emergency fund. ... (more)

The Pit of Procrastination

From lukesnedden.com
August 31, 2009 at 2:12 am
The Pit of Procrastination: Ever found yourself in a "Pit of Procrastination", I am in one at the moment, I plan to get out of it, watch me try! ... (more)

Hard work and success

From lukesnedden.com
July 12, 2009 at 7:13 am
Does hard work drive success? Luke discusses if Hard Work drives success or if success drives hard work and if Successful people are Fooled by Randomness. ... (more)

Pay up!

From lukesnedden.com
July 9, 2009 at 1:50 am
Is it too hard to return an email or a phone call? We are waiting on payment from a agent at the moment. Its painful! When we first started using them this agent paid on time, ... (more)

Free Wi-fi

From lukesnedden.com
July 6, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Luke laments the lack of free Wi-fi in Hotels. Come on Hoteliers, Get us some free Wi-fi, add the average cost into the room rate no one will notice!! ... (more)

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From lukesnedden.com
July 5, 2009 at 9:44 pm
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Why invest in property?

From lukesnedden.com
July 1, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Luke discusses the pitfalls of investing in one asset class, and listening to advisors who have a vested interest in the one asset class ... (more)

Motivating an ex-athlete

From lukesnedden.com
June 30, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Motivation after a lifetime of sport. How to manage the change from athlete to spectator without losing motivation to keep fit. ... (more)

Blogroll: Part II

From lukesnedden.com
June 24, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Following on from Part I where I decided that I would update my blogroll. Here is the second half, by no means are they ranked. To make my list you have to provide excellent content ... (more)

Death of Consumerism

From lukesnedden.com
June 23, 2009 at 3:20 am
How have you spending habits benn changed by the GFC? A discussion around debt reduction, and how frugal spending has allowed me to reach my financial goals ... (more)

Take the Money

From lukesnedden.com
June 12, 2009 at 12:34 am
Take the Money - Make it easy for customers to pay you when they are ready to purchase ... (more)