Monday, January 24, 2011

More options for retirement than just your home and kiwisaver!

So, nothing has really made me fire up lately like this particular article posted in nzherald.co.nz today.  Although in saying that I have been off busy getting married, so that has been on the forefront of my mind these past few months.

Correct me if i'm wrong but the girl in this article, Chelsea, sounds as if the only option she and her husband have to a financial free life is kiwisaver and paying off their home... Does the average person really think this is the only way to retirement?  Sure, I am in absolute agreement that it is a great way IF it is all you have, but surely a couple who are 25 years old know that they can come up with more than that over 30 years?? Clearly, based on this article, this is not the case!

And to say if they pay off a certain amount off the mortgage they can get blinds??? Just blinds??? Gosh, they can get a lot more than that if they wanted to create more financial wealth.

A very frustrating article me thinks...

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