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Serina Bird, author of The Joyful Frugalista, chats with friends, family, and the famous about frugality, investing, wellbeing and living sustainability.
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Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
In the Great Depression, many Australian families survived by hunting, eating and selling rabbits. With the number of introduced, feral animals increasing in Australia's fragile ecosystem, could eating these animals be a frugal option in tough times? In this episode, Serina talks with Phoebe Youd, President of the ACT/Snowy Mountains Branch of the Australian Deer Association about her role in promoting venison diplomacy.
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Do you plan to work forever? Or would you like to be able to leave work sooner? Popular Tik Tok, Instagrammer and podcaster Natasha Etschmann (aka Tash invests), discusses her recent book, How Not to Work Forever, coauthored with Ana Kresina.
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
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.
Saturday May 04, 2024
Saturday May 04, 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.
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
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.
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
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.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
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.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
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.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
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.
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
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.