Making Cents
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 Monday 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 i...
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Episodes (216)
Quick Hit: What's currency risk for your investments?
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The four levels of FU money - and how to build them
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How to invest in 2025: Predictions, risks, and strategies to sleep easy
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Quick Hit: How to turn a creative career into a real business
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“Screw it, just try” – how to turn your side hustle into the main hustle
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The smart house seller's guide: Winning tactics for a changing property market
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Quick Hit: How to boost your money motivation
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"You can be a good Muslim and be rich" - the world of halal investing
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Tax time myths, expenses, and avoiding costly mistakes
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Quick Hit: Why mini retirement beats early retirement
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How to organise your home to save money
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From budgets to bottles, how to prep your money for parenthood
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Quick Hit: Why loving your job can hold you back
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Predatory lending just got worse - the ugly truth of cosmetic surgery loans
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Why is insurance getting more expensive?
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Quick Hit: How to combine family life, and financial freedom
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How to negotiate your career like a CEO
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Myth or truth: Do property values really double every ten years?
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Quick Hit: Be careful of making "bad with money" your personality
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Viral mortgage hacks debunked: Separating clickbait from real advice
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Small business hacks: accountant edition
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Quick Hit: The neurodivergent guide on how to run a small business
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From how I invest, to getting rid of the mortgage fast: A chaotic Ask Me Anythin...
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How to master debt, and pay it off faster
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Quick Hit: How to take control of your money behaviour
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Financially free at 30: How this dad quit the corporate world
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Saving made simple: How to stay motivated for long-term goals
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Quick Hit: How to create money goals you can stick to
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How to ‘turbocharge’ your way to financial independence
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Your cheat sheet for knowing what the property market will do next
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Quick Hit: The lightbulb moment of discovering Financial Independence
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The bargain hunter’s playbook: Mastering savings in your town
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The different mortgage types that get you debt-free, faster
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Quick Hit: What to know before you make a career change
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From burnout to business launch
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Quick Hit: Balancing money goals, and living life
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Quick Hit: How to create a business that works for your lifestyle
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Quick Hit: How to start house sitting and travel for free
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Why this family switched 'early retirement' for 'mini retirement' in a van
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Temperature check: what’s up with the economy?
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The hidden psychology that helps you build wealth - and why meditating hurts you...
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Will a house or apartment make you more money?
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The secret to making money doing what you love
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Christmas cash: How listeners are being money smart in the festive season
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“I regret paying off my mortgage early” - financial analyst Nick Carr
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When is it a bad idea to put more into KiwiSaver?
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BONUS: How do you talk to your kids about money?
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How this SAHM manages skyrocketing grocery costs for their family of four
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How to make your bank account work harder for you
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BONUS: Is crypto about to boom?
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