How one NZer hit financial independence, then started giving money away

<p><strong>Each week BusinessDesk and the NZ Herald’s Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money issue. Today, it’s a woman who goes to work so that she can donate her salary. Hosted by Frances Cook.</strong></p> <p>Being focused on money can sometimes have a bad reputation.</p> <p>People can decide it means you’re greedy, or self-interested.</p> <p>Well today’s guest hit financial independence and decided, she still wanted to work, but so that she could give away much of that income, to causes she cares about.</p> <p>It’s become a way for her to make an impact on the world and give it a nudge in the right direction. Here’s how she did it.</p> <p>For the latest podcast, I talked to Sarah Woodfield.</p> <p>If you have a question about this podcast, or a question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it.</p> <p>I'm on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ/">Facebook here</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/">Instagram here</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook">Twitter here</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>