It’s one thing to decide to move on from a job or career, but what happens when you’re at the top of your game and your job just... evaporates?

After many years as a television journalist, Melissa Chan-Green was co-hosting The AM Show on Three when Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was closing Newshub and its associated shows.

So how do you navigate the financial side of redundancy, and then find your feet again in a shrinking industry?

Melissa Chan-Green joins Nadine this week on The Prosperity Project to talk about her approach to money in the media industry, how redundancy allowed her to redefine herself, and how she went about finding a new purpose.

You can find School Shorts - Melissa's new podcast for parents - wherever your get your podcasts.

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When it comes to investing, we all know the usual suspects – shares, bonds, property, gold.

But the latest Financial Services Council report found 7% of people have ‘collectables’ among their investments.

So what makes something you like to collect an investment ... and how do you make money out of it?

Gertjan Verdickt is a finance expert at the University of Auckland, who has written a book about ‘passion’ investing, The Passion Portfolio, and he joins Nadine this week to explain how it all works.

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The Māori Millionaire Te Kahukura Boynton is a young wahine on a mission to change not just her own money mindset and financial trajectory, but that of her people.

At just 21, she is a podcaster, entrepreneur and now the author of Māori Millionaire – A Beginner’s Guide to Building Better Money Habits.

She joins Nadine this week to talk her journey, how close she is to becoming a millionaire, and why prioritising her health is a key part of that journey.

If you have a question you want answered, or a financial story to share, get in touch at nadine.higgins@nzme.co.nz

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