It's time to talk money matters with Mary Holm and today we're going to focus on an issue many New Zealanders are grappling with; are you a financial failure if you don't own a home? A recent survey of New Zealanders (by One Choice) shows half who don't currently own a home are not even somewhat confident home ownership will be achievable for them. But does that matter?

Mary Holm is on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan which means it's time to talk money matters. This week Mary and Jess talk about emergency money. According to sorted.org, almost half the population doesn't have a rainy day savings fund, and according to Mary, that's an issue. She tells Jesse how much money is enough and where you should keep it.

Mary Holm talks about insurance - and whether we are insuring the right things at the right time.

It's that time of the year when your KiwiSaver annual statement comes out. Mary Holm explains why you should read it!

Find out how respective Governments have helped or hindered KiwiSaver. Mary explains how over the years most government changes to KiwiSaver have made it less attractive.

Mary Holm joins Jesse to talk about how to manage debt.

How well do you know your money matters? Mary Holm has a quiz to put your financial knowledge to the test.

This week, a quiz to test your financial literacy. How many questions can you get right?

The 2025 Budget has just been released, Mary Holm gives her first impressions focusing on the changes to KiwiSaver.

Mary Holm talks to Jesse about the Government's changes to KiwiSaver in today's Budget.

Let's talk about Your Money and that means Mary Holm is in the studio. So will the Government change its KiwiSaver contributions - and if so, how should it do it?

A listener asks: will the Government change its KiwiSaver contributions - and if so, how should it do it? Finance Minister Nicola Willis is not ruling out changes to the Kiwisaver subsidy. Should the Government even do this? And if they do, what does it mean for you and I?

Today Mary accesses the wisdom of the crowd! Recently she asked Afternoons listeners to write in with the best financial decision they ever made. We got so many responses that Mary has decided to sift through them and see what important and useful information she can find and what it tells us bout managing money.

Mary Holm discusses the recent global market downturn and uncertainty caused by economic policy decisions. Mary also looks at a new Mindful Money and RIAA (Responsible Investment Association Australasia) survey about how New Zealanders view ethical inbvestment.