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The problem with being mortgage free at 40

October 1st, 2015 | Posted by Wendy Simpson-Fox in Accountant in Auckland - (Comments Off on The problem with being mortgage free at 40)

Rhello over 40’s
This article should really come with an R rating but I’m not entirely sure the R40 has been invented yet. Even the over forties may struggle with this topic because in this torturous Auckland housing market the very idea of being mortgage free at 40 seems more of a myth than a problem. Nonetheless, being mortgage free at 40 comes with its own set of problems:

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Xero puts prices up

September 24th, 2015 | Posted by Accountants Auckland in Annual Accounts | Xero | Xero Accountant / Zero Accountants - (Comments Off on Xero puts prices up)

price upThe Chartered Accountants, at Boutique Financial, aren’t at all happy about this (picture wimpy suit-clad versions of The-Hulk in angry mode) but we’ve just found out that Xero is increasing it’s prices yet again!  Fair enough, we all have to make money, but clearly Xero’s business model is volume based and increased turnover should, in theory, be driven by subscriber growth, not price hikes.  That being said, details of Xero’s new prices are shown below and now might be the time to consider downgrading to a cheaper plan:

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