Is it better to be alive in 1985 or in 2025?

Questions this week for Susan:

• Why can’t we take GST off fresh food?
• What is gift tax?
• How do I split the bills when a relative moves in?
• And were we all better off in the 80s?

Expert input this week came from Brad Olsen, Craig Renney, Shamubeel Eaqub, David Verry and RNZ Morning Report host Corin Dann.

If you have a money question you'd like Susan to try and answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected].

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Is it fair that my partner's residential care will drain my KiwiSaver account too?

Questions this week for Susan:

• If I have to use my KiwiSaver account to pay for my partner's residential care, is that fair on me?
• What is a Capital Gains Tax?
• How likely am I to win Lotto?

If you have a money question you'd like Susan to try and answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected].

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When money people and politicians talk about the "bank of Mum and Dad", what does that really mean?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

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Do banks always pass on cuts to the official cash rate to their customers?

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There's an OCR announcement soon. What impact will that have on home loan rates?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

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If tax was removed from all benefits, what effect would that have on the economy?

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I want to spread my KiwiSaver contributions across more than one kind of fund. Can I do that?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

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New Zealand's quarterly GDP figures are announced tomorrow. What even is GDP, anyway, and should I care?

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RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds wants to demystify money and personal finance. Because when you want to understand your money, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. So if you have a stupid (or not-so stupid) question you need to ask, let us know. Each week, Susan will try to answer it for you. The answer might not be perfect – this isn’t personalised financial advice - but you will get good stuff you can use as you wrangle your money.

If you have a money question you'd like Susan to try and answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected]

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