Why buy the book?
So, why on earth should you buy Avalon’s Guide?
1. You will get answers to the important questions that you have about moving to New Zealand. This is the stuff you don’t get answers to at the Emigration Expos.
2. I debunk the “no one comes to New Zealand to be Rich” myth, along with the “no one in New Zealand drives brand new BMW’s” and a host of other rubbish that is often said about life in New Zealand.
3. You will find The Guide’s style is chatty and approachable, with a no-nonsense kick. I wrote it to be humorous and have made personal finance sound funny and not intimidating.
4. You will be reading about my own personal experience of having to deal with financial problems and having to sort them out the hard way.
5. You will get a bit of perspective on the reality of life in New Zealand, rather than the hyped up marketing campaign that you usually see. It is neither “100% pure”, nor do we all live on the square root of diddlysquat.
6. The aim is to ensure that more migrants to NZ from the UK do not have to go home because they expected it to be dead cheap to live here and that they can cope on low wages because “they are non-consumers”.
7. I believe that there is “no one-true-path” to emigrating and personal finance – what works for one migrant won’t always work for you.
8. It’s written in plain English.
Other Benefits available to customers;
9. On the off chance that you need to know something I haven’t covered, please feel free to use the Contact Avalon page to send me any questions. (Please Note: I cannot give specific investment advice, as I am not a financial advisor.)
10. If you happen to be coming to the Wellington area, then please feel free to contact me and we can grab a coffee to welcome you to your new home. There is always time for coffee.
11. Please feel free to download the blank Spending Spreadsheets to help you work out your spending, and the tips on writing CV’s to fit into the Kiwi style of doing things.
12. If you have a group of friends who you think would benefit from having me talk to them about anything in the book, then please do let me know. I will do my best to help.
Thank you very much, it pays for coffee 
