Life

Today was the day! I was invited to address a group at Headway: the Brain Injury Association here in Auckland.

Family. You can't choose them. With any luck you love and adore them, and as you get older, they care for you as you did for them as they were growing up.

Last week we asked a couple of questions that readers had sent in. True to form, the frugal community has lots of penny-pinching answers.

On the way to the beach for a dog walk last weekend I noticed a large group of people of a certain age zipping themselves into their wetsuits outside the changing shed at Takapuna Beach.

I’m a 50-something Mum to four, and Nan to eight. I have an on-going love affair with ...

This January was the tenth anniversary of the Asian Boxing Day tsunami. This devastating disaster generated a huge outpouring of generosity from people around the world

"More oily rag mail!" said our postie as the latest bag-full of frugal tips was heaved into our letterbox. Here are some of the gems we discovered.

Research in the United States shows that there is a type of parent that is more than twice as likely to get depressed and burnt out.

One thing that is beyond doubt is that children are very sensitive to the quality of the relationship between their parents.

If you had gazillions of dollars and could afford servants - would you bother doing chores?