Why I’m putting $2 per week into Kiwisaver

The problem is, at the moment I just don’t seem to give a damn about my Kiwisaver account. The fund is with a bank that is charging a regular fee, which I know is bad for my long term savings. The investment allocation is an asset type I chose a long time ago, and have never since reviewed, but I’m not in the least bit curious about what it’s invested in. There’s a bunch of money in another super account that I need to bring over from Australia, but I can never get around to it, and haven’t bothered even to calculate my potential savings from switching everything over.

Continue reading “Why I’m putting $2 per week into Kiwisaver”

We saved 487 kWh this month

I just did a bill on bill comparison between our June energy consumption for last year versus this year. It turns out that we have successfully reduced our actual energy consumption for our motel manager flat by 487 kWh in just one month this winter.

Continue reading “We saved 487 kWh this month”

My Biggest Mistake With Solar Panels

Installing solar isn’t all plain sailing. In addition to the complexities of matching energy production to energy use, and the huge amount of math that goes into crunching whether you will or won’t break even, there are other obstacles. This article is about the biggest ‘trap for young players’ that I fell into when installing solar.

Continue reading “My Biggest Mistake With Solar Panels”