It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Ruth onto the show today. Ruth lives in New Zealand and is better known online as The Happy Saver. She has a very popular podcast and blog where she writes about managing money, living the good life and not working too hard.

Some of the topics in today’s episode include:

• Who is Ruth and why did she create The Happy Saver blog and podcast? (04:49)
• Ruth shares her personal money story and how she became interested in investing. (10:10)
• The important life lessons Ruth learnt from losing her family home in an Earthquake. (16:11)
• Property investing - the significant differences between NZ & AUS tax laws. (19:28)
• The major advantage of investing in the share market in NZ. (24:40)
• Advantages of living in the country over the city. (29:48)
• What does Ruth actually invest in? (35:43)

Links* Blog - The Happy Saver * Podcast - The Happy Saver

www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast