The Joyful Frugalista

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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. 

Téa Angelos, founder and CEO of the Smart Women Society, discusses how women can get smarter about their finances. Téa has helped more than half a million women get smarter about their finances, careers, well-being, and relationships. Téa is the author of Smart Moves: Simple Ways to Take Control of Your Life.

Are you dreaming of a holiday? Serina and her husband Neil talk about how they save money on cruising holidays.

What are the tips and tricks for buying property the right way? There are many myths, many of which are not shared by experts. In this podcast, Cake Bakos and Pete Wargent, authors of The Buy Right Approach to Property Investing, share some of their knowledge about buying property and profiting from it.

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. 

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.