A Whanganui man is aiming to get one million people out of debt with his new business, Debt Free Me.
Former ANZ regional manager Scott Lee left the bank in 2014 to start an alternative finance advisory business called Love and Money. The idea was to prompt better conversations around money in personal relationships.
Mr Lee said it was successful but the concept took a lot of explaining.
"I found out that I'm really good at getting people out of debt," he said.
"One client I worked with, named Debbie, got rid of $8000 of debt in 10 months and $600 back in her account every month," he said.