Ep.100 Adding Up - The Power Of DocumentingWelcome to one hundred episodes! I’ve just re-listened to episode one of the Adding Up Podcast. My voice was shaking and I stated that if I could help just one person in the process of recording this

Ep.099 Adding Up - What Happens When Interest Rates Go Up, Again

Feb 17th, 2023 25m 48s

Ep.099 Adding Up - What Happens When Interest Rates Go Up, AgainDeep breath and here we go, again. Another month, another interest rate rise. I’m feeling like it’s groundhog day. It’s getting harder to stay positive and even harder to save mo

Ep.098 Adding Up - Learning New Ways To Save Money

Feb 10th, 2023 18m 34s

Ep.098 Adding Up - Learning New Ways To Save MoneyAnother month, another interest rate rise. It’s getting harder to stay positive and even harder to save money, or, is it? In this episode it’s about looking for creative and different ways to s

Ep.097 Adding Up - How Is Your Money Understanding Setting You Up

Feb 3rd, 2023 18m 1s

Ep.097 Adding Up - How Is Your Money Understanding Setting You UpIs your money understanding setting you up for success? Or failure? The funny thing is if we’re not paying attention to the money we have and what we are using it for we can find

Ep.096 Adding Up - Don't Think It Won't Happen To You

Jan 27th, 2023 12m 14s

Ep.096 Adding Up - Don't Think It Won't Happen To YouYou don’t know what you don’t know. Going on a journey to get better with my finances I’ve discovered that more people are challenged with money understanding and money confidence than I rea

Ep.095 Adding Up - Staying In Control With Finances

Jan 20th, 2023 26m 4s

Ep.095 Adding Up - Staying In Control With FinancesStaying in control with finances is my focus in 2023. For this to happen I’m taking the time to review all the things I can control and even plan for the things I can’t control. In this episod

Ep.094 Adding Up - What Does Financial Security Look Like?

Jan 13th, 2023 11m 38s

Ep.094 Adding Up - What Does Financial Security Look Like?What does financial security look like? I spoke at an event recently about financial literacy. Afterwards a woman approached me to thank me for sharing my story. She then went on to say

Ep.093 Adding Up - New Year Resolution For Saving

Jan 6th, 2023 17m 20s

Ep.093 Adding Up - New Year Resolution For SavingIs it possible to save more money with the cost of living rising?Review your spending of 2022Adjust your budgetShop around on essentialsDo your homeworkAutomate savingConsistently look fo

Ep.092 Adding Up - Are You Really Saving Money At The Sales?

Dec 30th, 2022 15m 17s

Ep.092 Adding Up - Are You Really Saving Money At The Sales?Is it possible to save more money with the cost of living rising?What I’ve learned from sales:Have a budgetYou’re only saving money if you are going to use itIf it doesn’t fit it’

Ep.091 Adding Up - Holiday Season Tips For Saving Money

Dec 23rd, 2022 21m 51s

Ep.091 Adding Up - 10 Holiday Season Tips For Saving MoneyMy top 10 tips for holiday saving. As my anxiety rises at the thought of having my kids on holidays for the next 6 weeks. Here are ways I help to reduce my anxiety and spending while ha

Ep.090 Adding Up - What Would Financial Decisions Look Like If They Were Easy?

Dec 16th, 2022 9m 49s

Ep.090 Adding Up - What Would Financial Decisions Look Like If They Were Easy?It’s officially the holiday season aka ‘silly season.’ I’m having moments of feeling overwhelmed and I have found myself wishing my financial decisions easy. So what

Ep.089 Adding Up - Can I Really Change My Bad Money Habits?

