Frances Cook

Independent financial journalist and commentator. Like cats a bit much.

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

I wrote a new book! This is on financial independence, and how us normal people can get it. Level up your earning power, learn to invest, and how to spend those investments without running out. In bookstores, ebook, audiobook, libraries - everywhere! https://t.co/UuEQPga4Ld

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

@MrHilariouskiwi Ah thank you!! I hate these damn imposters, they’re EVERYWHERE

[Harvest New Zealand 🇳🇿 @harvestnz]

Great podcast Making Cents @FrancesCook with Emma Healey from NZ Money Tips 💰 #MoneyTips #SaveMoney https://t.co/PB7O8gsrcl

[Gerri Ndoro @gerri50]

A small insight into how NZ's wealthiest build wealth (thanks to @FrancesCook).
Some points that stuck out;
Money talks and wealth whispers
Philosophy breeds methodology
Design not by default
Values, expectations, design
Preparing heirs to handle resource
https://t.co/xUbSyFB3xt

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!
https://t.co/Nc4mD7xNaD

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

People think their biggest risk with investing is making the wrong bet on a stock, and losing big time.

It’s not. It’s their own brain.

7 of the biggest mental investing traps, and how to avoid them, on the latest Making Cents podcast. Linked next post

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Ok, time to kick the hornet's nest... and debate property versus shares.

Because a Making Cents listener has written in to ask, should they trade in their rental property, and go for index funds instead?

So let's debate it... all in the latest episode
https://t.co/GIrYf9PfQ4

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!

https://t.co/ieJnAf3vEU

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

How long does it take to prepare to leave a job?
For Jenny-May Clarkson, it was about two years.
She's on the Making Cents podcast to talk quiet planning, money decisions, and thinking ahead when careers feel fragile.
Linked next post.

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode

https://t.co/pUxC5tUupe

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

A 30 year mortgage often means paying DOUBLE your house price.
But you can cut that down... if you avoid the fake “mortgage hacks” online.
We're laying out the real mortgage freedom strategy on Making Cents. Link next.

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!

https://t.co/HIYXKKELRc

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Why chase financial freedom? Because when life falls apart, you need space to rebuild without money making it worse.

Kasia Morrison has lived in a tiny home for 9 years, and it saved her when her marriage and business collapsed.

New Making Cents episode, linked next post.

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!

https://t.co/dihKtbVUL7

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

If you're a first home buyer that needs to find a bargain... a few hours of research could be the key to saving you THOUSANDS.
How to get that done, on the latest Making Cents episode, linked next post

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!

https://t.co/JV4BUnQqx1

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

How many millions would you turn down to stay true to your vision?
Sasha Lockley wanted to take on the debt world and help people out of the credit card trap - and that meant saying no to an early investor in the company she built to do it.
New Making Cents episode, linked next

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!

https://t.co/S62Ru2vo9P

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

“It’s time to put your big girl undies on.”
A 46-year-old solo mum wrote in terrified about poverty in retirement.
Time to hustle? Yes.
Impossible? No.
We're breaking down the options, on the new Making Cents episode.

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Here's the episode!

https://t.co/lgn4ZamxDN

[Frances Cook @FrancesCook]

Most people overpay their mortgage by thousands without realising it.

I cut mine by eight years… with $20.

New episode breaks down exactly how, plus the other strategies that actually work.

Linked next post.