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Keep The Change

Keep The Change - improving Kiwis financial literacy. Ever wanted to learn more about money, the economy, finances and how to have a better financial life? Now you can. This is one of New Zealand's leading financial learning podcasts. I (Luke) wanted to share insights from my life, my role as a Chartered Accountant with successful and failing clients as well as a look at all of the dumb sh!t I have done along the way too. There is also a read of the weekly 'Money Mail' lesson. Please take action :) You can subscribe to the weekly Money Mail lessons that come out at 9am every Friday.
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Episodes

"You'll Own Nothing & Be Happy" w Mikey Smith

Wow! This could get interesting for you. An insight into some of the comments we often see on social media and whether all of them are true or conspiracies. We dig into the world economic forum and the great reset that we all keep hearing so much about. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial litera...

Dec 26, 20221 hr 19 min

Money Mail 137 - 3 Christmas gifts for you

I hope you have an amazing time with your families and loved ones. I think this time of year is such an important time to be grateful for what you do have. One of the greatest presents I have seen given is the ability to understand your loved ones. Let's explore. Have an amazing Xmas and I will see you in 2023. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz...

Dec 22, 202226 min

Retrain Your Brain w Mikey Smith

Mikey teaches us why it is so important to retrain some of the stupid things your brain will tell you to do and why this can also be so hard to do. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. To...

Dec 21, 202248 min

What The FIFA World Cup Taught Us w Mikey Smith

Mikey bicycle kicks his way into the studio in excitement with the world cup and then admits he doesn’t know who won. BUT he does think it’s an amazing lesson for all of us when 4billion people will tune in. What can we learn from this? Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to...

Dec 19, 202224 min

Tax Rules ARE NOT Set Up To Help Employee's w Mikey Smith

In this podcast we teach you everything you didn't get taught in school about why business is the most favoured way when it comes to tax rules. We explain why employees get the worst deal and explore some of the other types of investment like property. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literac...

Dec 17, 202234 min

Money Mail 136 - Is your employer a grinch at Xmas?

Employers can get a bad wrap for not looking after their staff or being stingy. Especially at Christmas time. This is easy to do when we compare our employment environments to our peers. One problem your employer has is that they are actually discouraged from helping their staff. Discouraged by another tax you’ve probably never heard of called Fringe Benefit Tax. Please know that this week's newsletter will reach even more people due to sponsorship from EC Credit Control (NZ) Ltd: a specialist d...

Dec 17, 202220 min

MEGAPOD: Reflections on 2022 wins & regrets w Mikey Smith

Another listener request as to how we found 2022. Listen in to find out about how we made it count and also some of the things we regret and why it's important to reflect on a year and how you can do it. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share thi...

Dec 14, 20221 hr

MEGAPOD: 2023 - What it looks like & how to win w Mikey Smith

In this podcast we dive into a listeners request about what we think 2023 will bring and how we are going to ensure that we have a successful year. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. To...

Dec 11, 20221 hr 22 min

What It's Like Having No Debt w Mikey Smith

Mikey and Luke sit down to explain their journey of going from having consumer debt to minimal debt and what that's like and what it allows you to do. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help....

Dec 10, 202235 min

Money Mail 135 - Did you do these 3 things?

3 short months ago I gave you 3 actionable steps to take to get ready for what was coming, so did you? We are into that real spending time of the year. A good question to ask yourself before you tick something up is 'will the future me be ok with repaying this?'. This episode was brought to you by EC Credit Control, thank you legends for helping get this content in front of even more Kiwis. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, bec...

Dec 09, 202234 min

How To Make $100k In 2023 w Mikey Smith

In this episode we explore the concept of believing this is possible to start with and thinking about how we can increase our income in 2023 to join some of the top earners in New Zealand. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone ...

Dec 09, 202241 min

Side Hustle To Business w Jamie Episode 2

Mikey and Luke sit down with Jamie to discuss how her progress is going with taking her side hustle to a business. Jamies now juggling Mum life with building out her business ready for launch next year. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this...

Dec 08, 202231 min

Money Mail 134 - I am stacking these currencies

With all this doom and gloom it’s a good reminder to consider the currencies you’re collecting. This is a good time to remember that it’s not always about house prices, economic growth, net worth & bank balances. Just because a recession may be the measurement of whether our economy is or isn’t growing doesn’t mean you can’t. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via ...

Dec 02, 202228 min

Valerie Adams Vs Jordan Peterson w Mikey Smith

Every now and then us 2 financial geeks venture outside the world of finance and go and do something different. We take you through our experiences from recent events we went to and what we learnt. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with...

