Presenter, podcaster, and author (and sometimes ultramarathon runner) Brodie Kane spills about facing redundancy at the outset of a pandemic—with a 700k mortgage.

What seemed like a huge setback pushed her to go out on her own, joining forces with her Mum financially, and even leading to hosting a new show about co-ownership in NZ’s brutal housing market.

“I'm 38, a single woman. I have to be in charge of making sure that I can secure a future for myself, if I'm going to be doing it on my own… so that I can go and be one of those fabulous ladies, you know, with a gin at midday like ‘la dee dah’.”

More Than Money is a series exploring the wealth choices that change us. In these conversations, Kiwi legends give us a revealing look at one important money decision that helped determine where they are today: the strokes of genius, the near-misses, and the tough calls. Episodes drop every Monday and Thursday in January. Subscribe to the Shared Lunch feed so you don’t miss a thing.

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