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💡 What is Feijoa?
Feijoa is a New Zealand-built fintech app that helps Kiwis grow their KiwiSaver balances automatically — without lifting a finger. It works by rounding up your everyday purchases (like coffees, groceries, and fuel) to the nearest $1, $2 or $5, then saves the difference straight into your KiwiSaver account.
Simply put: spend → save → grow. Over time, these tiny savings add up, compounding quietly in the background towards your long-term goals.
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📲 How Feijoa works — the basics
🪙 Round-Ups on autopilot
Feijoa links to your everyday spending accounts via open banking. Each time you pay for something, the app rounds up your purchase to the nearest whole dollar and puts the spare change into your KiwiSaver.
👉 Example:
You buy a coffee for $5.50 → Feijoa rounds it up to $6.00 → 50c goes into KiwiSaver.
👨👩👧 Share savings with whānau
You can even set up round-ups across multiple KiwiSaver accounts — perfect for couples saving together, parents helping kids, or grandparents boosting grandchildren’s future savings.
🛠 Control how it works
You decide:
how much to round up ($1, $2, $5)
which account to fund from
who gets the KiwiSaver deposit
whether to pause or adjust round-ups anytime
🧱 Why first home buyers should care
🏠 Amplify your KiwiSaver balance
In New Zealand, many first home buyers rely on their KiwiSaver savings for a deposit — and even use it directly through schemes like the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan or first-home withdrawals.
Feijoa helps build that balance in the background, without you feeling the pinch. Small changes make a big difference over time — especially when compounding returns are factored in.
Even if you’re not employed (so you’re not contributing via PAYE), regular round-ups can help you steadily build your KiwiSaver balance — an advantage many first-home buyers miss out on otherwise.
📈 Compound growth — set and forget
Feijoa’s design is ideal for first home buyers because:
You don’t have to think about it — round-ups happen automatically.
Any spending helps — more daily purchases = more small savings.
It works with your current KiwiSaver — you don’t need to switch providers.
It’s like having an automatic micro-saving strategy tied directly to your future home deposit.
📊 Realistic savings example
Say you typically spend about $15–$20 per day on everyday purchases — round-ups might average $2–$3 a day, or roughly $900–$1,100 a year fed straight into KiwiSaver.
Over a few years, that adds up — and gets you closer to that all-important 5% deposit requirement without the stress of lump-sum savings pushes.
💡 Extra perks for savers
🆓 Flexible and easy
Works with all major NZ banks.
Compatible with all KiwiSaver schemes.
Rewards partners are being added to boost contributions even more.
💸 Fees that make sense
Feijoa offers a free first month, then charges a small round-up fee (e.g. 0.5% of the round-up amount), capped at 20 cents per transaction.
Because these amounts are tiny, most users barely notice the cost — yet still see growth in savings over time.
🚀 Bottom line: A savvier path to your first home
📍 Feijoa doesn’t replace the need to budget or save in bigger ways, but it complements them by turning everyday habits into future wealth.
For many first home buyers:
it helps ensure steady KiwiSaver growth
it helps maximise government contribution eligibility
it builds momentum toward that deposit without stress
In a housing market where every dollar counts, if you can spend, you can save — and Feijoa makes that easier than ever.