Choose your provider wisely, pick the right fund, consider the impact of fees, make the most of extra benefits and beware of contributions holidays.

Angry growers are doubtful authorities will be able to prove the origins of the painful food poisoning outbreak as a consumer backlash against carrots and lettuce hits home.

The MPI has released reports that show a high proportion of people suffering a painful food poisoning illness were exposed to lettuce and carrots.

Our official watchdogs on food safety in the Ministry for Primary Industries need a reminder of whose interests they serve.

If you have a few thousand dollars to invest you've probably considered all the usual options: shares, bonds, maybe property.

If you're planning a trip overseas in the next year, consider buying your foreign currency now.

Despite long being the butt of jokes, Skoda drivers are among the most satisfied with their vehicle.

Since CarAds launched at the beginning of the year, it has paid about 50 drivers to display business signs on their cars.

It's one of those rites of passage most teenagers are hanging out for: buying their first car.

They make their money helping Kiwis communicate but the biggest telcos in the country aren't quick to pick up the phone when customers call.

Having bad credit can stand in the way of everything from borrowing from the bank to signing up with a power company for your home electricity.

Some medications marketed to target back or period pain, or specific cold and flu symptoms, contain the same ingredients as pills sold for standard pain relief.

Shoppers are being duped by price-matching offers, with only 5 per cent taking advantage.

Retailers adapting to the changing habits of shoppers are using their own websites to combat "showrooming".

The Financial Services Council is looking to drum up popular support for a campaign to address what it says is the overtaxation of savings.

Stores are still pushing extended warranties despite a law change that should put a stop to the hard sell.

Susan Edmunds asked experts for their top power-saving tips to put more money in your pocket this winter.

New Zealand Post is apologising to customers following security problems with its online shopping service.

Some of the cheapest ready-meals on the market may also be the best for your waistline.

Keeping chickens and growing your own veges is the first step to being self-sufficient.

In May 2012, meatworker Graham Barker bought an iPhone for $1,110. It never arrived. Two years later, Barker is still smarting about being scammed.

Q: A month ago, I had $61.95 left to pay to clear my GE Gem account. I paid this, thinking it would be the end of it.

A new pair of glasses used to be a once-every-few-years purchase costing hundreds. Now, competition has driven prices down so Kiwis can pick up a new pair for less than $100.

Looking to go away for winter? Susan Edmunds asks the travel experts for their top tips to bag a bargain getaway.

Thousands of Kiwis are cashing in on daily deals and voucher specials to eat out for less - but there's a warning: the offers may force up prices.

The housing market is now ripe for a repeat of the rush into longer-term fixed mortgages seen between 2003 and 2007, writes Bernard Hickey.