Show Us Your Money
A series where a range of New Zealanders get candid about their money. We’re stripping away the secrecy around our bank accounts, and showing the reality of life in Aotearoa at different income levels.
If you're interested in taking part, contact us at contributors@renews.co.nz, with 'Show Us Your Money' in the subject line.
Why working hard doesn’t always make you rich
“I will be a Māori Millionaire.”
I left my job to sell second hand clothes online | Show Us Your Money
“I’ve never gone into an op shop and seen a shortage of clothing."
Disabled, unable to work and on the benefit | Show Us Your Money
“We don't go on these benefits because we want to. … We literally don't have any other choice.”
Taranaki father on why living rurally doesn’t save him money
“The system that so desperately wants people off the system was trapping us in the system.”
Why this Taranaki couple earning $165k want to live with their parents
"Working to help whānau, that's my purpose of life aye."
A Māori health nurse shares how she makes 25% less than DHB nurses | Show Us Your Money
A nurse at a Māori health provider shares how she supports her whānau on a $55K salary.
A young father shows us how he lives on the benefit | Show Us Your Money
A young father shows us his life on the Jobseeker Benefit.
A law student making $250 a week shows us how she spends her money | Show Us Your Money
This law student flatting in Auckland Central receives $230 a week in student loan living costs - which adds to her $60K student loan debt each…
A 28-year-old making $74K shows us his bank account | Show Us Your Money
Here’s how this 28-year-old yo pro living in the Auckland CBD spends his $74K salary. A $74K salary puts him in what is currently the top…
