Frances Cook
Frances Cook: What to know for your money in 2024
Now that the festivities are behind us, many New Zealanders will be taking a cautious look at their bank balance and experiencing a post-Christmas comedown. Here to help reset our finances and give us… Audio
How the housing crisis is shaping modern relationships.
Jane Austen once said "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Whilst we'd all be happy to see that idea consigned to the… Audio
The Week in Detail: Dickason murders, KiwiSaver, and home detention
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The wisdom of dipping into retirement savings
It's their own money – so why shouldn't hard-up students be allowed to use their KiwiSaver when faced with the tough task of coming up with a bond for their rental? Audio
Frances Cook: Your Money in Tough Times
Many of us are feeling the pinch as costs soar and savings shrink, host of the personal finance podcast, Cooking the Books, Frances Cook joins us with some ideas to take a little of the sting out. Audio
Frances Cook on riding out the rough financial markets
We last talked to Frances Cook back in February. Frances is the Investments Editor at Business Desk and had just written a book called YOUR MONEY YOUR FUTURE. We go back to her over the current… Audio
Frances Cook: How to find financial freedom
Author Frances Cook's new book on financial independence, Your Money, Your Future, is billed as a "real-life handbook to finding freedom on any income". She joins the show to discuss the new book and… Audio
The rise of 'Finfluencers' on social media
If you're on any social media platforms, you will definitely have encountered the dreaded 'influencers' but what about 'Finfluencers'? NZ Herald journalist and podcaster Frances Cook joins Jesse to… Audio
Te Huia train service: On track?
NZ Herald journalist and podcaster Frances Cook joins Jesse to review the Te Huia train service. Audio
Frances Cook: why I'm only buying second-hand clothes this year
Could you go a year without buying new clothes? Journalist and podcaster Frances Cook has set herself a challenge to buy only second-hand clothing in 2020. She's also just released a book about money… Audio
From financial mess to financial freedom
Frances Cook is our expert today - she'll be talking about managing personal finance. She's a journalist and podcaster and now an author. Audio