Nick Crawford: Households will have to anticipate higher cost-of-living pressures

And there's a couple of things we want to talk about because this week, we had the budget this week, okay? And look, I...

I'm not sure if I said it proudly, but I said it quite passionately that I got sick of budget talk because, you know, the lead up to it and the sort of beltway discussions around what would happen and what did happen.

Anyway, we saw infrastructure, health care and education seem to be the winners in our fiscal plan.

But there wasn't any huge relief for the cost of living pressure that many face.

And look, we've had the announcement of rates for Auckland, the Reserve Bank.

I mean, I think people probably looked forward with more trepidation to the rates increase announcements as well as what the Reserve Bank's going to do with the OCR.

But one of the things they didn't do, there weren't any sugar hits for New Zealand in terms of whether you get an extra $10 a week or $15 a week.

There weren't any sugar hits.

And while I know it's tough for people, part of me sort of thinks, I think that it's...

I'm not saying it's a good thing that there weren't any sugar hits, but I also want to ask what you think about maybe...

In a way, it's good news because it reminds us that ultimately we've got to get out there and stand on our own two feet.

So, you know, you can give us your take on the budget as well.

But to join the conversation and to discuss that, among other things, because we also want to have a chat about how much you share or should share about your own financial situation within the relationship you're in.

And I think I'm probably thinking if you're married or in a long-term relationship, should couples – What should you share? I know couples who haven't got a clue what their retirement savings are each of them.

And should they or not? Or they just sort of think, oh, we'll find out when we all turn 65.