Nov 30, 202237 min

Will this OCR increase break everything? w Mikey Smith

Mikey and Luke sit down to review the biggest rise in OCR history and find out why the reserve bank are so confident we are heading into a recession. Are people still getting mortgages? Is everything going to be ok? We let you know in this huge episode. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial litera...

Nov 27, 202244 min

Money Mail 133 - Black Friday specials suck (you in)

Apparently there are discounts everywhere. The ole black Friday sales are in full swing. Black Friday has become a very popular day of buying in New Zealand & outperforms the fashionable ‘Boxing Day’ sales. Boxing Day was the country’s biggest sales day of the year. So what the hell is it? Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our we...

Nov 26, 202220 min

Your Questions Answered (Partner Finances) w Mikey Smith

This mostly focuses on mixing or keeping separate your finances with your partner out of the question asked by one of the listeners. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can c...

Nov 23, 202219 min

Luke's $100k Speaking Journey Update w Mikey Smith

In a recent podcast Luke explained how he was going to take his speaking more seriously and this is an update on where he's at in monetising this and getting some speaking engagements locked in. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with so...

Nov 20, 202227 min

Money Mail 132 - Upping my Kiwisaver contributions

I just voluntarily upped my Kiwisaver contributions. Why would I do this? Saving for our retirement has still been introduced as mostly voluntary. By encouraging myself to increase my contributions today, I am giving my future self more options. I don’t know what those are yet, but money will give me options and that’s what I want. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail vi...

Nov 20, 202232 min

Money Mail 131 - How politicians mind F@rk us

Gee the politicians have done a great job. A great job at getting us right where they need us. Right in the trap of thinking in a way that won’t necessarily improve our own lives.We can focus on tax bracket creep and what that is all about because I think we will see a lot of chat about this in 2023. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive...

Nov 20, 202237 min

STOP! Listening To This Podcast w Mikey Smith

if you are listening to this podcast and not taking any action then perhaps it is time to turn it off. We love you listening but we would love to see you taking action even more so think about who's really in control of your life and that is you. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Sta...

Nov 16, 202234 min

Is A Side Hustle Worth The Time? w Mikey Smith

There has been a lot of chat around side hustles recently and in this podcast, we dive into whether it is worth the time investment and discover the big question of why, why would you have a side hustle? Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share thi...

Nov 13, 202244 min

Mikey Rents A Lambo (Material Inspiration?)

Mikey and Luke explore the topic of using material things to inspire you in the world that tells you not to as well as Mikey tasting his future life by renting a Lambo for a week. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you ...

Nov 11, 202233 min

The Side Hustle Formula Works! w Luke's GF

Luke's partner Tazz joins Mikey and Luke in the studio to discuss her success with the side hustle methodology taught by keep the change. Tune in to hear about her ups and downs of going through the process and how hard it is to put yourself out there. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literac...

Nov 08, 202229 min

The Ram Raid Mentality Will Ruin Your Life w Mikey Smith

Whats up with all of these ram raids at the moment and what can we make sure we don't learn from people who are keen to take shortcuts, cheat, steal and quit because they have already given up? Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with som...

Nov 06, 202228 min

Money Mail 130 - BNPL arrears hit 3 year high of 9.3%

This is where BNPL and credit cards are so dangerous as you ‘feel’ like you can get away with it. You don’t pay & nothing really happens. It’s in the credit providers' interest that you don’t pay so that the stinging interest & late payment penalties kick in. That’s where they make their money. This is why I suggest you remove the temptation and GET RID of BNPL, drop your credit card limit. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consu...

Nov 05, 202229 min

Play The Long Game (Never Lose!) w Mikey Smith

This is Mikey's theory on why playing the long game will ensure you never lose in whatever area it is that you are trying to get ahead in. Tune in and get an understanding of how you can apply this to your life. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and s...

Nov 02, 202233 min

Become A Guaranteed Millionaire Via KiwiSaver w Mikey Smith

Luke and Mikey sit down and dig into an ASB KiwiSaver tool to figure out how much you need to set aside to ensure you have $1M when you reach age 65. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. ...

Oct 30, 202221 min

Money Mail 129 - Do You Love A Day Off?

In New Zealand, we seem to be busier than ever and all feel pretty time-poor but, we also get given a lot of days off. 146 days where we don't necessarily need to be at work. Divide this by 365 days of the year. 40% of the year, people in full-time employment are not required to be at work. Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekl...

Oct 27, 202222 min

"You shouldn't buy a house’’ - Grant Cardone WTF?? w Mikey Smith

Grant Cardone owns over $1 billion worth of property but he's telling us not to buy a home, what is he trying to teach us when explaining this? Is this a conspiracy or is there something to this? Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with s...

Oct 26, 202231 min
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