Amy Tusa constantly found finances were ‘tight’ – especially with the whānau living on one income and with high Auckland rent. She and her husband were just managing to put food on the table, and provide the necessities, but at times she was forced to ask her parents to top them up. When Amy decided to put a stop to that, suddenly there was an overdraft – and it was unmanageable.
Recalling a recommendation from a colleague, Amy called CAP, and was encouraged to jump online to find a CAP Money course nearby.
“I’ve never been to a financial course. I was expecting I’d be shamed. In my head the narrative was, ‘you brought this on yourself.’ But I turned up at St Columbus Church and Bruce, the CAP Money coach, cancelled all that out. He was so warm, I felt comfortable.”
