# NZ's Cost of Living Trap: Are You Living in the Wrong City?

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Podcast: [Keep The Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/keep-the-change-3902204)
Published: 2026-05-13T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today we're talking about the all important subject of how where you live impacts not only your finances, but your life in general. Answering the questions of should you move somewhere cheaper to save money? Or does it make sense to live in a more expensive area to go after opportunity? Should you buy someone with a long commute, or rent somewhere without one? All of this and more in todays episode. But we want to hear from you too, whats worked for you? What have you learned? Find Mikey: https://guardiansmith.co.nz/ https://instagram.com/officialmikeysmith Amy from http://Levridge.co.nz has come on as a sponsor of Keep The Change to help people with their financial planning. Stuck? Find Amy : amy@levridge.co.nz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.levridge Website: https://www.levridge.co.nz Generate are supporting my vision to improve the financial literacy of 100,000 kiwis by sponsoring Keep The Change. Cheers Generate. Head to https://www.generatewealth.co.nz/change/ to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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