Dillan Korkie - Financial Adviser

01/06/2026

🚗 SPOT OUR CARS & WIN! 🚗

Have you seen us out and about? Our brand-new Thrive wheels are officially hitting the roads across the lower North Island, and we want to celebrate with a giveaway!

We are giving away TWO $100 Petrol Vouchers to help you keep moving. ⛽️✨

HOW TO ENTER:

**** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED ***

📸 SPOT IT: Find one of our branded Thrive cars in the wild (Wellington, Wairarapa, Napier, Manawatu, or anywhere in between!).
🤳 SNAP IT: Take a quick photo of the car.
💬 POST IT: Upload your photo in the comments below.
✅ FOLLOW US: Make sure you are following both Anita Cooper - Financial Advisor and Dillan Korkie - Financial Adviser

⚠️ SAFETY FIRST: Please ensure you are parked safely or a passenger before taking a photo. No photos while driving, please!

THE DEETS:
🗓️ Duration: Competition runs until midnight, May 31st, 2026.
🏆 The Prize: 2 winners will be drawn at random to receive a $100 petrol voucher each.
📍 Location: Open to NZ residents only.
📢 The winners will be announced on our pages only

Keep your eyes peeled and happy spotting! 🌲👀

The Boring Legal Bit (T&Cs):
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. By entering, you confirm you are 18+ years of age and release Facebook of responsibility. Winners will be announced on this page only—please be wary of scam accounts! We will never ask for your credit card details to claim a prize.

23/05/2026

30/04/2026

Why is medical insurance so expensive?

Because it’s not just paying for today. It’s protecting you from the unexpected.

Healthcare is costly.
Hospitals, surgeries, meds, it all adds up fast.

Shared risk.
More people claiming means higher premiums for everyone

We’re living longer.
More years means more check-ups, treatments and conditions.

Better tech, bigger bills.
Advanced care saves lives, but isn’t cheap.

Behind-the-scenes costs.
Admin, systems, and support all factor in.

You’re not just paying for what you use.
You’re paying for “what if.”

That peace of mind?
It comes at a price, but it’s a small price to pay compared to what operations tend to cost these days.

23/04/2026

Did you know your income protection premiums (Indemnity or Loss of Earnings) may be tax deductible? 💡

It’s worth including them in your tax return and having a quick chat with your accountant to make sure you’re making the most of it.

If you haven’t secured your income yet, or just have questions about your insurance options, feel free to reach out.

No obligations, just peace of mind.

25/03/2026

3 Myths About Money - The Latte Factor Edition by David Bach

We’ve been taught a lot about money, but not all of it is true.

Myth 1: Make more money and you’ll be rich
Truth: Income alone doesn’t create wealth. Without systems, habits, and investing. More money often just means more spending.

Myth 2: It takes money to make money
Truth: It takes consistency. Small amounts invested regularly can grow into something powerful over time.

Myth 3: Someone else will take care of you
Truth: The most important financial plan is the one you create for yourself. Ownership creates freedom.

And one more truth people overlook:
Building wealth is only part of the equation, protecting it matters just as much. The right insurance strategy helps ensure that one accident or illness doesn’t undo years of hard work.

The real takeaway:
Wealth isn’t about luck or timing. It’s about simple, repeatable actions done over time, and protecting what you build along the way.

Start small. Stay consistent. Protect your downside. Let time do the heavy lifting.

What myth did you grow up believing?

16/03/2026

Most people think the secret to wealth is earning more money.

But here’s the problem. For most people, when income goes up, spending goes up with it.

Think of it like the ocean.
Your income is the tide. Your spending is the boat.
When the tide rises, the boat rises too.

A raise turns into a nicer car.
A promotion turns into a bigger house.
More income turns into a more expensive lifestyle.

Before long, the extra money that was supposed to create freedom just funds a bigger life.

As highlighted in The Latte Factor by and John David Mann.

Wealth isn’t created when income rises.
It’s created when the gap between income and lifestyle grows.

11/03/2026

When was the last time you tried something completely outside your comfort zone?

One of my goals this year is to learn a new skill outside of my comfort zone.

We joined the Feilding District Promotion team and a number of local businesses for a round at Feilding Golf Club, representing Thrive Financial. Safe to say it was well outside my comfort zone, considering it was only my second time ever on a golf course.⛳️

It was a fantastic turnout with some great conversations and the chance to build stronger relationships across our local business community.

Sometimes growth starts with simply saying yes to something new. Thanks to everyone who endured my attempts at hitting the ball in the right direction 😂

02/03/2026

That line made me laugh in the audiobook:
“I owe, I owe… off to work I go.”

It’s funny, but for a lot of people, it’s also real.
Bills. Mortgage/Rent. Car payments. School fees. Life.

But here’s the positive twist.

What if instead of just going to work to pay what you owe you built a system where your money goes to work for you?

That’s the core message in The automatic Millionaire by David Bach.

It’s not about:
• Earning a massive salary
• Being a finance expert
• Picking the perfect investment
• Tracking every coffee you buy

It’s about one powerful principle: Automate your plan.

It doesn’t matter what your occupation is, what you know (or don’t know) about finance or how much or how little you earn.

What does matter is this:
The less human/manual interaction there is with your financial plan, the better.

Because willpower fades. Motivation fluctuates. Life gets busy.

Automation doesn’t.

When savings, investing, and debt repayments happen automatically:
• You remove emotion.
• You remove procrastination.
• You remove excuses.
• You build consistency.

And consistency builds wealth.

So maybe the real shift is this: “I earn, I earn… my money works as I earn.”

Small automated steps. Done consistently. Over time.

That’s how ordinary people quietly become financially secure.

What’s one thing in your financial life you could automate this week?

23/02/2026

“Best measure of wealth = What you have – What you want.”

Such a simple idea… but incredibly powerful.

In The Art of Spending Money, reminds us that wealth isn’t just about earning more - it’s about wanting less (or at least wanting wisely).

You can increase wealth two ways:
1. Grow what you have
2. Reduce what you feel you need

Most people focus only on the first.

Real financial freedom isn’t about having the biggest house, newest car, or most stuff. It’s about aligning your spending with what truly matters to you and ignoring the rest.

Spend wisely. Live richer.

16/02/2026

Insurance doesn’t pay, sure… 👀

From 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025, Asteron Life paid out $117.9 million to customers.

Here’s what that actually looks like:

97.7% combined acceptance rate
$46.6m in Life claims (99.9% acceptance)
$43.7m in Trauma claims (97.8% acceptance)
$27.6m in Monthly Income claims (95.6% acceptance)

Behind every statistic is a real family, a real business, a real life event - cancer, heart conditions, accidents, serious illness - where insurance stepped in when it mattered most.

Insurance absolutely pays.
The key is having the right cover, structured properly, with the right insurer.

Asteron Life is just one of the many providers we work with, all aligned to one common cause:

Better outcomes for clients.

If you want to know how your cover would respond in real life - let’s have that conversation.