Thrift

If you want to re-decorate, you shouldn't have to re-mortgage. In this second episode with an op shopping expert, Katy Gosset looks at home design and decor on a budget and tags along on a thrift shop mission.

Guest: Anna Easton, Op Shopping Expert

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About a third of New Zealanders don't own their own homes but a few cheap tweaks can help turn a rental into a home. In the first of two parts, we meet an op-shopping queen and regular renter whose homely hacks won't stretch the budget. Katy Gosset pops in for a visit.

Guest: Anna Easton, Renter and Op-Shop Queen

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Who doesn't love a road trip? But any kind of holiday can be pricey. Katy Gosset heads off on her own thrifty roadie, staying with friends. She gets their tips for a low-cost holiday and meets some seasoned travellers who've gone a long way on a shoestring.

Guests:

Mathilde O'Sullivan

John Davidson

Bridget Davidson

Hugh Davidson

Nicky Porter

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Juggling bills is hard, especially in a new country. As Ashburton's Pasifika community grows, they're sharing their hacks on heating, local resources and gardening. And Katy Gosset visits the new community plot where taro is surviving the Mid-Canterbury winter!

Guests:

Semi Ratuniyauravu, Salvation Army Minister
Percy Tilialo, Pacific Outreach Navigator, Tangata Atumotu Trust
Ifereimi Ratuniyauravu

Samisoni Ratuniyauravu

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How do you feed a lot of people for not much money? Who better to ask than the folk at The Bowling Club, a Dunedin community eatery that serves up 700 low-cost meals every day. They've got cheap bulk cooking down to an art, so Katy Gosset headed south to pick their brains.

Liam Arthur, Co-Founder, The Bowling Club

Moana Kyle

Amye Martin

Valeska Olivera

Gabrielle Gosling-Walker

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They've lived through rationing and enjoyed a simpler life. So, what can our older community members teach us about eating and socialising on a budget? Katy Gosset takes a peek in an 80-year old's freezer and looks through his diary. Turns out they're both pretty full!

Guests: Neil Macandrew

             Betty Laing

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We visit what might just be the best student flat garden in Dunedin. Katy Gosset meets the hunting, fishing lads who can also grow a mean cauliflower. She checks out their award-winning vege plot and gets their tips for a thrifty flat fit-out.

Kieran Halforty, Otago University Student

Angus Henry, Otago University Student

Jake Corney, Otago University Student

Cam Pooley, Otago University Student

A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that meat that has been hunted could be bartered. Barter constitutes trade, and the barter of homekill and recreational catch is prohibited under the Animal Products Act.
This episode has now been corrected and updated.

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If you think student flats survive on beer and not much else, think again. Katy Gosset talks to savvy students who are debunking that stereotype. She learns some healthy hacks and meets one Dunedin student who's launched a budget nutrition guide.

Guests: Renata Herrera Rojas, Otago University Student

             Kieran Halforty, Otago University Student

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Katy Gosset meets a savvy student who's teaching others how to eat better for less and visits an award-winning student flat garden. She gleans some thrifty wisdom from our older residents and meets the Pasifika community who are growing taro in the Mid-Canterbury winter. We head behind the scenes at a social enterprise to learn how they turn out 700 low-cost community meals each day. And Katy embarks on a thrifty road trip and meets some seasoned travellers who've gone a long way on a shoestring.

Guests: Renata Herrera Rojas

             Kieran Halforty

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Three people, one week and just $20 each of disposable income. In the second part of Why We Spend, Katy Gosset embarks on a money saving experiment to test her own spending triggers. Joining her for the challenge: consumer behaviourist, Ekant Veer and RNZ News Presenter, Marama T-Pole. So how did they do?

Guests:

Ekant Veer, Consumer Behaviourist and Marketing Professor, Canterbury University

Marama T-Pole, RNZ News Presenter 

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