The Joyful Frugalista

113: Tracy Hall talks about intimate partner fraud

What if your boyfriend, girlfriend, partner, or spouse wasn't who they said they were? That happened to Tracy Hall, who learnt the man she knew as Max was really Hamish - after he was arrested. Not only that, but Hamish cleared out her life savings. In this podcast, Serina talks to Tracy Hall about her new book The Last Victim: The full story behind the relationship made famous by the hit podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? Tracy talks honestly about her experience, the red flags that she recognised afterwards, and shared her passion for financial literacy.

 

 

112: Livestream at FIRESpark Retreat 2024

Discussion with Scott on FIRE, Bob Dae from the Melbourne FIRE Brigade, Captain FI and The Joyful Frugalista about financial independence. Recorded on 4 May 2024 at the FIRESpark 2024 retreat.

111: Aaron Christie-David talks about home loans

Can a home loan ever be a happy experience? Atelier Weath Managing Director Aaron Christie-David chats about his book, The Happy Home Loan Handbook, how to get a home loan and how to buy successfully at auction.

110: Paul Benson muses about winning lotto, receiving inheritance, starting saving at any age, and living life large while saving

Is it too late to start saving? Or are you hoping to one day win the lotto or receive an inheritance? In this podcast, Serina chats with Paul Benson about life, wishful thinking and beginning to save and invest at any age.

Paul is a certified financial planner with over 20 years of experience. He writes Sunday's Ask an Expert column across the Fairfax network of newspapers. He is the host of the Financial Autonomy podcast, which focuses on strategies to help you make choices in life, and he is the author of Financial Autonomy: The money book that gives you choice.

109: Kate Campbell talks about buyinghappiness and investing wisely

While The Beatles might have said that money can't buy love, Kate Campbell is a financial educator who shares how good financial stewardship can help to 'buy' happiness.  Kate is a writer, author, course creator and podcaster, who runs the Rask online community. She is the author of Buying Happiness: Learn to invest your time and money better.

108: Serina Bird talks about saving money

When was the last time you asked for a rate review? Rang your energy company? Or changed your NBN plan? Serina Bird (aka The Joyful Frugalista) did all three of these recently and shares how she did it.

107: Pascale Helyar-Moray talks about paying for mortgage, superannuation - and Black Friday Sales

Pascale Helyar-Moray is an entrepreneur and startup queen.  She is the founder and CEO of Super-Rewards, which has recently been rebranded as Grow My Money. On this podcast, she talks about compound interest, the importance of paying off your mortgage early, superannuation, and tips for Black Friday sales.

106: Ana Kresina talks about the cost of raising children

The cost of living crisis is biting especially hard for those with kids - or those thinking of having children. Ana Kresina is a financial educator and author of Kids Ain’t Cheap. She works in the financial technology industry and is cohost of Australia’s leading podcast, the Get Rich Slow Club. She also documents her journey to financial independence online.

105: DonnaMcGeorge chats ChatGBT

How will AI change our lives? And can we use it for creating abundance, be it for learning to budget or to invest? Donna McGeorge is author of 11 books and publications, including bestseller The ChatGPT Revolution. And in this podcast, we do a deep dive into ChatGBT and how it works (and doesn't).

104: Drew Evans shares his tips on building wealth through property

Drew Evans from Caifu Property discusses how to make money through property investing.