Squanderlust with Martha Lawton

Drama is no good for you or your money. Martha and Alex discuss the dramatic traps we can all fall into with our finances, and how to avoid them – especially if you've ever played the role of starving artist but failed to make any art…

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People often ask us: has making Squanderlust changed how you handle money? Martha and Alex answer that very question, discuss their series 1 and 2 highlights, and talk about what's coming up in series 3.

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Believing you're bad with money can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's an area of life where it really pays to be positive. Martha and Alex talk about the power of the mind over money, self-efficacy, and how to harness it to sort your finances.

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Wish you'd learned about money as a kid? MyBnk empowers young people through fun financial know-how. Sharan Jaswal explains how her own money crisis led her to being a MyBnk director, and the change financial education brings.

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What's gone is gone, whether it's money, time or effort. But the sunk cost fallacy means we often let "getting your money's worth" drive us to illogical decisions. Why do we do it? And what changes can we make towards better financial habits?

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No one likes to think they're a stereotype, but we're all swayed by them more than we realise – and marketers know this. So what can we do to side-step the stereotyping effect and spend how we choose?

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Procrastinating costs you, in missed opportunities, late fees, self-criticism… But you're not just being lazy! Martha and Alex discuss why we really put things off and the key to getting moving on your finances.

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Good advice comes from empathy, and that goes for finances too. Greg Ashby and Jerry During founded the social enterprise, Money A+E, to give BAME and excluded communities money help and peer education that works. They tell us their financial stories.

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Think you're just "bad with money" and there's nothing you can do about it? We're here to help you change your mind – by changing your mindset from fixed to growth with the aid of Dr Carol Dweck's research.

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Struggling to improve your financial habits? You might be stuck halfway around the Change Cycle. Martha and Alex talk about what goes into change and how to use the theories of Prochaska and DiClemente to keep moving onwards and upwards with money.

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