This is the third episode in a mini series exploring entrepreneurship and business mindedness 

On this episode we’re joined by Gary who used his time in prison to find himself, hone his business skills and find some missing pieces to his jigsaw - He talks about how his cell was covered in business plans and ideas, how the library helped him out and what his big plans are for the future

Zak & Emma reflect on Gary’s story throughout and Zak gives his own advice on how to make the most of your time inside and what setting up a business can look like 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Perigon Associates
• Seed Harmony
• Social Ark
• Entrepreneurs Unlocked
• Xconversation
• The King’s Trust 
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine

Gary also mentions the books “The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss” and “Starting a Business for Dummies by Colin Barrow”

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

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✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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This is the second episode in a mini series exploring entrepreneurship and business mindedness 

Zak & Emma are joined by Darryl and Sam who have both managed to turn their lives around after turbulent beginnings. Sam started with a bucket and sponge and now runs ‘Genuine Futures’ who seek to ‘support individuals in our communities, who may have faced difficult obstacles and barriers in their lives which have prevented them from achieving their full potential’ - While Darryl, a former 41 year career criminal, is now using his lived experience to give inspiring talks and help others through his own venture, ‘Crime Guardians’

Darryl & Sam are both ambassadors of ‘Entrepreneurs Unlocked’ who were featured on the previous episode. David from Entrepreneurs Unlocked joins us again to field a listener question from Moe 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Genuine Futures
• Crime Guardians
• Entrepreneurs Unlocked
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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This is the first episode in a mini series exploring entrepreneurship and business mindedness 

To start the episode, Emma asks Zak about how he turned 3 prison sentences into a positive and was able to use his lived experience to carve a new path for himself. Zak opens up about the skills he learned inside and how he managed to change his mindset and his social circle to become an award winning entrepreneur and broadcaster 

Also joining Zak & Emma on this episode is David Morgan from ‘Entrepreneurs Unlocked’ who aim to create pathways for individuals on society’s margins to thrive through entrepreneurship. David tells us about the work he does in prisons and gives some advice on how to get started in the world of business, he also fields a question from John in HMP Brixton

USEFUL LINKS:

• Entrepreneurs Unlocked
• Xconversation
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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The ‘Prisoner Banking Programme’ allows eligible prisoners to apply for a basic bank account whilst in custody. Sentenced prisoners with no more than 6 months and no less than 6 weeks left until their release are encouraged to reach out to see if their prison supports the scheme

We spoke with the New Futures Network about the ‘PBP’ back on Episode 11 and are now delighted to welcome Emma & Adam who work for one of the 7 banks that are partnering with prisons to support the scheme. Emma & Adam tell us why it’s so important to have a bank account, how to get a bank account set up and what to do with any existing accounts while you’re in custody 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Prisoner Banking Programme

• New Futures Network

• “Why bank accounts are crucial for prison leavers..”

• Clean Slate

• Quids In Magazine

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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On this episode, Zak & Emma are joined by the brilliant Steph from the ‘Good Money Tribe’

Steph was never educated around money and after making her own financial mistakes she decided to dedicate her career to learning everything she could about financial literacy. She set up the ‘Good Money Tribe’ who have helped over 30000 people to reduce money stress and become more comfortable with their finances

Here, Steph shares her story and some excellent hints and tips to help you fix up your finances

USEFUL LINKS:

• Good Money Tribe

• Clean Slate

• Quids In Magazine

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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With the cold months really setting in, it’s extra important to make sure you're as energy efficient as possible to save some pennies but more importantly, to make sure that you remain warm and safe at home; National Energy Action are the national fuel poverty charity aiming to ensure that everyone in England, Wales & Northern Ireland can achieve that level of warmth and safety and to help every one of the 6 million people currently suffering from fuel poverty

Joining us on the show is the lovely Zora from NEA and she has some great tips to be more energy efficient but also some ‘must do’s’ if you're moving in to a new property to ensure you don’t get stung with charges further down the line.

USEFUL LINKS:

• National Energy Action

• Clean Slate

• Quids In Magazine

• Quids In - Heat, Light, Power & Water

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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It’s a brand new series of Money Mondays! Zak & Emma are refreshed after their festive break and gearing up to give you another year of hints, tips and financial support

Every year, over 2000 people are released from prison after serving long sentences. Adapting to life after release always comes with challenges but these can be amplified if you’ve been away for a prolonged period of time.

The Hardman Trust are here to help you with that transition, they offer specialised support that can start in prison and continue on your release. They feature a range of services from letter writing, to signposting and even financial grants. Suzanne from The Hardman Trust joins us on this episode to give a bit more detail on the help they can provide and how to access it 

USEFUL LINKS:

• The Hardman Trust 

• The Hardman Directory 

• Clean Slate

• Quids In Magazine

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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The 18th - 24th November is 'Safer Gambling Week' - A cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling in the UK & Ireland

Gambling can have a huge effect on your finances as our guest Ben found out first hand. Ben's gambling started small before spiralling out of control and eventually culminated in a prison sentence after stealing from his employer to fund his addiction. 

Ben now supports people who are suffering with similar issues. His work includes ‘Time Out’ which is a gambling recovery service in Nottingham, through ‘Double Impact’ and he co-hosts ‘Hold or Fold’, a gambling focussed podcast also produced by the ‘Prison Radio Association’

USEFUL LINKS:

• Hold or Fold Podcast

• Gamcare

• Gordon Moody

• Reframe Coaching

• Gamlearn

• Double Impact

• Breakeven

• Quids In Magazine

• Clean Slate

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you first land in prison, contacting your bank and creditors may well be towards the bottom of your list of priorities. However, once you’re a bit more settled you can make life easier on yourself and reduce stress by ensuring your bank is aware of your current circumstances. This could stop your accounts going dormant, reduce charges/interest and make it more likely that you have banking in place for your release.

On this episode, Barry from the brilliant organisation ‘Ingeus’ is here to remind us what steps you could take whether you’re at the start, middle or coming to the end of your sentence

USEFUL LINKS:

• Ingeus 

• Stepchange

• National Debt Line

• Job Centre

• Unlock - Managing a bank account in prison 

• Prisoner Banking Programme

• Quids In Magazine

• Clean Slate

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have mentioned benefit checkers on Money Mondays in the past and to tell us a bit more about what they are and how they work is David from the amazing organisation 'Turn2us'

We want to ensure that the money YOU’RE entitled to doesn’t make up the £30 BILLION that goes unclaimed every year.

David has loads of great info on how to make the most of benefit checkers, what grants you could be eligible for and how your family could get more support while you’re in prison

Plus! The PIP helper David alludes to is now LIVE! The link for that is below 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Turn2us

• Turn2us PIP Checker

• Quids In Magazine Benefits Checker

• Clean Slate

• Housing Benefit

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧:  [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.