Money Month is coming.

Are you ready?

Every August, Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission runs Money Month, a nationally coordinated campaign to build financial resilience, with a focus on emergency funds in 2026.

Crayon gives you three plug-and-play options, including one that's completely free.

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A national movement to build financial resilience.

WHAT IS MONEY MONTH?

In early 2026, Gallup polled people in 107 countries about the world's most important problem. The answer: Personal economic circumstances. Money concerns ranked above conflict, climate, and social cohesion, both globally and in New Zealand.

Money Month is your chance to show your people that you’re invested in their financial future.

55%

of New Zealanders worry about money daily or weekly

Financial Services Council

1 in 3

Kiwis live paycheque to paycheque

Finder | BNZ | Kiwibank

$70,700

is the cost of financial stress to employers for every 10 FTEs

Crayon Cost of Financial Stress Calculator

Pick what works for your team.

We handle the rest.

THREE WAYS TO SHOW UP FOR YOUR TEAM THIS AUGUST

MONEY MONTH STARTER

Free Resource Guide

Best for organisations that want to support Money Month without a budget commitment

$0

Download today. Deploy in August.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Money Month HR guide: everything you need to know in one place
5 weekly copy-and-paste email and Slack templates with Crayon-designed tools to move your team closer to their financial goals
Follow-up call with the Crayon team

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MOST POPULAR

MONEY MONTH ESSENTIAL

Seminar & Learning Module

Best for teams that want a live experience without building it themselves

$2,000

+ GST

WHAT’S INCLUDED

45-minute live seminar on a topic from our full range
Including emergency funds, KiwiSaver, investing, budgeting, insurance, first home purchase, consumer debt and understanding economic headlines
Self-paced learning module on the seminar topic
Post-programme attendance and engagement summary
MONEY MONTH OPTIONAL BONUS: Crayon Pulse Survey (valued at $500, included free for Money Month), an independent employee financial wellbeing survey, so that you know exactly what your people need and where to focus

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MONEY MONTH COMPLETE

Full Month Engagement

Best for organisations that want Money Month to feel like an integrated part of their wellbeing initiatives

$5,000

+ GST

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Two 45-minute live seminars on a topic from our full range, customised with your brand and employee benefits
Two self-paced learning modules covering both seminar topics
Employee communications written to match your chosen seminar topics
Post-programme attendance and engagement summary
MONEY MONTH OPTIONAL BONUS: Crayon Pulse Survey (valued at $500, included free for Money Month), an independent employee financial wellbeing survey, so that you know exactly what your people need and where to focus
MONEY MONTH OPTIONAL BONUS: Crayon-facilitated employee engagement activity to create buzz and get people participating throughout the month

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Leading employers partner with Crayon to raise the standard of financial care

GETTING STARTED

Up and running

in four steps

Download or book

Grab the free pack instantly, or book a 15-minute call to find the right option for your organisation.

01

We brief you

A quick follow-up call to walk you through deployment. Even the free tier gets this.

02

You send the comms

Use our templates to let your people know what's on.

03

Your people build their financial capability

Crayon delivers the content, runs the sessions, and reports back.

04

Fully independent, world-class financial expertise

WHY CRAYON

We know finance.

Crayon was founded by Stephanie Pow, a former UBS derivatives trader with a Wharton MBA and a Harvard MPA, because we believe the very best of financial expertise should be applied to the one thing that affects all of us: our personal finances.

We know people.

We've coached hundreds of employees through real financial decisions, and our ability to help people make informed trade-offs is why we have maintained a 92% Net Promoter Score across our financial wellbeing programmes. We know the difference between the theoretically correct answer and the real-life one.

We have no conflicts of interest.

We don't sell financial products, earn commissions, or have partnerships with banks, KiwiSaver providers, or insurers. Our only revenue comes from employers. That means we can hand on heart say that every piece of information your employees hear from us is genuinely in their interest.

FAQS

What HR leaders ask us

We do the heavy lifting on the content, you do the logistics.
Month Month Starter (free):
- 30 minutes upfront to read the guide and decide on any extra activity
- 10-15 minutes to send each of the five ready-to-go Money Month email templates
Money Month Essentials and Money Month Complete (paid):
- 15-minute scoping call to pick your topic and agree on timing.
- 30 minutes to book meeting room, send communications and calendar invites for the event(s)
After that, we facilitate content delivery and reporting. You stay in the loop, but we handle the execution.
Not at all. The free pack is designed for organisations doing this for the first time, with no setup complexity.
The Commission provides public resources that are consumer-orientated.
Crayon contextualises resources for your specific workforce, delivers them as a live experience, and weaves in your organisation's benefits and policies. We also bring NZ-specific workplace financial wellbeing expertise.
Yes, this is standard in Money Month Essential and Money Month Complete. We weave in your EAP contacts, relevant policies, and employee benefits. Employees leave knowing exactly what support is available through your organisation.
For paid programmes, we provide a summary report covering attendance, engagement data, and employee feedback from each session, as well as the Crayon Pulse Survey before and after Money Month so you know what’s important to your team.