This week we focus on money; what we do with the money we earn, reinvesting, peer to peer lending, etc. As Jean is proudly joined by Laurence Samuels, creator of Financial Thing: a blog site full of unbiased P2P lending reviews, DIY investing guides, and home to the new Investing Essentials Podcast.

Topics Include:

* Introductions; how and why Laurence started Financial Thing.

* How cancer, in part, drove Laurence into the world of investing.

* The book that made investing just click.

* What is P2P Lending?

* The things that have lead to the success of, and need for, P2P.

* What interest look like on P2P platforms.

* Weighing risk of P2P.

* Acknowledging the subjectivity of risk.

* Laurence's experience based tips.

* Recommended platforms.

* Why Europe has a leg up in the P2P space.

* The difficulty with American money lending.

* Who is exactly lending to whom?

* Criticisms of P2P.

* Investing resources.

* Dividend investing.

* Calculating investment returns.

Mentioned on the Show:

* Financial Thing

* Investing Essentials Podcast

* The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

* LendingClub

* Prosper

* Bondora

* Mintos

* Twino

* WiseClerk.com

* 4th Way

* GoToMeeting

* Bogleheads

* Entrepreneurs on Fire Podcast

* Property Moves

* Property Partner

* Watch This Space

* Property Moose