Broke: And How to Fix It

You will pay over £1 million in tax across your lifetime. Most people leave school not knowing what National Insurance is, why they pay it, or what they're supposed to get back. And while you're handing over roughly 30% of your earnings before you see a penny, the ultra-wealthy are paying armies of people to make sure they pay as little as possible - legally. This week we're getting into the tax s...

Debt. Most of us have it. Almost none of us talk about it. The average UK adult is carrying around £4,200 in unsecured debt - credit cards, loans, buy-now-pay-later - and for Gen Z, it's even worse. This is the first generation expected to be worse off than their parents, and they're drowning in debt that many of them don't even count as real. This week we're getting into all of it: what debt actu...

Redundancy. A surprise bill. A relationship ending. Life has a habit of blowing up your budget at the worst possible moment. This week we're tackling the side of budgeting nobody talks about: what happens when your income isn't stable, your circumstances keep changing, and every piece of advice you read assumes your life is predictable. Spoiler: it isn't. And your budget doesn't have to pretend it...

Your bank account has a leak, you just haven't found it yet. From forgotten subscriptions to free trials gone rogue, this week we're exposing the invisible ways your money walks out the door every month. We're joined by Malvee Vaja, financial planner at Rathbones, who tells us exactly where people's money is disappearing to and how to stop it. Then we sit down with Aliett Buttelman, founder of Faz...

In this International Women’s Day special , we dive into the real state of women and money - from the gender wealth gap to why women still invest less than men, and what actually needs to change. We’re joined by TheApprentice star and Cas founder Carrington Saunders , who shares how she got started in business, what she learned about money along the way, and the mindset shift that helped her take...

Rent keeps rising. House prices won’t budge. Deposits feel impossible. So… is owning a home just a fantasy now? In this episode, we break down the real state of renting and buying in the UK. We’re joined by Nye Jones from Generation Rent , who explains why so many young people feel trapped renting and what’s actually wrong with the UK housing system. Is it landlords? Lack of supply? Government pol...