The Avoiding Broke Podcast

2 simple questions to improve all financial decisions….start today I bet you will make better choices!

A financial foundation or base is the start point for making better financial decisions. You figure out what your commitments and goals are, decide what financial support you need to achieve them and then execute! This podcast will give you some tips on how to set your goals and make them a reality.

In this episode, Leanne talks about how setting your financial goals can help you with your financial strategy. Leanne suggests a way to discover what your goals may be and how being clear on your goals can help you make decisions.

In this episode, Leanne talks about making financial decisions that will benefit us in the long term. We have a choice about whether we do something to benefit us in the short term or the long term. Leanne shares what she and Jamain are doing and thinking about, as well as the mistakes they make (or nearly make!).

In this episode, Leanne talks about the importance of taking action to improve your life. How often do we read, watch or listen to something and then take no action to implement what we’ve learnt? Make use of all the knowledge you’ve gained and take actions.

The rich are able to focus on single goals and tasks and get more done. In our personal finances we are often trying to do at least 4 things at once: grow income, reduce expenses, save and invest. Instead of doing all 4 things at once, try to focus strongly on just one priority and hopefully see your results improve

A big difference between the rich and poor is the ability to think longer term in order to improve productivity and wealth. This podcast covers some simple tips to shift your thinking in order to improve productivity at work, improve your personal finances and work on your self development.

In this episode, Leanne talks about some of the behavioural economics concepts (behavioural biases) that may explain why we make the decisions we do. By understanding the theory, we can pause and take time to think about the biases and whether we still want to make the same decisions. Knowledge is power and can help us make positive changes. Also if you would like to sign our petition to make pers...

Jamain takes a quick initial guess about the property market, domestic spending and investment conditions in 2023

EP 106: Prioritise life like the wealthy is about planning, simplifying and prioritising everything you do in order to achieve more than ever before

Your credit score and financial margin of safety (how much cash in the bank) could be THE key financial decisions we make in 2022. Time to prepare for 2023 is NOW!!!!

In this week’s episode, Leanne provides an overview of the economic situation and explains the basics of inflation and recession- covering why they usually occur and how these are usually dealt with and the interaction between them.

In this episode, Leanne shares her thoughts on how we can all take responsibility for our own finances. We should all try to understand how interest rates and inflation (for example) impact us personally.

EP 102 covers our November 2022 personal finance update. This is an outlook for income, savings, investing and debt. The last few months have been hard and the next year expected to be worse…it’s important to understand your personal finances!

In this episode, Leanne talks about how powerful our thoughts are. We should use our mind as a tool to help us achieve the greatness we all have inside. This episode also includes some tips on how to turn your thoughts positive.

In this episode, Leanne explores the meaning of empathy and challenges her current thinking of empathy.

In this episode, Leanne shares her thoughts on the power of gratitude. Saying out loud what you are grateful for can have such a huge positive impact on your life.

A lot of people are struggling with motivation and confidence. We can do a lot to address this feeling almost immediately….check it out.

In today’s episode, Leanne talks about how important it is to focus on the things you can control and not to waste your precious time on those things outside of you control. She also suggests 3 things that you may want to focus on.

We have been meditating consistently for the last 97 days….here are 3 key lessons learned.

In this episode, Leanne shares what she has learnt from the book ‘The Courage to be Disliked’. It’s a real thought provoking book about how being happy is all within our own control! We hope you find the lessons useful!

A cost of living crisis has hit globally. EP 94: Similar to Covid times, the strain of a poor economy is impacting peoples mental health and wellbeing. Today we discuss 3 simple ways to combat mental health challenges.

Do you know what truly makes you happy? Is it possible we’ve been mistaken about truly makes us happy. In this video Leanne explores what makes her happy and the lessons she’s been thinking about this week.

This is a morning reflection. A lot of personal and financial management involves struggle and uncertainty. Coping with hard times sometimes means asking for help when we need it. This is even more important as the financial crisis bites.

A looming recession is confirmed and the economic outlook for the next year is poor. These 3 ideas are based on core economic and business principles and could instantly help improve your financial health.