PHOTO: ‘It’s easy for money to slip through your fingers’: Real estate CEO Sarah Wood says it’s important to ask yourself if you need to spend. Photo credit: Supplied.
“It’s easy for money to slip through your fingers.
Ask yourself whether you really need to spend it.” That’s the advice from realestate.co.nz CEO Sarah Wood.
Money. It’s the driving factor behind many life choices, but is it the be-all and end-all?
‘Me and My Money’ is a regular feature that investigates Kiwi attitudes towards money and what drives the choices they make. We also explore if COVID-19 has changed peoples’ money habits and how.
Newshub spoke to Sarah Wood, CEO at property website realestate.co.nz about how much property asking prices have increased over the last 10 years, stopping before spending and buying smarter rather than stockpiling.
1. Are you a saver or a spender?
I love to spend but I’m measured about what I spend on and try to focus on quality.
My father always says, ‘It’s easy for money to slip through your fingers and you need to focus on asking yourself whether you really need to spend it or not’.
2. Has COVID-19 influenced your attitude towards money?
It’s increased my focus on having a detailed plan, the right investments and using money wisely.
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