The Joyful Frugalista

128: Helen Baker talks about how women can rebuild their lives

Our lives don't always go as planned, and often we need to rebuild. How should women do this? In this podcast, licensed financial adviser and author Helen Baker shares tips from her latest book, money for life: how to build financial security from firm foundations, including why owning a home is important for women.

127: Emma Lagerlow shares how to find purpose and manifest abundance - and a new iPhone

How important is purpose and mindset to achieving abundance? And what is abundance anyway? Emma Lagerlow is a wealth and mindset coach and author of Worthy & Wealthy: Discovering Abundance and Fulfilment Beyond Money. She has some great insights about how to reorient to live an intentional life, and a great frugalista tip that involves an iPhone.

126: Monash University Dr Ananya Bhattacharya discusses how to reduce food waste

If you are passionate about reducing food waste then this is a podcast for you. Dr Ananya Bhattacharya is a senior lecturer at Monash Business School and passionate researcher about food supply chain/food waste. She published multiple academic articles on food supply chain/food waste on causes and consequences of food waste and how food waste happens in different downstream stages or at the interfaces. In this podcast we talk about reducing food waste - especially in the food industry.

125: Photographer Scott Leggo talks about the value of frugal habits in life and business

Many people love to take photos, but not everyone can make a career out of it. In this episode, Scott Leggo - former diplomat and RAAF veteran and now an award-winning photographer - shares his insights on how good savings practices have set him up in business and in life.

124: Kate Toon talks about making money from selling to many

Kate Toon is an award-winning business mentor and digital marketing coach. Her Stay Tooned group of companies include the Digital Marketing Collective, The Clever Copywriting School, and The Recipe for SEO Success. In this podcast, she shares insights from her latest book: Six Figure$ While You Sleep: how to turn your services and skills into high-profit, low-effort digital products.

123: Spring Bird talks about how she saves money at Christmas

Saving money runs in the family, and in this episode Serina talks with her sister - Spring Bird - about clothes swapping and saving money at Christmas.

122: OX Rooms founder Matthew Carmody talks about conveyancing traps to be aware of

You've bought a property. Now what? In this podcast, OX Rooms (Online Exchange) cofounder Matthew Carmody talks about some common pitfalls in buying and selling property, and how to avoid them. Matthew is a former commercial and residential real estate lawyer and three-time winner of the REIACT Awards for Excellence – Solicitor of the Year award. Passionate about property and conveyancing, he and his wife Em cofounded OX Rooms to bring innovation to the conveyancing process and provide greater transparency.

121: Ben Nash shares strategies for becoming a virgin millionaire

In this episode, author and founder of Pivot Wealth Ben Nash shares his strategies for getting to a million dollars - and beyond. Ben has been listed as part of Australia’s most influential Financial Advisers for seven consecutive years, and awarded by the Independent Financial Adviser as Australia’s Best Client Servicing Financial Adviser. He is author of Replace Your Salary by Investing, Unstuck, and his latest book – Virgin Millionaire: The Step-by-Step Guide to Your First Million and Beyond.  

120: James Millard

James Millard is Director of financial advice and mortgage broking firm Sufficient Funds, and author of Insufficient Funds: Make the Right Money Decisions to Bring Your Big Plans to Life. In this podcast, he talks about how to focus on what's important when building wealth.

119: Brenda James shares frugal travel hacks

Does your idea of financial independence also involve lots of travel? Brenda James, founder of FIRESPark Retreat and Travel Has My Heart Travel Planning, loves travelling and has visited 100 countries over 25 years of travelling. She's got some good ways to save money, including maximising frequent flyer points, creating good itineraries and looking for the best value for money.