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Frances Cook

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Frances Cook is a reformed financial hot mess who now saves others from her money mistakes. She is a best-selling author, a columnist, a speaker and podcaster. Priding herself on clear, non-judgmental communication, Frances knows how to balance giving you the information you need while making sure you don’t fall asleep.

Frances is best known for her role as the BusinessDesk Investments Editor, her fortnightly slots on the AM show and TVNZ Breakfast, and her weekly personal finance podcast Cooking the Books - New Zealand’s #1 business podcast.

Books by Frances Cook

Your Money, Your Future

A real-life handbook to finding financial freedom on any income, from the creator of New Zealand’s leading finance podcast Cooking the Books and author of Tales from a Financial Hot Mess.

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Tales from a Financial Hot Mess

The realest guide to money ... and how to have more of it.

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Frances Cook introduces Your Money, Your Future

A real-life handbook to finding financial freedom on any income, from the creator of New Zealand’s leading finance podcast Cooking the Books and author of Tales from a Financial Hot Mess. “The biggest goals can be achieved when you’ve got a road map in hand. Quitting your job and living a good life, on your own terms, for decades to come? You can do it!” In this book, top New Zealand finance podcaster and journalist Frances Cook shows you how to change your money so you can live your ideal life. Learn how, on an ordinary income, you can plan for and achieve true financial freedom.

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Tales From a Financial Hot Mess: making sure your KiwiSaver is set up right

With the recent instability in the world and our finances, how would you feel if I told you there was an easy way to get free money to save for your future? That it was tightly regulated for safety, loaded with tax breaks and extra cash, and all you had to do was put some money into it yourself?

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Hot Mess hacks

Here's our top pick of hot tip's from Frances Cook's new book - Tales from a Financial Hot Mess. The realest guide to money ... and how to have more of it...