47. The Happy Saver
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Episode description
It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Ruth onto the show today. Ruth lives in New Zealand and is better known online as The Happy Saver. She has a very popular podcast and blog where she writes about managing money, living the good life and not working too hard.
Some of the topics in today’s episode include:
- Who is Ruth and why did she create The Happy Saver blog and podcast? (04:49)
- Ruth shares her personal money story and how she became interested in investing. (10:10)
- The important life lessons Ruth learnt from losing her family home in an Earthquake. (16:11)
- Property investing - the significant differences between NZ & AUS tax laws. (19:28)
- The major advantage of investing in the share market in NZ. (24:40)
- Advantages of living in the country over the city. (29:48)
- What does Ruth actually invest in? (35:43)
- Blog - The Happy Saver
- Podcast - The Happy Saver