From Refugee Childhood To Financial Confidence In Aotearoa
Money doesn’t just sit in a bank account, it lives in our memories, our families, and the choices we make when no one is watching. We sit down with Khouanchai Adams to trace her money story from arriving in Aotearoa New Zealand as a five-year-old refugee to becoming a financial adviser who still has to wrestle with the everyday temptations of spending, convenience, and “we’ll just grab dinner out”.
We talk about what it’s like growing up with parents who don’t speak English, living on a benefit, and still being shielded from the stress as a kid, until the teen years make money feel loud…
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