The hard truths of entrepreneurship

I sometimes feel that popular media often gets too caught up with the notion of entrepreneurship and it has a tendency to gravitate towards major success stories of people making it big through business. These ‘entrepreneurial’ stories all have the same theme of having an amazing idea, hard work and then ‘BOOM’ success. This inadvertently

COVID-19 Wage Subsidy EXTENSION simplified

Ok accounting fans, here it is – the wage subsidy extension.  It’s June 10 2020 and it’s finally rolling into full effect. As with the old wage subsidy i’m sure you all have many questions about the wage subsidy extension so I’ve done the hard research for you and really squeezed my brain juices to

The myth of passive income

Passive income is a myth. Ok, now that I’ve gotten your attention with that zinger – hear me out: There is no such thing as making money in your sleep. Well, unless you’re a super rich trust fund baby (but let’s be honest – how many of us are?). Passive income gained popularity as a

0 Active Cases in NZ – Ka Pai Aotearoa!

I started off today checking the COVID-19 numbers in NZ as I usually do. While I don’t usually get excited looking at the number ‘0’ (especially if it’s on my bank account statement) – this one got me super excited. As of 8 June 2020, we are officially at 0 active COVID-19 cases in NZ.