It’s Leanne’s birthday and so we’re feeling reflective. In this week’s episode, we both share our number one financial, personal development and career decisions. We speak very openly about what we’ve been up to.

In this episode we talk about ways to build long term, sustainable, habits to help you reach your financial goals. In this practical episode we also share exactly how we try to build our positive money habits, with examples, humour and an offer to help.

In this episode Leanne takes the time to talk about her financial journey-starting with her early relationship with money through to present day and what’s changed! Get to know more about Leanne- one half of the Avoiding Broke team.

This week we discuss bringing back lost money! That’s money you’ve spent but you can get back by returning items or selling them, for example. We also talk about forming positive habits and building consistency. Finally, we give you an insight into our thoughts on savings.

This week we discuss taking care of your discretionary spending. Looking at typical non-essential expenses in turn, we cover practical ways to be efficient with your money and cutting any waste.

This week we discuss taking care of everyday expenses. Looking at typical everyday expenses in turn, we cover practical ways to ensure we’re being efficient with our money and saving money where we can.

This week Leanne discusses the importance of setting goals, but not just any goals- big goals that encapsulate your ultimate, deep down, life ambitions. She talks about why it’s important to have big goals, how to set them and how to keep working towards them. Ultimately having a big goal will help you to avoid broke! Enjoy.

This week we discuss the importance of creating a positive money mindset that helps you make financial decisions. We also look at the fundamentals of why a budget is important to help you manage your money. As ever, we also discuss some of the key developments in the world of personal finance this week and think about tactics to avoid broke - enjoy!

This week we discussed some of the challenges facing young workers impacted by the current economy, individuals / families struggling with debt and opportunities for buyers and sellers in the current housing market. We covered a mixture of market developments and viable tactics people could employ to help themselves improve their situations.

In this episode we discuss ways anyone on furlough can learn new skills; the importance of supporting the reopening of local businesses; and career prospects for the young (note: we couldn’t cover the stamp duty changes due to a technical fault ☹️)