Video stories
Money kōrero
You might feel uncomfortable talking about money with your friends and whānau – it can be a tricky topic. But so many good things can come out of talking about it and sharing your thoughts and goals.
Whānau and friends can:
- help you to achieve your goals
- give you advice
- share their own stuff and what they’ve learnt
- listen and provide support when you’re in a bad situation
- inspire you
- do the 14-day challenge and create a spending plan with you
- help you realise that you’re not alone!
The young people in the videos below have started the kōrero. Their stories are real. They have put themselves out there because they believe their stories will help other young Māori to spend smarter, face their debt, save for the future and achieve goals.
Talking about money
Maryanne, Eli, Mishana, Chloe, Michael, Rawiri and Te Kerera talk about their goals, what they’re like with money, why they think saving is important and what they’ve learnt about money.
Using a spending plan to support tamariki
Mishana talks about how she supports her two young children as a solo mother, by tracking and planning her spending, only buying what her and her tamariki need, and saving for sudden costs and for the future.
Getting out of debt and into saving
Chloe talks about how she was in a lot of debt and how that affected her and her parents. She shares how she got out of debt and started saving, and how this gave her a new respect for money.
Smart spending: buying a car
Eli talks about buying his first car, including how he is going to pay for it, advice he got from whānau and important things first-car buyers need to think about.
Preparing for study
Rawiri, a year 13 student, talks about how he is preparing for university, the advice his mum gave him, the challenges he’ll face with money at university and why he wants to do more study.
Training on the job
Michael talks about on-site training, how he is getting paid to work as he does his building apprenticeship, the benefits of this kind of training and how it will help him achieve his long-term goals.
Saving for a flash phone
Taihuri talks about buying a flash new phone, including her options for paying for it and why she decides to save up and pay cash rather than signing up for a plan that is more expensive in the long run.
Avoiding bad debt
Te Kerera talks about how she bought her first car by getting a loan from a finance company. She explains how she got into a lot of debt because of the high-interest loan, how she got out of debt and what she learnt from this experience.
Facing debt
Maryanne talks about her personal finance situation, including her spending habits, how much debt she owes and how she feels about her situation.
Saving for the future
Te Kerera, Chloe, Mishana and Eli talk about why it’s important to save for the future.
Achieving goals with a spending plan
Te Kerera talks about her goals and the steps she is taking to achieve them, including the changes she’s made and how she uses a spending plan (budget).
Tell us your story
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