Olivia’s Posts

Grape Expectations…

Grape Expectations…

So, yesterday we were in Marlborough country - Blenheim to be precise - and the whole area is not only beautiful but it offers so many great opportunities for wine tasting. There are lots of wineries offering tours and tasting, but as time was a bit tight, we went to...

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The Gifts Brought By Gorgeous Greenstone…

The Gifts Brought By Gorgeous Greenstone…

Beloved by the Maoris - and Kiwis generally - the New Zealand Greenstone is a major player when it comes to the ‘gift economy’. A type of jade, ‘pounamu’ as it’s commonly known in New Zealand, is hard, durable and highly valued. Used in the past for making...

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Where There’s Mud, There’s Money!

Where There’s Mud, There’s Money!

The geo-thermal mud pools in Waiotapu apparently have great healing qualities because of their rich mineral content - but given that they were practically boiling, we didn’t get in! The good news for the people of neighbouring Rotorua though,...

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What a warm welcome for the six Money Types!

What a warm welcome for the six Money Types!

Wow, the ‘Money Types’ was officially launched in New Zealand on Saturday - and both Simon and I were completely blown away by how well it was received... Wonderfully, ‘money’ made an appearance too, and did a mini-session live with someone on the stage. Funny how...

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Travelling Around the World with the Money Types

Travelling Around the World with the Money Types

From the outset, the vision has been to take the “Money Types” global - so that our six teaching friends, the ‘Pharaoh’, ‘Magician’, ‘Joker’, Angel’, ‘Architect’ and ‘Prisoner’ can share their wisdom, inspiration and messages of hope. It was with great delight then,...

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Guest Posts

Ann and Lyn share their powerful ‘Financial Freedom Day’ experience…

Olivia talks to Lyn and Ann – a couple who are both employed in the creative fields and who have not followed the traditional route to building a wealth portfolio. Lyn and Ann kindly shared how investing in Olivia and Simon’s Financial Freedom Day and learning one another’s ‘Money Type’, has deepened their relationship and opened up a new and exciting future of financial freedom.

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A Redefining Of My Relationship With Money

A Redefining Of My Relationship With Money

Money, from my point of view is such a taboo subject in our modern society. To me everyone seems to be fine in defining people by their material worth but when it comes to actually talking about money & what it really & truly means to them, now that’s a whole...

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What Did The Maori Ever Do For Us?

What Did The Maori Ever Do For Us?

Interestingly, on our travels in Rotorua, New Zealand, we discovered that there are several Maori tribes sharing their cultural heritage and view of the world with the 'tribe of many nations’ (the visitors to their village from all over the planet). There seem to be...

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