The Financial Wellbeing Podcast

Episode 7: Michelle McGagh’s No-Spend Year If money really does buy happiness, Michelle McGagh ought to be utterly miserable. In this episode, Chris and David are joined by the freelance financial journalist who has decided to only spend money on food for all of 2016, and writes about her experiences in her Guardian column here. The three discuss what effect, if any, this year so far has had on Michelle’s sense of Wellbeing and relationship toward money. To never miss an episode, subscribe to The Financial Wellbeing Podcast on iTunes here, and to be notified of new content from us just drop us your name and email here and we’ll be in touch! Want to know more about Financial Wellbeing? Stick the kettle on, and cast your eyes over our Wellbeing Blogs. 1:25 Tweets – @rpower, @cashquestions, @paulawhite_uk, @jessgurwrites, @matthewwallne 3:38 – Interview with Michelle McGagh 4:30 – What prompted the extreme approach? 5:44 – The Rules 12:38 – Michelle’s relationship with money before she started 14:10 – Control of Daily Finances 14:47 – The dress & the mortgage 15:55 – What next? 17:02 – Money in British public discourse 18:10 – The Advice Gap 20:00 – How has Michelle’s relationship with money changed? 21:00 – Mark Boyle, The Moneyless Man

Episode 6: Jeff Prestridge on Financial Wellbeing In this episode, Chris and David are joined by The Mail on Sunday Personal Finance Editor Jeff Prestridge. Jeff is something of a legend in the field of personal finance, and he shares his views on The Financial Wellbeing Book, and whether the press in this country could do more to promote Wellbeing in relation to money. The interview is fascinating, we’re sure you’ll agree, and gives an insight into the mind of a true expert. 1:36 – @paulawhite_uk tweets us the last paragraph of short blog from @BernadetteGiwa 2:23 – Introduction to Jeff Prestridge 3:08 – Interview with Jeff Prestridge 3:30 -Scarcity of Financial Wellbeing in the media 4:48 – Financial Education 7:27 – ‘Capitalism with a heart’ 9:04 – Jeff Prestridge on success 11:07 – Jeff Prestridge on the importance of physical fitness 12:25 – ‘Wellbeing is integral to my DNA’ 12:45 – Life is very short 17:03 – Philanthropy bringing completeness

Episode 5: Disposable Income In this episode, David and Chris talk about the various ways you can choose to spend your disposable income. From philanthropy to mortgages, you are invited to consider how to utilise your money to gain Wellbeing. As always, the pair read out and respond to tweets sent to @FinWellbeing  – one of the primary aims of this podcast is to generate dialogue, we’re never too busy for your comments! 0:55 – Is there a city in England that looks good when entered by train? 2:50 – Amanda’s testimony 4:40 – Tweets to @FinWellbeing, What Does Success Look Like? @MrXMasTree, @paulawhite_uk, @tomdeweypoet, @jdlconsultant, @lotusdave 9:00 – ShiningLight.co.uk What does success look like for a musician? 11:40 – How to spend disposable income to increase wellbeing 21:20 – The ability to cope with a financial shock 23:55 – Tip for dealing with multiple debts