Your Own Podcast is back and better than ever with a mission to discuss everyday challenges that we all come up against. In this episode Beau, Gary and Jordan talk about debt, APR and interest, and Gary interviews Leah about her experiences with debt.

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Helpful resources

Money Saving Expert Snowballing Technique Video (Yahoo article with video) 

StepChange: https://www.stepchange.org/

APR + Interest: https://www.barclays.co.uk/loans/what-does-apr-mean/

News items

Martin Lewis charity survey: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/06/martin-lewis-charity-highlights-mental-toll-of-cost-of-living-crisis#:~:text=The%20Money%20and%20Mental%20Health,the%20rising%20cost%20of%20living.

Woman chased by badger: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-chased-vicious-badger-drops-29251153

Forced meter suspension will last for six weeks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64653228

UK lenders fear spike in mortgage defaults...: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jan/19/uk-lenders-fear-spike-in-mortgage-defaults-as-cost-of-living-hits-home#:~:text=The%20Resolution%20Foundation%20thinktank%20said,base%20rate%20since%20December%202022.