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.

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New Zealanders are among the most underinsured in the OECD, according to the Financial Services Council.

We insure our cars, our houses and our other stuff, but not what is arguably our biggest asset - ourselves.

Givealittle fundraisers for families that have hit hard times and need help have become increasingly common. But is insurance the answer, and if so, why don’t more of us have it?

Today, Nadine is digging into the specifics of insurance, and our avoidance of it, with insurance adviser Willie Moala.

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After a decade in a career, it’s perhaps not unusual that you’d consider doing something different, but some career changes can be bolder than others.

Morgan Penn is a somatic sexologist, and co-host of the multi-award-winning juggernaut of a podcast, Sex.Life.

But before that, she spent 15 years in the media – so this was not just your regular run-of-the-mill career change.

She joins Nadine to talk about her financial journey - what motivated her career change, how she made the finances work, and how she has handled turning herself and her own story into a brand.

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Sharemarkets have been like the wild west this year. We’re told to ‘buy the dip’ because that’s when shares are on a big briscoes-esque sale, but before you know you’ve blinked, and the dip is done

So if you’re just getting started dabbling in investing and have been thrown by the year's events so far, what do you need to know about the mechanics of it? How do you invest internationally, and can you invest in some of the biggest companies imaginable?

Nadine is running through the lot with co-founder, director and 3EO of Sharesies, Leighton Roberts.

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Owning a pet can bring aso much joy to your life - but it can also bring some big expenses.

Some people can spend a fortune on their pets, and as they get older, those costs often increase. And that's before you factor in breeds and how that can impact what you spend.

To talk about some of the costs that you need to be prepared for, this week Nadine is joined by Michelle de Long, chief operating officer at PD Pet Insurance

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The Government has unveiled the latest Budget, and it is full of things that are likely to affect your back pocket in one way or another – with changes to KiwiSaver, Best Start, JobSeeker benefits, and Working for Families.

If all the headlines sent you a bit cross eyed, don’t worry - today we’re going to step you through the detail so you know what you’re dealing with.

To help us do that, Nadine is joined by the NZ Herald's Wellington Business Editor, Jenée Tibshraeny, to discuss the big changes and how they impact you.

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