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Topics Covered

– What is PocketSmith and how does it track spending data?

– Understanding the Global Spending Map

– Mortgage spending trends in Australia vs NZ vs US

– Why Australian mortgage costs have doubled in five years

– Fixed vs variable mortgages across different countries

– Rent increases and housing pressures in the US

– Institutional landlords and rental markets explained

– Are renters under more pressure than homeowners?

– Utility spending trends across Australia and New Zealand

– Why NZ energy costs swing more seasonally

– How geography and energy infrastructure affect power bills

– Everyday spending trends since 2021

– Why Australian spending is tracking inflation

– Why New Zealand households are “trading down”

– What trading down looks like in everyday life

– How households adjust spending when budgets get tight

Resources for this episode

PocketSmith – Personal Finance Platform

Episode with PocketSmtih Super-User

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