The podcast for people who want financial freedom, without giving up their coffee.
That means it's time to make the money world make cents. Join Frances Cook, best-selling author and award-winning journalist, to talk about the proven ways to invest your way to financial independence, buy your first home, or just get your spending under control.
Every Sunday we have the week's feature interview, with someone who's done something interesting with their money. From paying off a mountain of debt, or investing for financial independence, or starting a new business, these are the ordinary people making the extraordinary possible.
On Wednesday we have Ask the Experts, where industry insiders answer your questions on the money world. From earning more in your career, to investing, or sticking to a budget, they'll help make money simple.
Making Cents with Frances Cook
If you know what you need to do, but you just don’t do it? It’s time to figure out your “unbearable feeling” that’s behind it.
Charlotte Cummings is a change therapist who helps people figure out how to get unstuck, and that goes for our money too!
So if you’ve found yourself sabotaging while you try to live your best life, it’s time to listen to this one.
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
You can do everything right, build an impressive career… and still find yourself out of a job, because of what’s happening in the wider world.
That’s what happened to Wendy Petrie, who hit the big red reset button right as she was also hitting mid-life. Terrifying. But necessary.
So what WAS next? Buying a business, and launching into life as a business owner. This time, building something that was HERS, and it turned out, even better than what came before.
Check it out on the latest episode of Making Cents podcast.
This episode is supported by Odoo, because they make it easier to run your small business!
#careerchange #midlifecareerchange #careertips #businessowner #businesswoman
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
We all want to earn more - and in the age of computers and AI, personal brand can be the key, for literally every career type.
Tradies, career professionals, business owners. Stanley Henry from The Attention Seeker believes everyone can level up their earning potential by paying attention to personal brand, and honestly, I agree.
How it's done, and the easiest way to take control of this, on the latest Making Cents podcast.
This episode is supported by Odoo, because they're all about making small business life easier.
#career #smallbusiness #careerdevelopment #payrise #earnmore
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
Would you buy a house with someone you've known three weeks?
Sophie Hallwright from The Curve is not scared of taking an unconventional path with money, and she's laying it all out on the latest Making Cents podcast!
This episode is proudly supported by Odoo, because they make small business life easier.
#moneymindset #money #investing #propertyinvesting #financialfreedom
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
NZ makes so much food, so why is it so freaking expensive at the supermarket?
Michal Garvey from Foodprint has some thoughts on this… catch them all on the latest Making Cents podcast.
#savemoney #foodprices #NZfood #budgeting #costofliving
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
Hitting rock bottom... and realising it's kinda your own fault. But rather than wallowing in that, using the moment to change EVERYTHING.
Emma Healey from mumsmoney.co.nz went from $30,000 in debt, to building enough financial freedom that she could decide to go travelling for a year with the kids. All through Europe, Asia, showing them the world.
How she turned it all around, and built that freedom, on Making Cents podcast now.
#financialfreedom #personalfinance #financialindependence #financialsuccess #travelwithkids
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
If you feel like you’re suddenly spending more, you’re not imagining it. There’s a war for your wallet, and some shops are playing dirty.
Chris Schulz from ConsumerNZ is an investigative journalist who has done a deep dive into how you get tricked into spending more money than you meant to, and honestly, get your tin foil hat ready. It's infuriating, and all on the latest Making Cents podcast.
#savemoney #shopsmarter #budgeting #savemoneytips #smartspending
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
If you feel like you’re suddenly spending more, you’re not imagining it. There’s a war for your wallet, and some shops are playing dirty.
Chris Schulz from ConsumerNZ is an investigative journalist who has done a deep dive into how you get tricked into spending more money than you meant to, and honestly, get your tin foil hat ready. It's infuriating, and all on the latest Making Cents podcast.
#savemoney #shopsmarter #budgeting #savemoneytips #smartspending
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
What does financial freedom look like? For Kellie, it was taking off for a year, with her family, to travel Australia together.
Real people creating financial freedom in NZ - we're talking about how it's done on the latest Making Cents.
#financialfreedom #financialindependence #familytravel #budgettravel #moneymindset
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Making Cents with Frances Cook
The job market is so tough right now, but one of the ways to crack it? Taking advantage of the hidden job market.
Honestly, investing $5 into a coffee or going to after work drinks could be the best investment into your career that you make.
Busting money myths and helping you figure out what ACTUALLY works on the latest Making Cents podcast!
#career #jobsearch #hiddenjobmarket #careeradvice #moneymyths
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