Dec 9th, 2022 23m 5s

Ep.089 Adding Up - Can I Really Change My Bad Money Habits?This week I got another letter from the bank letting me know the interest rates and payments on our mortgage were going up. It sent me into a tailspin.The interesting thing about this

Ep.088 Adding Up - When Money Is Not The Motivator

Dec 2nd, 2022 22m 38s

Ep.088 Adding Up - When Money Is Not The MotivatorOne of my greatest fears has been becoming a reality. Having ungrateful kids. The worst part of this has been trying to teach them financial literacy and they haven’t been motivated to do chore

Ep.087 Adding Up - Money Gets Messy When We Are On Mute

Nov 25th, 2022 14m 40s

Ep.087 Adding Up - Money Gets Messy When We Are On MuteAs a reformed spender and someone who has struggled with being a people pleaser and avoiding tough money conversations this episode focuses on how I’ve discovered the power of the mute but

Ep.086 Adding Up - Being A Force For Good Budgeting

Nov 18th, 2022 15m 21s

Being A Force For Good BudgetingAs a reformed spender and someone who has struggled to naturally enforce sticking to a budget, how do you do better?In this episode of Adding Up the podcast I explore ; 'Being A Force For Good Budgeting.’Keepi

Ep.085 Adding Up - Flicking The Switch The Power of Focus

Nov 11th, 2022 16m 38s

Ep.085 Adding Up - Flicking The Switch The Power of FocusWhere you look is where you go. So how does this translate when you’re struggling with your relationship with money and the cost of living rising simply out of your control.In this epis

Ep.084 Adding Up - Sucking It Up And Having Hard Money Conversations

Nov 4th, 2022 18m 36s

Ep.084 Adding Up - Sucking It Up And Having Hard Money ConversationsFollowing on from Episode 83 and talking about ‘Why is changing money habits so hard?’ In this episode of Adding Up the podcast I explore ; 'Sucking It Up And Having Hard Mone

Ep.083 Adding Up - Why Is Changing Habits With Money So Hard

Oct 28th, 2022 22m 59s

Ep.083 Adding Up - Why Is Changing Habits With Money So HardIn this episode of Adding Up the podcast I explore ; 'Why Is Changing Habits With Money So Hard. There’s never a shortage of things to spend money on. Cost of living is steadily incre

Ep.082 Adding Up - Spring Cleaning The Budget And Finding Money

Oct 21st, 2022 15m 49s

Ep.082 Adding Up - Spring Cleaning The Budget And Finding MoneyIn this episode of Adding Up the podcast I explore ; 'Spring Cleaning The Budget And Finding Money' It’s finally getting warmer and almost like clock work I’m finding reasons to cl

Ep.081 Adding Up - Time or Money. What’s more valuable?

Oct 14th, 2022 18m 47s

Ep.081 Adding Up - Time or Money. What’s more valuable?In this episode of Adding Up the podcast I explore ; 'Time or Money. What’s more valuable?' I share my challenges making decisions and the impact of this and how I’ve shifted my approach a

Ep.080 Adding Up - What To Do When Unexpected Opportunities Come Your Way

Oct 7th, 2022 8m 35s

Ep.080 Adding Up - What To Do When Unexpected Opportunities Come Your WayThis week I've had an unexpected opportunity come up for work. I wasn't sure whether to make the most of it, especially since it is school holidays. In this episode I sha

Ep.079 Adding Up - Making Hard Money Decisions

Sep 30th, 2022 26m 35s

Ep.079 Adding Up - Making Hard Money DecisionsIn this episode of Adding Up the podcast I continue to explore ; 'Making Hard Money Decisions.' I share my challenges making decisions and the impact of this and how I’ve shifted my approach and ga

Ep.078 Adding Up - Budget Friendly School Holidays. Are they really possible?

Sep 23rd, 2022 11m 42s

Ep.078 Adding Up - Budget Friendly School Holidays. Are they really possible? I’m feeling the pressure as school holidays are coming around again!In this episode of Adding Up the podcast I continue to explore ; 'Budget Friendly School Holidays

Ep.077 Adding Up - How To Avoid The Squeeze of Inflation

Sep 16th, 2022 21m 43s

How To Avoid The Squeeze Of Inflation. Is a great question and one that is continuing to challenge many in Australia and the world right now as inflation continues to stay high and interest rates have gone up 4 times in 4 months.In this episo

Ep.076 Adding Up - Beginning Again When It's Easier Not To

Sep 2nd, 2022 18m 6s

Beginning Again When It's Easier Not ToThis is a tough episode, but I'm glad I've done it. When we stop doing something, time can suddenly slip by and if enough time goes by, we can stop doing it altogether. This was my track record with diet